Westover Real Estate Statistics
| Average Price | $1.8M |
|---|---|
| Lowest Price | $1.3M |
| Highest Price | $2.3M |
| Total Listings | 2 |
| Avg. Days On Market | 7 |
| Avg. Price/SQFT | $569 |
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About Westover
Westover is one of those Arlington neighborhoods that doesn't need much explaining to people who know the area. Mention it and you get an immediate picture: brick Colonials on tree-lined streets, the Westover Village shopping strip on Washington Boulevard, Toby's ice cream, Ayer's hardware store, the Sunday farmers market. It's a neighborhood with an identity that's been consistent for decades — and that consistency is a big part of why people want to live here.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, Westover was developed primarily between 1939 and 1948 by Miles Mace, a local real estate broker who built the neighborhood around a deliberately walkable structure: homes close together, a commercial strip within walking distance, schools nearby. That framework still works remarkably well today.
What the Housing Stock Looks Like
The predominant housing type in Westover is the brick Colonial — two-story, modest in footprint, built to a consistent standard in the early 1940s. Most sit on compact lots with mature trees and established landscaping. Many have been expanded over the decades: rear additions, dormers, finished basements, renovated kitchens and baths. The result is a neighborhood where the exteriors are relatively uniform but the interiors vary considerably depending on how much work previous owners have put in.
Original two-bedroom colonials in good condition typically range from around $900,000 to $1.2 million. Larger homes — expanded originals or the occasional new construction — can push well past $1.5 million. The neighborhood also has garden apartments and some townhouse-style condos along its edges, which provide entry points at lower price ranges.
Lots in Westover are smaller than what you'd find in Arlington Forest or Lyon Village, which is why teardowns are less common here — the math doesn't always work on a tight lot. Most buyers are coming for a renovated or well-maintained original, not a buildable site.
Westover Village — The Commercial Strip
The Westover Village shopping center on Washington Boulevard has been the heart of the neighborhood since it opened in 1940. What makes it unusual in Arlington is that it's genuinely local — not a corridor of national chains, but a collection of independent businesses that have been here for years. Ayer's Variety and Hardware has anchored the strip since 1948. Toby's Homemade Ice Cream draws people from across North Arlington. Lost Dog Cafe is a neighborhood institution. The Sunday farmers market runs from spring through winter and draws a consistent crowd.
This is the kind of commercial strip that real estate listings describe as "walkable amenities" but rarely deliver on. In Westover, it's real. Residents can handle most daily errands and Saturday morning routines without getting in a car.
Getting Around
Westover doesn't have its own Metro station, but it sits between two: East Falls Church (Orange and Silver lines) to the west and Ballston-MU to the east. Both are reachable by bus — the 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2G Metrobus lines run along Washington Boulevard — or by bike via the Custis Trail, which passes through the southern edge of the neighborhood and connects directly into the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor and on into DC.
The Washington and Old Dominion Trail is also accessible nearby, extending westward through Northern Virginia. For drivers, Westover sits between I-66 exits 69 and 71, making the commute to DC and the broader region straightforward.
Parks and Outdoor Space
Westover Park is the neighborhood's primary green space — four acres with baseball diamonds, basketball courts, a sand volleyball court, a playground, and picnic space. It's well-used year-round and anchors the northern part of the neighborhood.
Just south of Westover Park, a short walk under I-66 leads to Bon Air Park, which is worth knowing about. The rose garden there has more than 120 varieties and is genuinely one of the better-kept public gardens in the area — not something you'd expect to find this close to a highway overpass. The ornamental tree garden and sun and shade gardens extend the space considerably.
The Custis Trail along the southern edge of the neighborhood connects to the regional trail network, making Westover one of the better-connected neighborhoods in Arlington for cyclists and runners.
Schools
Westover is served by Arlington Public Schools. Most elementary-age students in the neighborhood attend Cardinal Elementary School, which opened in 2021 in the renovated and expanded Reed Building on McKinley Road. Middle schoolers attend Swanson Middle School, located at the intersection of Patrick Henry Drive and Washington Boulevard — the oldest operating public junior high in Virginia, built in 1939 and listed on Arlington's Register of Historic Places. High school students attend Washington-Liberty High School.
As always with Arlington Public Schools, your specific address determines your assignment zone — confirm directly with APS before making school-based decisions.
The Westover Buyer
Westover draws a particular kind of buyer — usually someone who has done enough research to know that the neighborhood offers something the shinier, newer parts of Arlington don't: a genuine sense of place, a commercial strip with actual character, and a housing stock that holds its value because people don't want to leave.
Families with school-age children are a consistent presence, drawn by the schools and the walkability. So are buyers coming out of condos in Clarendon or Ballston who want a house with a yard but don't want to feel disconnected from the things they liked about urban living. The Sunday farmers market and the Westover Village strip give them enough of that texture.
Thinking About Buying or Selling in Westover?
Westover moves quickly. Well-priced, well-presented homes don't sit — buyers who know the neighborhood act fast, and there's rarely a surplus of inventory. If you're considering buying here, understanding the market before you need to move is worth more than most people realize.
For sellers, condition and presentation matter. Buyers in this price range have usually seen a lot of Westover inventory and know the difference between a home that's been genuinely maintained and one that's been cosmetically touched up. The gap in outcomes between a well-prepared home and an average one is real.
I work in this market regularly and know it well. If you'd like to talk through what's available or what your home might be worth, I'm happy to have that conversation.
Miguel Plaza
Arlington Real Estate Advisors
202-674-6290
miguel@arlingtonrealestateadvisors.com
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