Ashburn Living
Ashburn, Virginia is probably the town buyers ask me about the most when they call from YouTube. You've got One Loudoun with shopping, rooftop bars, movie theaters doubling in size soon. Data Center Alley runs 70% of the world's internet through Loudoun County with Microsoft, Meta, Amazon Web Services all based here. The Silver Line metro opened a couple years ago connecting you to Tysons, Reston, Arlington, DC, super convenient with return-to-office. Median home prices run around $770K with everything from $350K condos to $1.3M One Loudoun townhomes. Loudoun County is the richest county in America with $155K median household income, A-rated schools, and Dulles Airport 10 minutes away. If you want tech jobs, walkable living, and legitimate upside, Ashburn's worth serious consideration.
Speaker: Chris Colgan • Date: August 20, 2025
"Guys, what is going on? I am in Ashburn, Virginia. Probably the town that you ask me the most about when buyers call me off this YouTube video. So, we're going to be doing a full driving tour of Ashburn and showing you what living in Ashburn is all about."
Overview
"Guys, what is going on? I am in Ashburn, Virginia. Probably the town that you ask me the most about when buyers call me off this YouTube video. So, we're going to be doing a full driving tour of Ashurn and showing you what living in Ashurn is all about." (0:00)
"Right now I am in one Lowden. Probably the best spot in all Ashburn right here. All the shopping. You got rooftop bars, movie theaters. There's a really cool carnival going on. And look at this place. All kinds of construction. And guess what? It's going to be doubling in size here shortly." (0:35)
"This is kind of like the center of the Ashurn area. Kind of where everyone goes and hangs out and all of that." (1:08)
Key Takeaways
- "The average or medium sales price probably looking at like 770." (5:10)
- "This neighborhood right here is going to be like I said in the millions of dollars range." (5:15) [One Loudoun]
- "Something like 70% of the world's internet runs through Lowden County and Prince William County at some point." (10:52)
- "The Silver Line, which is like was a big deal when it came in. It's only two or three years old, and that was a really big deal." (6:19)
- "Don't forget, we're in the richest county in all of America, Lowden County, with an average household income or medium household income of around 155,000." (25:14)
- "Dallas airport is literally 10 minutes away." (25:25)
- "Ashurn Village ... has about like I think it's something crazy like 5,000 homes." (18:28)
Unique Facts & Stats
- "My friends at My Sugar Exotics, when they found out I was doing a driving tour, they were like, 'Hey, do you want to borrow one of our luxury cars?' And I was like, 'Of course.' So, check this out. They let me borrow a Ferrari." (0:12)
- "Right ahead of me is that Alamo Draft House. But you can check this out, right? Like there's just people walking around. Really cool spot. And you can actually live in this community as well." (2:09)
- "Right now, they're going to be putting in like more hotels, apartments, ice skating rink, businesses." (3:08)
- "These town homes right here are super expensive. There is a neighborhood in here called One Louden, obviously, and these are going to be about a million to 1.3 million, but you're going to have a elevator, a rooftop terrace. It's going to be about four levels, detach or excuse me, a rear garage as well." (3:19)
- "Also in this area, you have the commanders. And right now, they're actually in spring or they're actually not in, they're in training camp right now cuz we're in football season." (4:01)
- "A lot of the commanders and the football players all live over here. So, you'll see them walking around pretty much all the time." (4:14)
- "Data centers ... they're paying sometimes $3 to4 million for an acre of land just for data center land." (14:25)
- "With the evolution of AI, there's just a lot more." (14:32)
- "They brought in these data centers and it's been controversial, right? Like they're not the most beautiful buildings whatsoever. But what I will say is Louden's been able to have a super low like compared to other counties tax rate because of all the tax revenue they're making off of these data centers." (13:55)
- "In the state of Virginia, you get 3 days to review any um HOA docs." (19:03)
- "Broadrun High School. This has an A rating on niche.com. It's the 46th ranked school in all of the state of Virginia." (24:19)
- "Most of the schools here in Lowden are going to be brand new. That's because most of the neighborhoods are brand new." (24:44)
- "We're in the richest county in all of America, Lowden County, with an average household income or medium household income of around 155,000." (25:14)
