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Median Home Price in Herndon, VA

The median home value in Herndon, VA is $734,699 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.07% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$734,699

Year-over-Year

+0.07%

Population

25,058

Herndon ranks #6 of 62 Virginia cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 121.7% above the state's city median of $331,461. It sits in Fairfax County, where the county-wide median is $768,424.

Housing affordability in Herndon

Median household income in Herndon is $148,000, so the typical home value is about 5.0× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Herndon

Herndon police recorded a violent crime rate of 239 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,796 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Herndon

What is the average home price in Herndon, VA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Herndon, that value is $734,699. That's up 0.07% from a year earlier. It is about 121.7% above the typical Virginia city tracked here.

Is Herndon expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Herndon are cheaper than Fairfax County as a whole, where the median is $768,424 — a difference of about 4.4%.

Is Herndon affordable?

Median household income here is $148,000, so the typical home value is about 5.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Herndon a safe place to live?

Herndon police reported 239 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 25,058. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.