Fairfax County · Neighborhood guide
Chantilly, Virginia — Fairfax County at the Dulles Tech Corridor
Chantilly sits at Fairfax County's western edge, where the suburbs meet the Dulles technology corridor and Route 50 heads out toward Loudoun. It's a practical, family-first part of the county — planned neighborhoods, strong schools, and a location wired into the airport-corridor economy — without the price tags of the inner-Beltway Fairfax communities.
The draw is straightforward: room to raise a family within a real commute of the tech and government jobs that anchor Northern Virginia, plus the Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center and Dulles itself right next door. Chantilly is where a lot of buyers land when they want Fairfax County schools and access without the McLean or Vienna premium.
The numbers
Chantilly market data
Chantilly snapshot
- Median sale price
- $746,835*
- Typical home value
- $820,359*
- Year over year
- -0.9%*
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 Chantilly is actually like
Chantilly is organized around subdivisions and shopping centers — communities like Rocky Run and Greenbriar, the retail along Route 50, and an easy reach to Fair Oaks and the Dulles corridor for work and errands. It's suburban and car-oriented, built for families who prioritize schools, space, and a manageable drive.
The Fairfax County schools are the headline draw, youth sports and community amenities are everywhere, and the location threads between I-66, Route 50, and the Dulles corridor. The trade-off is the familiar Northern Virginia one — the arterials carry real rush-hour traffic, and you're trading walkable-downtown character for convenience and value.
The housing market
The Chantilly housing market
Chantilly's inventory is mostly single-family homes and townhomes from the build-out decades, with condition and updates separating the quick sales from the slow ones. It generally prices below inner Fairfax while still delivering the county's schools and services — the value proposition that keeps its buyer pool deep and active.
For sellers, Chantilly rewards preparation and sharp pricing against near-identical neighbors: well-presented homes that launch into the weekend traffic draw competing offers, while overpriced ones sit. I price a Chantilly home to the specific community and product type it actually competes with.
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