- "Brambleton ... We have a newsletter called Real Nova Network and a channel where we talk about breaking news for Northern Virginia ... I have 15 million viewers a month and then this YouTube gets about 150,000 a week." (27:43)
Neighborhoods, Amenities & Lifestyle
"Right now I am in one Lowden. Probably the best spot in all Ashburn right here. All the shopping. You got rooftop bars, movie theaters. There's a really cool carnival going on. And look at this place. All kinds of construction. And guess what? It's going to be doubling in size here shortly." (0:35)
"Right here you've got the parking lot. There's plenty to do, you've got people walking around. What I really like about it, kind of the center of this is going to be an Alamo Draft House, and it's a really cool movie theater where you can sit, have a beer. They play older movies. We actually had a client party there where we had everybody come and we rented it out for Snow White when it came out." (1:33)
"Look how beautiful the shopping center is. You can see like outside dining sections. And then as we pull up here, you're going to see these really cool water fountains. It's a little bit of a cool summer day here. So there's not many kids out. But usually this is pretty packed with kids everywhere jumping in all of the waterfalls, you know, the fountains, whatever they're called." (1:52)
"You've got all kinds of different like boutique shops, Sephora. Like I said, there's a big uh carnival going on right now. There's all kinds of hotels." (2:29)
"Look at this little outdoor park here. There's all kinds of people chilling, working on their laptops, drinking Starbucks, taking their kids, working from home. And this is just a really cool spot. I absolutely love it." (2:48)
"They got this thing called Central Park. And the neighbors, you can rent it out if you live in here. It's like a community center. And there's like jogging, walking pass over there. And then they also have like their own health club and fitness center." (5:59)
"Right to the right of me, you've got pickle ball, tennis courts, and it's kind of cool today. And the schools go back next week or two. But this is an awesome community center they have with like a gym. I see a big playground back there. They've got the pool. So, this spot right here is just amazing." (9:23)
"Right over here to the left of me is you're going to see the Redskins or I guess their commanders practice bubble which is kind of cool. So there's this is where they practice. All the players live around here." (11:03)
"Right now they are in a training camp and they actually let people come for free and I can see the huge commanders flag hanging up ... Like, you'll come over here, man, and there's just like tons of people, especially when they have an event, thousands of people waiting in line to get over to the uh to go watch training camp." (11:11)
"Right here is the metro line right here. You just walk across that little walkway. The other side there's more parking as well. Tons to do. And then you can see like you can't really see over these trees, but there's all kinds of development over here as well. There's housing going in." (17:49)
"Now we are heading over to Ashburn Village. This is like probably built in like the '9s. This is one of the original, you know, big neighborhoods out here. This one actually has about like I think it's something crazy like 5,000 homes." (18:22)
"5,000 houses, multiple um community events, community center, all kinds of um different things to do. And like I think there's like multiple pools." (18:49)
"Right here is a shopping center, Ashurn Village center, Dunkin Donuts, sushi, and pretty much anything and everything." (21:13)
"Right here is the Ashurn Village um sports pavilion as well. So there's just like so much to do here. And then there's a huge daycare center right here." (21:33)
"Now we're over here in the old Ashurn area. This is really charming. You've got like a lot of the old just kind of like the original part, but you can see you've got some newer town homes is here. Then you've got some older charming housing as well." (22:04)
"I'm now over here in this Ashurn Park. You got all the walking trails. They call it dino park. kind of set up like an old dinosaur theme like the Flintstones and then you've got all these baseball fields, all of that and this like all kinds of walking trails." (23:49)
"All right, so now we are at one of my favorite neighborhoods in all of Northern Virginia and if not everywhere is going to be Brambleton, Virginia." (25:42)
"I'm at the community park. Look how huge this area is, right? Like they have this community was all meant to be like walking and so they have like their own school systems, parks, pretty much anything and everything that you could imagine. Movie theater, trails everywhere." (25:58)
