Measured FHFA data · through 2025
Home appreciation in Arlington, VA
Home prices in the Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV (metropolitan division) area rose +7.3% a year over the five years ending 2025, by the FHFA all-transactions index, against +8.8% a year for Virginia as a whole. That is 1.5 points a year behind the state index.
The pace, three windows
1-year
+4.0%
2025 over 2024. Virginia: +4.8%.
5-year, per year
+7.3%
Compound annual pace, 2020 to 2025. Virginia: +8.8%.
10-year, per year
+5.2%
+66.2% in total since 2015. Virginia: +6.1%.
20 years against Virginia
Among the 409 metros with enough history to measure, that places Arlington, VA 333rd nationally and 10th of the 10 measured metros in Virginia. The last five years ran faster than the decade: +5.2% a year over ten years, +66.2% in total. Within the window shown, the index peaked in 2006, fell 23.8% to its 2010 low, and regained the 2006 level in 2020. The strongest single year in the window was 2022 at +11.0%, and the weakest was 2008 at -13.3%. In 2025 alone the index moved +4.0%, against +4.8% for the state.
Year by year
| 2005 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 108.6 | +8.6% | 110.5 |
| 2007 | 102.3 | -5.8% | 112.4 |
| 2008 | 88.6 | -13.3% | 106.9 |
| 2009 | 83.0 | -6.4% | 101.1 |
| 2010 | 82.7 | -0.3% | 97.3 |
| 2011 | 82.8 | +0.1% | 94.6 |
| 2012 | 84.3 | +1.8% | 94.4 |
| 2013 | 88.4 | +4.9% | 95.8 |
| 2014 | 92.3 | +4.4% | 98.1 |
| 2015 | 95.1 | +3.0% | 100.9 |
| 2016 | 97.2 | +2.2% | 103.3 |
| 2017 | 99.5 | +2.4% | 106.3 |
| 2018 | 102.2 | +2.7% | 109.8 |
| 2019 | 106.1 | +3.9% | 114.3 |
| 2020 | 111.0 | +4.6% | 119.9 |
| 2021 | 122.7 | +10.5% | 133.6 |
| 2022 | 136.2 | +11.0% | 152.7 |
| 2023 | 142.4 | +4.5% | 163.0 |
| 2024 | 152.1 | +6.8% | 174.2 |
| 2025 | 158.1 | +4.0% | 182.5 |
The 10 measured metros in Virginia
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roanoke, VA | +5.7% | +10.2% | +6.7% |
| 2 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | +7.2% | +9.9% | +6.8% |
| 3 | Richmond, VA | +4.1% | +9.6% | +7.2% |
| 4 | Lynchburg, VA | +4.6% | +9.5% | +6.3% |
| 5 | Winchester, VA-WV | +5.9% | +9.1% | +6.5% |
| 6 | Charlottesville, VA | +4.2% | +8.8% | +6.3% |
| 7 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | +5.7% | +8.8% | +5.8% |
| 8 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | +4.0% | +8.7% | +6.1% |
| 9 | Harrisonburg, VA | +5.3% | +8.7% | +5.9% |
| 10 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV (metropolitan division) | +4.0% | +7.3% | +5.2% |
Source & method: Metro figures: FHFA quarterly all-transactions index for metropolitan statistical areas and metropolitan divisions, annualized as the mean of the four quarterly (NSA) values. State figures: FHFA quarterly all-transactions index, annualized as the mean of the four quarterly (NSA) values. This is a metropolitan division, a subdivision of a larger metropolitan statistical area, for which FHFA publishes its own index. The metro spans VA, WV; the comparison uses Virginia, the state of its principal city. “5-yr /yr” and “10-yr /yr” are compound annual growth over the window ending 2025; all figures are nominal. Data published by the FHFA House Price Index; this edition compiled 2026-09-07. Educational data, not investment advice.
See the Virginia row in the state rankings, the county rankings, and, for why one metro number hides so much, why two homes in the same ZIP code appreciate differently.
Frequently asked questions
How fast have home prices risen in Arlington, VA?
+7.3% a year over the five years ending 2025, and +5.2% a year over ten, by the FHFA all-transactions index for the Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV (metropolitan division) area. Over ten years that is +66.2% in total. These are measured, nominal changes, not forecasts.
Is Arlington, VA appreciating faster than Virginia?
Over the five years ending 2025, no: +7.3% a year for the metro against +8.8% for the state, 1.5 points a year behind. Over ten years the gap is -0.9 points a year.
Does a metro average tell me what a specific home in Arlington, VA will do?
No. This page reports the measured index for the whole metro. Neighborhoods and individual homes inside it followed different paths, and a metro average conceals that spread. Use it for context, then evaluate the specific property within its own local market.
Averages end where the decision starts
These are area averages from measured history. Individual homes inside the same area follow meaningfully different paths. Good Investment ranks a specific property within its own market, with context and a confidence flag.