When to sell
The months your area has sold best, from what closed.
Here is how sale prices have moved through the year in every town and county Kevin works, from Zillow’s record of what closed. The season is one part of a bigger question: Should you sell now?
Book a call- What it measures
- Sale prices by month
- Each month against the year’s average, with the trend removed, over the years on record.
- What it is not
- A forecast
- Historical patterns for your area. Not financial advice; your situation decides.
- Areas covered
- 28
- Updated October 22, 2026, with Zillow’s latest sale prices (through August). Source: Zillow Research.
The months homes in that area have sold for the most, from the sale-price history month by month.
A rule. A well-priced home sells in any month; the swing tells you how much the season matters there.
Pick your town to see the whole year, then build your plan back from your moving date.
Where is your home?
Pick your town, or the county if it is not listed.
Loudoun County
Ashburn, Sterling, Leesburg and the rest of Loudoun.
Fairfax County
Reston, Herndon, Vienna, McLean and the rest of Fairfax, with the City of Fairfax.
Arlington and Alexandria
Arlington County, the City of Alexandria and Falls Church.
Prince William County
The county as a whole, from Woodbridge to Gainesville.
Maryland
Montgomery, Prince George’s and Frederick counties.
Farther out in Virginia
Fauquier, Stafford, Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg.
Pick the date. The plan builds itself back from it.
The free seller toolkit turns your moving date into a week-by-week plan and checks it against your area’s best months.
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