"Look at all these community fields, right? There's a community center there. Then you've got soccer fields, baseball fields, football fields, pretty much anything and everything." (26:16)
"Brambleton, they've got a really cool One Life which is owned by the Josh Harris who owns the Commanders. You've got Harris ter, you know, coffee, pizza, coffee, pretty much anything and everything. But this thing, like I've come up here before and there's like all kinds of um, you know, food trucks out. There's people playing uh, music in the city area, the square area. There's kids running around. There's a carnival going on. This neighborhood is always literally popping and it is cool." (28:14)
"And they have their own regal theater, which is really cool as well. And then the one life here has a huge outdoor area where you can like swim. They've got outdoor pool. They've got all kinds of things." (29:04)
"Look, right ahead is the One Life. And then there's like a little bit of a town square. You've got the ice cream shop, Rebel Taco and Cina. You've got all the kids on these electric scooters right now going around. Just so much to do here." (29:36)
"And then right here is all kinds of waterfalls. I mean, I see people playing with the waterfalls or water fountains with the Regal Cinema right there. And like look how beautiful this area is. Completely walkable." (29:48)
Pricing & Housing Types
- "The average or medium sales price probably looking at like 770. This neighborhood right here is going to be like I said in the millions of dollars range." (5:10)
- "These town homes right here are super expensive. There is a neighborhood in here called One Louden, obviously, and these are going to be about a million to 1.3 million." (3:19)
- "This area is going to be a lot more affordable. And you're talking like, you know, a '90s town home for 500, no garage, you know, and it's still a good size, nice place." (19:27)
- "You can get some condos for around like 350. It would be like a two-bedroom, one bath or maybe onebedroom, one bath." (22:27)
- "You can get one of these town houses at anywhere from like 7 to 800,000. And like I said, the average price, you know, in the Ashurn area is going to run you around like 800,000." (22:21)
- "A single family like a new single family in Ashurn around here is probably going to be $1.5 million." (20:37)
- "Single families like I said 6 to 800,000 a million if you're going to get something bigger up to like 1.2 million for like newer single family like modern and you can still get town homes for 6 to 900,000 somewhere around there." (24:55)
- "Pricing in here, it's going to be expensive. It's definitely going to be on the upper end. I mean, you're talking like 1 million to 1.2 million for sure to get a single family." (30:20)
Commuting & Connectivity
"The Silver Line, which is like was a big deal when it came in. It's only two or three years old, and that was a really big deal. And that's just really helped home values." (6:19)
"You can take that right right over into Tyson's or maybe even like Reston if you're working in there. A lot of my buyers that talk to me that's what they end up doing." (6:47)
"You can take it right into especially with return to work. You can take it into Rustin, Arlington, DC if you want, and you can buy for like $300 a month an unlimited trip pass and go in there. So, it's super convenient." (12:51)
"So, right here is the metro line right here. You just walk across that little walkway. The other side there's more parking as well. Tons to do." (17:49)
"Dallas airport is literally 10 minutes away. So, you have an international airport 10 minutes away. Now, the downside is yes, you are going to hear some airplanes. It's not terribly bad, but you are going to hear them." (25:25)
"I will say if you're going to commute from Ashurn and Brambleton over to Arlington, like maybe you're working at the new Amazon HQ2 or maybe you're in Tyson's, that can get a little bit of a ride, you know, like a little bit of traffic, too." (27:04)
"You can buy one of these town homes and like literally if you wanted to go into DC on the weekend to the Kennedy Center, jump on the metro system, like whatever you wanted to do." (30:01)
Schools & Community
"One of the popular things about Ashurn or makes it really popular, desirable are the school systems. So the schools here are really ranked high. I'm right here at Broadrun High School. This has an A rating on niche.com. It's the 46th ranked school in all of the state of Virginia." (24:19)
"Lowden County really does have some great schools. You know, we're we're still in summer here. School starts in about 2 or 3 weeks and I can hear the football team on the other side practicing." (24:32)
"Most of the schools here in Lowden are going to be brand new. That's because most of the neighborhoods are brand new." (24:44)
Ashburn, VA Real Estate Tour FAQs
What types of homes can you find in Ashburn?
