About 35 miles west of Washington, D.C., Ashburn was once known as a farming community. But when the first Internet Exchange Point was established in Loudoun County in the 1990s, the accompanying rapid development eventually earned the suburb its nickname, Data Center Alley. Today, around 250 data centers are located here, and it's these employers that have attracted Ashburn’s 45,000 residents. “Most people move here to work here,” says Magdalena Anders, a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty Dulles, who has sold several homes in the area. “People in D.C. actually commute to Ashburn pretty often because of how many important companies and offices are here.” Commuters can travel via the Ashburn Metro Station, which is the last stop on the Silver Line. Anders adds that the community isn’t totally defined by corporate culture. “It’s also a popular place for families because it’s in a great school district, and there are some really great shopping centers.” Locals enjoy a location within the highly rated Loudoun County Public Schools district and have easy access to regional shopping centers, like the Leesburg Premium Outlets and Tysons Corner Center.
Ashburn Station Metro is ready to take Moorefield Station to stops along the Silver Line.
Loudoun County High School serves students from ninth through twelfth grade.
Ashburn is home to the premier shopping experience at the Leesburg Outlets.
Residents and visitors alike frequent the popular Tysons Corner Center Mall.
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Homes sell quickly in Ashburn
Most homes in Ashburn were built between the 1990s and the 2010s. Colonial Revivals and New Traditional houses are common here. Compared to Loudoun County’s median $750,000 home price, the median townhouse price in Ashburn is $689,000, while the median single-family home price is $1,032,215. Condos typically sell in the $350,000 to $750,000 range. Homes here usually sell after 18 days on the market, which is faster than the national average of 44 days. According to FBI data, Loudoun County property and violent crime rates are consistently lower than state and national figures.
Discover the picturesque colonial homes found throughout Ashburn Farm.
Ashbrook is a pleasant neighborhood in Ashburn, Virginia.
This Ashbrook neighborhood has both single family homes and town homes as well.
Modern condominium complex in Ashburn offers convenient living.
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Ashburn is known as Data Center Alley
According to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, up to 70% of the world's internet traffic passes through Ashburn, home to data centers for places like Amazon, Meta, Google and Microsoft. The suburb is also part of the Dulles Technology Corridor, with companies like DXC Technology and a 130-acre Verizon campus, which employs around 4,000 people.
Data centers for Amazon, Meta, Google and Microsoft are among those you will find in Ashbun.
Ashburn is known for the Dulles Technology Corridor housing many tech companies.
Ashburn is home to technology companies like DXC Technology and more.
Data centers offer employment opportunities for those living in Ashburn.
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Access to the Metro’s Silver Line, and Dulles International Airport is nearby
“If people need to commute to D.C., they’re taking the Metro nine times out of 10,” Anders says. “And most people will walk or bike to a station if they can.” The Ashburn Metro station and the Loudoun Gateway Metro station connect to the Silver Line, which reaches downtown D.C. in a little over an hour. Park-and-ride lots in the area offer Loudoun County bus routes to the Metro stations and shuttles directly to D.C. A 35-mile drive east on Virginia state Route 267 or Virginia state Route 7 leads to downtown D.C. Depending on traffic, the drive can take one to two hours.
Inova Loudoun Hospital is on Riverside Parkway, and Dulles International Airport is less than 10 miles east. Ashburn is within Loudoun County’s Airport Impact Overlay District, meaning flight paths pass over the area, and plane noise can often be heard. But Anders says this doesn’t bother most residents. “When you live here long enough, the plane noise is almost unnoticeable. It just becomes background noise.”
Ashburn Village residents have easy access to the Ashburn Metro.
Loudoun Gateway Metro Station in Sterling serves as a gateway to the surrounding region.
Dulles International Airport is a large transportation hub serving the region outside D.C.
Dulles Airport in the Sterling area is convenient for travelers.
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Highly rated Loudoun County Public Schools
Ashburn is zoned for the Loudoun County Public Schools system, which is graded an A by Niche. The district educates around 81,700 students in kindergarten through high school and has a 13-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Virginia Academy is an A-minus-rated private school for children in preschool through high school. Loudoun School for Advanced Studies earns an A plus and educates children in sixth grade through high school. George Washington University operates its Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn.
Virginia Academy in Ashburn is a private school located in a local church.
Loudoun School for Advanced Studies serves students living in Ashburn.
Park View High School provides a quality educational experience for students in Oak Grove.
Broad Run Senior High School in Ashburn.
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One Loudoun hosts community events, and Tysons Corner Center is easily accessible
Opened in 2012, One Loudoun is a mixed-use development with 60 stores and over 20 bars and restaurants. The open-air shopping center hosts a summer concert series between May and September and the One Loudoun Carnival from June to August. Dulles Town Center is an indoor mall with 185 stores, and Leesburg Premium Outlets has over 100 designer and name-brand retailers. Both shopping centers are less than 8 miles from Ashburn, but Anders says locals also frequent the 300 stores at Tysons Corner Center, 20 miles east. “There’s a Silver Line stop right outside [the shopping center], so people will take the Metro and spend a whole day shopping there.”
The excitement of One Loudoun is within walking distance from Ashbrook.
Come check out what Fall Lot Con & Trunk-or-Treat has to offer in Ashburn, Va.
The Tysons Mall is a popular shopping and social destination for those in McLean and beyond.
