The story of Annandale is the story of Hometown America.  It sits astride the Capital Beltway and is approximately midway between both Potomac River crossings from Virginia to Maryland.  It has no major office complexes and, like the rest of Northern Virginia and Fairfax County, it has no industrial base.  Annandale is primarily a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.

Annandale is an area within Fairfax County.  Fairfax County is organized under the Urban County Executive form of government as prescribed under Virginia law.  Under the provisions of that law if you live in a county all of your services are provided by the county.  That includes schools, public safety, water and sewer, courts, libraries, hospitals etc.  The elected officials of the county are Supervisors and one of those folks is the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.  The day-to-day business of managing county agencies falls to the County Executive who serves at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors.  This is also true of the police chief, fire chief, and school superintendent.  The sheriff is elected as is the clerk of court.  Therefore, you only pay one tax - your real estate tax.  You do pay a water and sewer bill since that is a function of your personal usage.

Although there is no Metrorail service in Annandale there is Metrobus service that connects to Metrorail in Arlington County.

The history of Annandale can be traced back to the pre-Revolutionary period when, in 1685, an Englishman by the name of William Fitzhugh purchased 24,000 acres and converted it into one of the largest tobacco plantations in Northern Virginia.  The plantation was named Ravensworth - a name that survives to this day in Annandale. For six generations, members of the Fitzhugh family farmed Ravensworth, slowly selling off portions of the land.

Homes in Annandale range from detached to townes and condominiums in a wide size, price and age range.  Contact me for all of your FAIRFAX COUNTY REAL ESTATE  needs.