"These town homes right here are super expensive. There is a neighborhood in here called One Louden, obviously, and these are going to be about a million to 1.3 million, but you're going to have a elevator, a rooftop terrace. It's going to be about four levels, detach or excuse me, a rear garage as well." (3:19) In Ashburn Village, "you're talking like, you know, a '90s town home for 500, no garage, you know, and it's still a good size, nice place." (19:27) "You can get some condos for around like 350. It would be like a two-bedroom, one bath or maybe onebedroom, one bath." (22:27) "A single family like a new single family in Ashurn around here is probably going to be $1.5 million." (20:37)
How much does it cost to buy a home in Ashburn?
"The average or medium sales price probably looking at like 770. This neighborhood right here is going to be like I said in the millions of dollars range." (5:10) One Loudoun townhomes are "about a million to 1.3 million." (3:25) Ashburn Village has "a '90s town home for 500." (19:30) "You can get some condos for around like 350." (22:27) "You can get one of these town houses at anywhere from like 7 to 800,000. And like I said, the average price, you know, in the Ashurn area is going to run you around like 800,000." (22:21) Brambleton pricing "it's going to be expensive. It's definitely going to be on the upper end. I mean, you're talking like 1 million to 1.2 million for sure to get a single family." (30:20)
What is Data Center Alley and why does it matter?
"Something like 70% of the world's internet runs through Lowden County and Prince William County at some point." (10:52) "Most of the jobs around here in Ashurn are going to be tech related jobs. So many like data center companies like uh just all over the place you know Microsoft everyone met Meta uses this Tik Tok they're all based like all their data centers are based here in Ashurn." (13:20) "They're paying sometimes $3 to4 million for an acre of land just for data center land." (14:25) "With the evolution of AI, there's just a lot more." (14:32) "What I will say is Louden's been able to have a super low like compared to other counties tax rate because of all the tax revenue they're making off of these data centers." (14:01)
How does the Silver Line metro work in Ashburn?
"The Silver Line, which is like was a big deal when it came in. It's only two or three years old, and that was a really big deal. And that's just really helped home values." (6:19) "You can take that right right over into Tyson's or maybe even like Reston if you're working in there. A lot of my buyers that talk to me that's what they end up doing." (6:47) "You can take it right into especially with return to work. You can take it into Rustin, Arlington, DC if you want, and you can buy for like $300 a month an unlimited trip pass and go in there. So, it's super convenient." (12:51) "Right here is the metro line right here. You just walk across that little walkway. The other side there's more parking as well. Tons to do." (17:49)
What's One Loudoun like?
"Right now I am in one Lowden. Probably the best spot in all Ashburn right here. All the shopping. You got rooftop bars, movie theaters. There's a really cool carnival going on. And look at this place. All kinds of construction. And guess what? It's going to be doubling in size here shortly." (0:35) "What I really like about it, kind of the center of this is going to be an Alamo Draft House, and it's a really cool movie theater where you can sit, have a beer. They play older movies." (1:38) "You've got all kinds of different like boutique shops, Sephora. Like I said, there's a big uh carnival going on right now." (2:29) "Look at this little outdoor park here. There's all kinds of people chilling, working on their laptops, drinking Starbucks, taking their kids, working from home." (2:48)
Is Brambleton part of Ashburn?
"All right, so now we are at one of my favorite neighborhoods in all of Northern Virginia and if not everywhere is going to be Brambleton, Virginia." (25:42) "I'm at the community park. Look how huge this area is, right? Like they have this community was all meant to be like walking and so they have like their own school systems, parks, pretty much anything and everything that you could imagine. Movie theater, trails everywhere." (25:58) "Look at all these community fields, right? There's a community center there. Then you've got soccer fields, baseball fields, football fields, pretty much anything and everything." (26:16) "Brambleton, they've got a really cool One Life which is owned by the Josh Harris who owns the Commanders." (28:14) "This neighborhood is always literally popping and it is cool. Like very familyfriendly." (28:39)
What's Ashburn Village and is it more affordable?
