Condo Alexandria serves condo owners, condo buyers and condo sellers in Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church and Fairfax County. Our sister-site Condos and Homes is provided for owners, buyers and sellers of real estate in Northern Virginia. Please use this guide to get a feel for the neighborhoods and communities of Northern Virginia.

We have a map below of the entire area, but currently the guide highlights:

• Alexandria
• Old Town Alexandria
• Arlington
• Crystal City and Pentagon City
• New Alexandria
• Kingstowne
• Falls Church
• Fairfax County

We maintain this running collection of articles about Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church and Fairfax County when we're not helping clients buy condos, sell condos, rent condos or manage condos. To gather this information, we rely upon our experience in the community to suppliment these articles and we maintain this information to the best of our ability. This guide is provided at no charge for the benefit of those who want to learn about Alexandria and about condos in Alexandria and condos near Alexandria. The information in our guide is provided free of charge is gleaned from many sources and is kept as up to date as possible.

Alexandria dates back to the colonial era and many of the neighborhoods of Alexandria reflect that heritage. However, Alexandria is also home to newer and relatively new neighborhoods like the Carlyle District and Kingstowne. Alexandria is a highly liveable city with enviable amenities, culture and attractions. The Commonwealth of Virginia considers Alexandria an "independent city" which means that Alexandria is not in any county. However, parts of Northern Virginia have an Alexandria postal address, but are actually in Fairfax County. All this can be confusing for newcomers to the area, but we try to simplify this in our guide by organizing things so they make sense for the home buyer.

You won't have to be a Virginia jurisdictional authority to find the home you want to buy, but start here for a primer on Alexandria.

Neighborhoods of Alexandria VA

Click Alexandria to search homes and condos for sale in Alexandria VA.

• Old Town -- colonial charm on the Potomac
• Del Ray -- small town community atmosphere
• Arlandria -- near Arlington
• Eisenhower Valley -- home of the Carlyle District
• West End -- condos inside the Beltway
• Mount Vernon District -- suburban lifestyle on the Potomac
• Lee District -- suburban feel near the city

Arlington is an urban county of about 26 square miles located directly across the Potomac River from Washington DC. Arlington’s central location in the Washington DC metropolitan area, its ease of access by car and public transportation, and its highly skilled labor force have attracted an increasingly varied residential and commercial mix.

Arlington has a number of prominent villages such as Rosslyn and Crystal City on the metro. Other Arlington villages like Shirlington are popular because of the walkable urban plan of the area. Don't let the terms "county" and "village" fool you.

Arlington is an urban enclave of high-rises, metros, commerce and activity. Here's a quick list of a few of the neighborhoods in Arlington County VA that we serve:

• Aurora Highlands
• Ballston
• Clarendon
• Courthouse
• Crystal City
• North Arlington
• Pentagon City
• Rosslyn
• Shirlington

Falls Church, settled in 1699, is one of the oldest cities in Virginia. (In Virginia, a city is a jurisdictional component very similar to a county.)

Falls Church is a mix of urban high-rises and suburban style neighborhoods with easy access to Northern Virginia's transportation network. Falls Church is comprised of the City of Falls Church and parts of Fairfax County with a Falls Church addess. From the condos of Skyline to the Falls Church Metro and everywhere in between, there are lots of lifestyle choices in Falls Church. Click Falls Church to search for homes in and near the City of Falls Church . In addition, here are a few neighborhoods in and near Falls Church.

• Bailey's Crossroads
• the Byron
• Falls Church Metro
• Mason District
• Seven Corners
• Savoy Park
• the Spectrum
• Skyline
• Skyline Plaza
• Skyline Square

Fairfax County is a diverse and thriving urban county. As the most populous jurisdiction in both Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area, the county's population exceeds that of seven states.

The median household income of Fairfax County is one of the highest in the nation and over half of its adult residents have four-year college degrees or more educational attainment. Prospective residents can choose between the suburban lifestyle in Kingstowne and Burke, or metro accessibility in Vienna and Huntington, or inside the Beltway bustle of Bailey's Crossroads. Fairfax County also surrounds the City of Fairfax.

Because Fairfax County is so large, we divide our search pages for Fairfax County into three sections:

• Southern Fairfax County - Alexandria, Mount Vernon, Fort Belvoir, Kingstowne, etc.
• Central Fairfax County - Burke, Fairfax Station, Fairfax, Dunn Lorring, etc.
• Northern Fairfax County - Reston, Chantilly, Centreville, Mclean, Vienna, etc.