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Buying a Home in Barcroft
The right home, at the right price, with your eyes open, from the first conversation to closing day.
Buying a Home in Barcroft: A Century of Houses
Buying a home in Barcroft means choosing from houses built across roughly a hundred years. According to the Barcroft School and Civic League, the central part of the neighborhood has homes from the 1880s to the 1980s, and starting in 1918, builder Walter O'Hara and his son Robert built several hundred of them in a variety of styles. The civic league also notes at least one Sears home and one Lustron enameled steel home.
Today you will find colonials on big lots, Cape Cods, craftsman-style houses, farmhouses and new construction, along with duplexes and apartment buildings. We help you sort through them and judge each house on its own merits.
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The Barcroft Market Today
Barcroft is in ZIP code 22204. Homes there that sold from July through September 2026 took an average of 54 days to sell and received about 97.2% of their original list price, according to Bright MLS. Arlington County had about 3.9 months of supply in September 2026, up from 3.0 a year earlier, so buyers have more breathing room than a year ago.
Detached houses are still the tighter part of the market. In September 2026, NVAR reported condo and townhouse listings across its Northern Virginia region up 49.7% from a year earlier, while detached listings rose only 5.7%. If you are set on a Barcroft house with a big yard, be ready when the right one comes up.
Before any offer, we prepare a home value report from recent 22204 sales that truly compare in age, style, size, condition and lot, so you know what the house is worth before you decide what to pay.
Buying an Older Barcroft House Wisely
An O'Hara-built colonial or an older farmhouse can have a lot of character, and also older wiring, plumbing or roofs. The inspection is where you find out. We can coordinate the inspection, or you can schedule it yourself, and either way we go over the results with you and advise you on how to proceed.
If a house needs more than you want to take on, we will tell you plainly, even if that means walking away. We would rather lose a sale than see you buy the wrong house.
How We Help You Buy in Barcroft
The Mike Webb Team is Mike and Claudia Webb, with RE/MAX Allegiance, and we have more than 34 years in real estate. About three out of four of our sales are in Arlington.
- A buyer consultation before we start showing homes
- A search set up to your criteria, so new Barcroft listings come to you
- Showings with us, or with our showing partner when we are booked
- A home value report before any offer, plus offer strategy and writing
- Negotiation on your behalf
- Help with the inspection and advice on the results
- Closing support and the final walk-through, on closing day or a few days before
- Referrals to lenders, inspectors and contractors
First, you get pre-approved through a lender or your own bank or credit union, and we sign a written buyer agreement together so you know exactly how we will work with you.
Adrienne Wood, who has worked with us three times, said: “Mike and Claudia make selling (and buying) a house incredibly easy!”
Life in Barcroft
Arlington Hall West Park, about 7 acres at 290 South Taylor Street, sits inside the neighborhood with athletic fields, a playground and picnic areas. The paved Four Mile Run Trail runs along Barcroft and connects to the W&OD Trail, and at the center of the neighborhood is the Barcroft Community House, a 1908 schoolhouse on the National Register of Historic Places. Route 50, George Mason Drive and Columbia Pike all border Barcroft.
Barcroft is served by Barcroft Elementary School and Kenmore Middle School. Boundaries change, so check the current Arlington Public Schools boundary map for any address before you buy.
Read more on our Barcroft page. Buying your first home? See first-time buyers in Barcroft.
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Tell us what you are looking for and where you are in the process. We will sit down with you and help you plan the next step, with no pressure.
Contact The Mike Webb Team or call or text 703-350-3884.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of homes are in Barcroft?
Colonials on big lots, Cape Cods, craftsman-style houses, farmhouses and new construction, plus duplexes and apartment buildings. Many were built by Walter O'Hara and his son Robert starting in 1918.
What should I watch for in an older Barcroft house?
Older wiring, plumbing, roofs and other systems. We can coordinate the inspection or you can schedule it, and we go over the results with you.
Which schools serve Barcroft?
Barcroft is served by Barcroft Elementary School and Kenmore Middle School. Confirm any address on the current Arlington Public Schools boundary map.
Do I need to be pre-approved first?
Yes. You get pre-approved through a lender or your own bank or credit union, and we sign a written buyer agreement together before we start showing homes.
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What buying a home looks like in Barcroft
Colonials on big lots, craftsman homes and farmhouses along Four Mile Run, around a 1908 community house, with Arlington Hall West Park inside the neighborhood.
Subdivided under the Barcroft name in 1903 and named for Dr. John Woolverton Barcroft, with the historic Barcroft Community House at its center.
- The homes
- Colonials on big lots, Cape Cods, craftsman-style houses, farmhouses, and some apartments.
- Why people choose it
- Often a first home or a move-up home.
- Schools people ask about
- Barcroft Elementary School, Kenmore Middle School.
- Getting around
- Tree-lined streets. The Four Mile Run Trail runs along the neighborhood and connects to the W&OD Trail.
- Nearby
- Arlington Hall West Park, about 7 acres at 290 South Taylor Street, inside the neighborhood. The Barcroft Community House, on the National Register of Historic Places and believed to be the only remaining one-room wooden schoolhouse in Arlington.
- The trade-off
- Choosing it over its neighbors usually comes down to buyer preference more than a trade-off.
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