The Tysons Mall in McLean offers a many entertainment options including an AMC theater.
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Waterfront parks and access to the Washington and Old Dominion Trail
Ashburn has eight parks, including Trailside Park, which has two Little League baseball diamonds. Reservoir Park offers hiking trails, fishing spots and kayak launches around Beaverdam Reservoir. Several other green spaces are nearby along the Potomac River, including Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Regional Park, less than 7 miles northwest. Locals can watch the Washington Commanders practice during the NFL’s off-season at the OrthoVirginia Training Center. The Ashburn Library has regular toddler story times and book clubs, while hockey and figure skating lessons are available at the Ashburn Ice House.
Once a railroad with the same name, the Washington and Old Dominion Trail, locally known as the W&OD, is accessible at several parks in Ashburn. The 45-mile-long asphalt trail runs from Purcellville to Shirlington, and a 32-mile equestrian trail is alongside it. Ashburn experiences hot summers and cold winters, averaging 21 inches of snowfall per year.
Catch a game of baseball at one of the fields in Trailside Park.
Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Regional Park in Potomac Station neighborhood.
The W&OD trail welcomes those who enjoy the outdoors in Oak Grove.
The Ashburn Ice House has 2 rinks, pro shop and a restaurant near Ashburn Village.
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Locals in Ashbrook appreciate the convenient design features of a 2000s-era suburb, built with walking paths that snake around backyards and connect to the Russell Branch creek that borders the planned community to the south. Directly north are restaurants, clinics and two supermarkets, just on the other side of Russell Branch Parkway. “But then, in the other direction, you have multiple wineries and hiking trails, like the W&OD trail, just a short ride away,” says Tanya Kerr, a real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty. “So you can experience both, and that's what's really nice. A lot of times when you're in closer to Fairfax, you don't get the western side of Loudoun County, which offers that real special touch.”
Popular with first-time homebuyers, the developments are well-planned, with a sidewalk on at least one side of each street, consistent tree cover in yards, and plenty of parking, whether it’s in an attached garage or the back alleys of townhouses. Some sections of the neighborhood are new developments, but most were built around 2005. There are Craftsman and New Traditional single-family homes, and Colonial-style townhouses, ranging in price from $580,000 to over $1 million, depending on square footage and lot size. According to Kerr, a townhome of about 2,400 square feet in this area sells for a median price of $600,000, whereas single-family homes average around 3,500 square feet with a median price of $900,000.
Central Park is a neighborhood green space east of Ashbrook, filled with trees and paved walking paths for a leisurely jog or dog walk. Ashbrook Homeowners’ Association manages the neighborhood’s outdoor pool, open during the summer months. Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park is a 3-mile drive north for locals to take in sweeping vistas of the Potomac River while hiking the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail. Indoor attractions can be found at One Loudoun, including Topgolf Loudoun, a driving range that offers drinks and pub grub. There’s also iFLY Indoor Skydiving, with wind tunnels for folks to learn simulated skydiving. 3 miles south is the Washington & Old Dominion Trail, a 45-mile pedestrian path that runs from Purcellville to Alexandria, for hikers and cyclists.
On the west side of the neighborhood, Ashbrook Commons and newly renovated Ashbrook Marketplace Plaza shopping centers offer dining and grocery options. Locals can get their meat and produce from Harris Teeter and Lidl or sample house special rolls at Akira Sushi. East of Ashbrook is One Loudoun, a retail, dining, and entertainment destination for the whole county. One Loudoun’s free Fitness on the Plaza series hosts events like outdoor Zumba classes, while chain spots like South Block offer healthy smoothies and acai bowls. The plaza also hosts summer concerts, and folks can enjoy dinner and a movie at Alamo Drafthouse year-round.
Students in the neighborhood attend Loudoun County Public Schools, recognized by the Virginia Department of Education as a School Division of Innovation. Young scholars south of Russell Branch Parkway may attend Ashburn Elementary, Farmwell Station Middle School, and Broad Run High School, which all get A-ratings from Niche. While residents north of the parkway are zoned for Steuart W. Weller Elementary School, with an A-minus, Belmont Ridge Middle, rated an A, and Riverside High, an A-plus school ranked 19th in the state by U.S. News & World Report.
“You do get easy access to places like Tysons and D.C., and there’s amazing commuter opportunities with buses and with the metro,” says Kerr. The Washington Metro’s Silver Line opened in 2021, granting Loudoun County residents greater access to D.C. Locals can drive to the Ashburn station just 6 miles south and can take the train about an hour to reach the nation’s capital. Leesburg Pike is just north of Ashbrook and is Loudoun County’s main avenue, running west to Winchester and east to Tysons Corner Center, the largest mall in the D.C. – Baltimore region. Locals are also less than 10 miles from Dulles International Airport, which offers domestic and international flights.
Property Mix - Square Feet
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Demographics
Total Population
50,146
Median Age
42
Population under 18
24.2%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
17.4%
On par with the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$136,712
Significantly above the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$160,371
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
95.9%
College Graduates
64.2%
Significantly above the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
28.3%
Above the national average
13.3%
% Population in Labor Force
74.2%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
41''
Average Winter Low Temperature
21°F
Average Summer High Temperature
86°F
Annual Snowfall
0''
Area Factors
Somewhat Bikeable
Bike Score®®
31/ 100
Car-Dependent
Walk Score®®
33/ 100
Source: Walk Score
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