"Now we are heading over to Ashburn Village. This is like probably built in like the '9s. This is one of the original, you know, big neighborhoods out here. This one actually has about like I think it's something crazy like 5,000 homes." (18:22) "This is like where you're going to get like the more quote unquote affordable stuff. You know, talking somewhere like 5600,000 for a town home. Single families will be like 7 800,000 somewhere around those uh price points." (18:35) "5,000 houses, multiple um community events, community center, all kinds of um different things to do. And like I think there's like multiple pools." (18:49) "This is going to be like the more like great place for like a first-time home buyer or family like wanting like a bigger community with like more just mature trees and it's not brand new and expensive." (20:06)
What are the schools like in Ashburn?
"One of the popular things about Ashurn or makes it really popular, desirable are the school systems. So the schools here are really ranked high. I'm right here at Broadrun High School. This has an A rating on niche.com. It's the 46th ranked school in all of the state of Virginia." (24:19) "Lowden County really does have some great schools." (24:32) "Most of the schools here in Lowden are going to be brand new. That's because most of the neighborhoods are brand new." (24:44) "Don't forget, we're in the richest county in all of America, Lowden County, with an average household income or medium household income of around 155,000." (25:14)
What's the commute like from Ashburn?
"The Silver Line, which is like was a big deal when it came in. It's only two or three years old, and that was a really big deal. And that's just really helped home values." (6:19) "You can take that right right over into Tyson's or maybe even like Reston if you're working in there." (6:47) "You can take it right into especially with return to work. You can take it into Rustin, Arlington, DC if you want, and you can buy for like $300 a month an unlimited trip pass." (12:51) "Dallas airport is literally 10 minutes away. So, you have an international airport 10 minutes away. Now, the downside is yes, you are going to hear some airplanes. It's not terribly bad, but you are going to hear them." (25:25) "I will say if you're going to commute from Ashurn and Brambleton over to Arlington, like maybe you're working at the new Amazon HQ2 or maybe you're in Tyson's, that can get a little bit of a ride." (27:04)
How does Ashburn compare to other Northern Virginia areas?
"Don't forget, we're in the richest county in all of America, Lowden County, with an average household income or medium household income of around 155,000." (25:14) "Something like 70% of the world's internet runs through Lowden County and Prince William County at some point." (10:52) "The Silver Line ... It's only two or three years old, and that was a really big deal. And that's just really helped home values." (6:19) "Most of the schools here in Lowden are going to be brand new. That's because most of the neighborhoods are brand new." (24:44) "Dallas airport is literally 10 minutes away." (25:25) The median around $770K with options from $350K condos to $1.5M single-families gives you way more variety than most Northern Virginia areas while maintaining access to tech jobs, metro, and top schools.
About Chris Colgan
I'm Chris Colgan, a top-producing Realtor with the Chris Colgan Team at EXP Realty. Ashburn is probably the town buyers ask me about the most when they call from YouTube, people call me every day from this channel. I've sold a lot of townhomes in One Loudoun and Brambleton over the years. My team and I are Northern Virginia experts and we can jump on a Zoom with you, go through your budget, figure out what areas make sense. A lot of my Amazon buyers who watch my YouTube end up in Reston or closer to Arlington because the commute from Ashburn can be rough. But if you're working in Data Center Alley, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Meta, then Ashburn is perfect since the jobs are right here. We have 15 million viewers a month on Instagram and this YouTube gets about 150,000 a week, so we really get in front of Northern Virginia. If you're thinking about buying or selling and you're watching our content, we'd love to interview for the job. We always break the latest breaking news about what's going on in Northern Virginia through our Real Nova Network newsletter and channel.
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