Fairfax County · Neighborhood guide
Centreville, Virginia — Western Fairfax's Value Anchor
Centreville sits at the western edge of Fairfax County, where I-66 and Route 28 meet, and it has long been one of the most sensible value plays inside the county line. Family-sized homes, a deep bench of townhome communities, and prices below the inner suburbs make it a first stop for buyers who want Fairfax schools and services without Vienna or Fairfax City pricing.
There's real history under the growth — Centreville's role in the Civil War is marked across the area — but day to day it's a practical, family-oriented community built mostly from the 1980s through the 2000s. I've sold a lot of homes here, and the pattern is consistent: prepared, well-priced Centreville listings move.
The numbers
Centreville market data
Centreville snapshot
- Median sale price
- $580,839*
- Typical home value
- $632,530*
- Year over year
- -0.3%*
Source: Zillow Research (median sale price), May 2026.
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI), June 2026.
* Estimated by Zillow.
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Living here
What living in Centreville is actually like
Life here runs through the shopping centers along Route 28 and Braddock Road and the townhome-and-single-family neighborhoods between them, with Bull Run and the Manassas battlefield parkland close by for green space. It's built for families: youth sports, established schools, and a lot of house for the money.
The commute is I-66's story. The corridor's HOV and express lanes carry Centreville east toward Fairfax, Arlington, and DC, while Route 28 links north to the Dulles corridor and south toward Manassas. Rush hour is real here — direction and timing matter — but the trade is one of Fairfax's more attainable price points.
The housing market
The Centreville housing market
Townhomes and single-family homes from the build-out years dominate, and condition is the great separator: updated kitchens, baths, and systems move Centreville homes well above tired originals a street over. The buyer pool is large, value-focused, and quick to reward a home that shows well.
For sellers, this is textbook territory for the prep-and-price-precisely approach — don't over-renovate. An honest CMA against the right townhome or single-family comps, a targeted prep list, and a full-market launch consistently outperform guesswork. It's the exact playbook behind more than one over-asking Centreville sale I've closed.
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