Question: We are having trouble finding a lot big enough for our family in Arlington. How difficult is it to find a home with an acre or more?
Answer: Before you jump into an Arlington home search hoping to find an acre of land walking distance to the Metro, it’s important to understand what size lots you can expect to find on the market. I reviewed sales of detached single-family homes in Arlington, going back to 2022, and summarized that data below.
The data is based on total square footage of a lot, including the land the home sites on. Most people think about lots in terms of acres, so here’s a quick conversion key:
Arlington Lot Size Highlights (sales since 2022):
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Average lot = 8,336 SqFt
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Median lot = 7,214 SqFt
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A ¼ acre lot is in the top 85% largest lots
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1.1% of lots had ½ acre or more
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Just four homes sold with 1+ acre lots and none with more than 1.75 acres
Most Common Lot Size is 6,000-8,000 SqFt
The charts below show the breakdown of lot sizes for all homes sold in Arlington since 2022. 70% of homes sit on lots with 5,000-9,999 sqft and 39% of homes had a lot size of 6,000-7,999 sqft.
The Largest Lots are in North Arlington
The smallest lots are in South Arlington and along the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor with larger lots found further norther. 22213 is the only zip code with a majority of lots being over 10,000 sqft.
Below you can see a distribution of lot sizes by zip code, first as a percentage of sales in each zip code and then by number of sales in each zip code.
If any readers would like to see pricing data for certain lot sizes, I’m happy to pull that for you, just send me an email.
If you’d like to discuss buying, selling, investing, or renting, don’t hesitate to reach out to me at [email protected].
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Ballston – 5BR/3.5BA/4,000 sqft – Detached Single Family (2004) - N Wakefield St Arlington VA 22203
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Reston – 4BR/3.5BA/3,000 sqft – End-unit townhouse (1993) – Hollow Timber Ct Reston VA 20194
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Rosslyn – 3BR/2.5A/2,400 sqft – Condo (2022) – 1781 N Pierce St Arlington VA 22209
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Arlington Ridge/Aurora Hills – 3BR/2.5BA/2,450sqft – Detached Single Family (1961) – S Grove St Arlington VA 22202
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Ballston – 2BR/1BA/919sqft – Condo (2005) – 1001 N Randolph St Arlington VA 22201
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Tara Leeway Heights – 7BR/7.2BA/8,000sqft/half acre/pool – Detached Single Family (2026) - 1500 N Harrison St Arlington VA 22205
