MARKET UPDATE FOR STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA - 22405, 22406, 22554, 22556

There are 724 active listings of detached single family homes for sale in Stafford County, Virginia as of January 2007.  The most popular home type is the single family detached home.  As of early January the high list price for homes offered for sale is $2,750,000.  The low offering price is $189,900.  The average price for homes for sale is $462,851.  Since the cost of living in Stafford is significantly better than in Prince William or Fairfax or Loudoun County in Northern Virginia, real estate values are attractive to Northern Virginia home buyers.

Average lot size in Stafford County is 57,878 square feet.  Luxury homes in Stafford County are located throughout on acreage or on water front locations in Aquia Creek in Aquia Harbour.

Homes in Stafford County average 18 years old and there has been a robust new homes market since the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) started full time operation in 1992.  With rail transportation from Fredericksburg and Manassas to Washington, D.C., the new home market in Stafford and Prince William County thrived with home buyers who appreciated the clean, fast and efficient train ride to employment centers in D.C.  The traffic congestion on Route 66 and Route 95 were a thing of history for smart VRE commuters.

Stafford County new home sales and developments for new communities thrived with home buyers who appreciated the clean, fast and efficient train ride to employment centers in D.C.  The traffic congestion on Route 66 and Route 95 were a thing of history for smart VRE commuters.

Housing Market Statistic Report for Real Estate in Stafford County in December 2006.

         Typical New Homes Single Family Detached and Town Homes with Garages in Stafford County VA