Leesburg vs Ashburn: Home Prices and Property Taxes in 2026

Leesburg and Ashburn sit only a few miles apart along Route 7, and buyers often weigh them side by side. Both are in Loudoun County, but they differ in one important way: Leesburg is an incorporated town with its own government and tax rate, while Ashburn is an unincorporated area governed by the county. That difference shows up in the annual cost of owning a home.

Home prices

In September 2026, Redfin reported a median sale price of about $699,000 in Leesburg, up 9.2 percent from a year earlier, with homes taking a median of 39 days to sell. In Ashburn, the median was about $640,000, down 3.3 percent year over year, with a median of 33 days on market.

A single month's median moves with the mix of homes that happened to sell, from condos and townhomes to single-family homes, so it is best read as a snapshot. Comparing recent sales of homes like the one you want tells you far more than either town's overall median.

Property taxes

Every home in both places pays Loudoun County's real estate tax, which is $0.805 per $100 of assessed value for tax year 2026. Homes inside Leesburg's town limits also pay the town's real estate tax, which the town council set at 17.69 cents per $100 for fiscal year 2027. Ashburn has no town tax.

On a home assessed at $700,000, that works out to roughly:

• Loudoun County tax: about $5,635 a year, in both Leesburg and Ashburn

• Leesburg town tax: about $1,238 a year more, for homes inside town limits

• Total in Leesburg: about $6,873 a year, compared with about $5,635 in Ashburn

Leesburg's town tax supports town-level services such as its own police department and public works. Homes with a Leesburg mailing address are not always inside town limits, so it is worth confirming a home's tax district before you compare.

Association fees

Much of Ashburn is organized into large planned communities with owners' associations, and many Leesburg neighborhoods have associations as well. Fees vary widely from community to community, so they belong in any side-by-side comparison of two specific homes.

Questions to ask when comparing homes

• Is the home inside Leesburg's town limits, or in the county?

• What is the current assessment, and what were the last two years of tax bills?

• What association fees apply, and what do they cover?

• How do recent sales of comparable homes nearby compare with the asking price?

Your search, well-connected.

Chrissie Goodrum helps buyers and sellers across Leesburg, Ashburn and the rest of Loudoun County. To compare homes in either area, contact Chrissie at 571.275.5556 or chrissie.goodrum@hcsir.com.

Figures are based on Redfin market data for September 2026 and published Loudoun County and Town of Leesburg tax rates, and are subject to change. Tax examples are estimates; verify current rates and assessments with Loudoun County and the Town of Leesburg.