Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area recorded 5,166 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 56,418 sales (9% of sales) across 1,576,431 single-family homes in 23 county-equivalents — 0.3 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 38% year over year (3,738 prior). Ranked #396 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Warren County at 0.9 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVmetro area · Washington DC + Virginia + Maryland + West Virginia

🔥 #396 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

5,166

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.3

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+38%

3,738 → 5,166 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

5,166 of 56,418 recorded sales

Turnover

3.6%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

1,576,431

Where inside Washington-Arlington-Alexandria? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Warren County, VA217 investor purchases · 0.9 per 100 homes · 21% of sales · 25,076 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
39	22630	Warren County	192	1.0	23%	4.2%
117	22642	Warren County	18	0.5	13%	4.0%

Fauquier County, VA159 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 17% of sales · 22,971 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
10	22712	Fauquier County	45	1.6	29%	5.5%
116	20187	Fauquier County	33	0.5	14%	3.7%
131	20186	Fauquier County	24	0.5	11%	4.4%

District of Columbia, DC597 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 17% of sales · 95,576 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	20019	District of Columbia	96	0.9	30%	2.9%
2	20032	District of Columbia	29	0.8	26%	3.1%
3	20007	District of Columbia	46	0.8	16%	5.0%
4	20011	District of Columbia	97	0.7	20%	3.5%
5	20020	District of Columbia	50	0.7	26%	2.6%
6	20010	District of Columbia	19	0.6	19%	3.1%
7	20018	District of Columbia	28	0.6	18%	3.2%
8	20002	District of Columbia	59	0.6	14%	4.1%
9	20001	District of Columbia	22	0.6	12%	4.9%
10	20016	District of Columbia	35	0.5	14%	3.7%

Clarke County, VA37 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 6,039 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
73	22611	Clarke County	21	0.7	17%	4.1%

Spotsylvania County, VA347 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 58,153 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
50	22407	Spotsylvania County	180	0.8	18%	4.7%
75	22408	Spotsylvania County	78	0.7	16%	4.3%
114	22551	Spotsylvania County	53	0.5	14%	3.6%

Fredericksburg City, VA29 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 4,981 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
92	22401	Fredericksburg City	29	0.6	16%	3.7%

Culpeper County, VA77 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 17% of sales · 15,324 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
95	22701	Culpeper County	64	0.6	19%	3.1%

Loudoun County, VA570 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 114,294 homes9 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
45	20105	Loudoun County	89	0.9	25%	3.5%
58	20164	Loudoun County	72	0.8	22%	3.5%
133	20152	Loudoun County	49	0.5	17%	2.8%
137	20147	Loudoun County	75	0.5	12%	3.8%
145	20148	Loudoun County	73	0.4	13%	3.2%
148	20165	Loudoun County	40	0.4	13%	3.3%
152	20176	Loudoun County	54	0.4	10%	4.0%
153	20175	Loudoun County	40	0.4	10%	4.1%
158	20132	Loudoun County	24	0.4	9%	4.5%

Madison County, VA30 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 6,191 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
87	22727	Madison County	16	0.6	17%	3.6%

Rappahannock County, VA21 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 4,959 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Rappahannock County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Alexandria City, VA93 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 22,289 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
65	22301	Alexandria City	31	0.7	13%	5.7%
68	22305	Alexandria City	21	0.7	16%	4.6%
178	22314	Alexandria City	21	0.3	6%	5.4%

Arlington County, VA132 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 31,847 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
106	22207	Arlington County	55	0.5	14%	3.9%
120	22201	Arlington County	19	0.5	12%	4.2%
186	22204	Arlington County	17	0.3	8%	3.5%
189	22205	Arlington County	16	0.3	9%	3.2%

Jefferson County, WV94 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 23,648 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
9	25414	Jefferson County	40	0.5	11%	4.5%
16	25425	Jefferson County	22	0.4	9%	4.2%

Stafford County, VA184 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 49,540 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
155	22405	Stafford County	51	0.4	11%	3.8%
159	22554	Stafford County	77	0.4	9%	4.3%
170	22406	Stafford County	30	0.3	8%	4.4%
185	22556	Stafford County	25	0.3	8%	3.9%

Charles County, MD201 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 58,358 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
12	20695	Charles County	85	1.4	20%	6.9%
71	20601	Charles County	31	0.3	10%	3.6%
81	20602	Charles County	24	0.3	8%	3.7%
103	20646	Charles County	16	0.2	4%	5.7%

Prince George's County, MD769 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 237,349 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
20	20613	Prince George's County	85	1.0	16%	6.2%
29	20708	Prince George's County	33	0.8	18%	4.4%
41	20740	Prince George's County	31	0.6	17%	3.4%
42	20743	Prince George's County	68	0.6	17%	3.4%
44	20715	Prince George's County	53	0.6	13%	4.2%
49	20716	Prince George's County	38	0.5	8%	5.9%
53	20745	Prince George's County	26	0.5	18%	2.6%
58	20748	Prince George's County	42	0.4	15%	2.8%
68	20782	Prince George's County	23	0.4	10%	3.9%
72	20784	Prince George's County	21	0.3	13%	2.6%

Frederick County, MD256 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 92,609 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
21	21716	Frederick County	29	1.0	12%	7.9%
33	21701	Frederick County	87	0.7	13%	5.4%
65	21703	Frederick County	45	0.4	10%	4.0%
102	21702	Frederick County	27	0.2	4%	5.4%

Calvert County, MD66 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 31,353 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
96	20657	Calvert County	17	0.2	5%	4.4%

Fairfax County, VA575 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 284,323 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
51	22180	Fairfax County	58	0.8	19%	4.3%
56	22101	Fairfax County	80	0.8	21%	3.7%
124	22043	Fairfax County	30	0.5	13%	3.8%
125	22102	Fairfax County	18	0.5	14%	3.6%
163	22042	Fairfax County	29	0.4	10%	3.7%
165	22308	Fairfax County	18	0.4	9%	4.2%
173	22066	Fairfax County	21	0.3	10%	3.3%
191	22003	Fairfax County	28	0.2	6%	3.3%
194	22030	Fairfax County	18	0.1	4%	3.7%
198	20171	Fairfax County	15	0.1	4%	2.9%

Montgomery County, MD487 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 248,039 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
38	20817	Montgomery County	72	0.6	12%	4.8%
52	20814	Montgomery County	28	0.5	15%	3.1%
70	20815	Montgomery County	24	0.3	9%	3.8%
83	20905	Montgomery County	16	0.3	9%	3.2%
84	20895	Montgomery County	18	0.3	8%	3.6%
86	20910	Montgomery County	17	0.3	10%	2.8%
95	20886	Montgomery County	21	0.2	5%	4.4%
104	20854	Montgomery County	34	0.2	6%	3.7%
105	20901	Montgomery County	18	0.2	7%	2.8%
106	20850	Montgomery County	19	0.2	4%	4.1%

Falls Church City, VA8 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 4,743 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Falls Church City clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Prince William County, VA199 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 124,632 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
183	20109	Prince William County	21	0.3	8%	3.8%
192	22193	Prince William County	41	0.2	5%	3.3%
193	20112	Prince William County	17	0.2	5%	4.0%
195	22191	Prince William County	20	0.1	5%	3.2%
196	20155	Prince William County	15	0.1	4%	4.0%

Manassas City, VA18 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 14,137 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
197	20110	Manassas City	18	0.1	4%	3.1%

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