Glencarlyn · Home Value
What Your Home Is Worth in Glencarlyn
A free home value from people who walk through your home, not a number from a website.
A Free Glencarlyn Home Value, Built Around Your House
No two Glencarlyn houses are priced the same way, so we start with yours. We come over, go through the rooms and the yard with you, and match your home against the recent sales that are most like it. You leave with the price we think it would bring on the market today.
There is no cost and no obligation. Some owners call us a few months before a move and some call years ahead. Either way, you get a straight answer, not a sales pitch.
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Why an Online Estimate Misses in Glencarlyn
According to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Glencarlyn grew fastest from 1946 to 1958, but its houses run from Queen Anne homes and early bungalows to Cape Cods, ranch houses, split-foyers and newer homes built in older styles. A website estimate blends all of them into one number.
We do it house by house. We look for sales that share your home's age, style, size and condition, then adjust for what sets yours apart, such as an addition, a finished basement, the size of the lot or a yard that backs toward the park.
You can also decide how much to do before you sell. We lay out two prices next to each other: one if the house is prepared, one if it goes on the market as it is. Whichever you choose, we list it and handle the sale for you.
The County Assessment Is a Different Number
Each January, Arlington County sends assessment notices. The county says it assesses homes at 100% of fair market value as of January 1, and its 2026 residential assessments used sales from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025.
A tax figure has to be tied to one date, so by the time you list, the sales behind it may be well over a year old. The county also never sees inside your house, so it cannot count your updates or the repairs still waiting. Treat the assessment as a starting point, never as your sale price.
Glencarlyn's Market Right Now
Glencarlyn sits in ZIP code 22204. There, homes that sold from July through September 2026 took 54 days on average to sell and brought about 97.2% of their original list price, according to Bright MLS. The median sale price was $625,000, 0.8% higher than a year before.
That median mixes condos, townhouses and single-family homes, so it says little about one Glencarlyn house. The type of home matters a lot this fall: NVAR reported that in September 2026, condo and townhouse listings in its Northern Virginia region were up 49.7% from a year earlier, while detached listings were up just 5.7%.
In Arlington County, supply reached about 3.9 months in September 2026, compared with 3.0 a year earlier. With more homes to pick from, buyers compare carefully, and a price that is right on the first day matters more.
Where Your House Sits Matters Too
In Glencarlyn, buyers pay attention to the park. Glencarlyn Park covers about 100 acres, with trails, playgrounds, picnic shelters and Long Branch Nature Center, and the Four Mile Run and W&OD trails pass through it. Buyers also notice the branch library and Carlin Hall on South Kensington Street and how quickly Arlington Boulevard gets them across the county. We look at what is near your house as closely as what is inside it.
How Our Visit Works
- You pick a day and time.
- We tour the house and yard together and point out what Glencarlyn buyers tend to look at.
- We bring recent 22204 sales that are a close match and show you where your house lands.
- We give you our price for today, plus a price for selling it as it is.
- We go over which projects pay off and which to skip.
If you are not ready, that is fine. When you are, call us and we will run the newest sales again and update you, since fresher numbers are more reliable.
Once you decide to sell with us, The White Glove Home Sale Method™ handles the painting, handyman repairs, staging, deep cleaning, landscaping and more at no additional cost to you, and we review the price with you every month until the house sells. Kenneth Poole wrote on Zillow: “They helped us price the property fairly.”
See selling your home in Glencarlyn, how our free home values work and our step-by-step selling process.
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Mike and Claudia Webb are The Mike Webb Team at RE/MAX Allegiance, with more than 34 years in real estate, and about three out of four of our sales are in Arlington.
Visit our Glencarlyn neighborhood page, ask for your free home value, or call or text 703-350-3884.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it cost anything to find out what my Glencarlyn home is worth?
No. The home value is free, and you are under no obligation to sell or to list with us.
Does backing up to Glencarlyn Park change my home's value?
It can, and it depends on the house and the lot. We look at recent sales of similar homes and how close they were to the park, and we show you what we found.
Why doesn't my Arlington County assessment match what my house would sell for?
The county values homes as of January 1 using older sales. For 2026, it used sales from September 2024 through August 2025. We use the newest sales and look at your actual house.
What is the median home price near Glencarlyn?
In ZIP code 22204, which includes Glencarlyn, the median sale price from July through September 2026 was $625,000, according to Bright MLS. That figure includes every type of home, so yours may be worth well above or below it.
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What home value looks like in Glencarlyn
Arlington's first planned neighborhood, platted in 1887, with Queen Anne houses, bungalows and post-war ranches beside 100-acre Glencarlyn Park.
A historic West Arlington neighborhood on the National Register, home to the Ball-Sellers House, Carlin Hall and a branch library.
- The homes
- Queen Anne houses, bungalows, Cape Cods, ranch houses, split-foyers and newer homes. Most were built between 1946 and 1958.
- Why people choose it
- Often a first home or a move-up home.
- Schools people ask about
- Carlin Springs Elementary School, Kenmore Middle School.
- Getting around
- Arlington Boulevard (Route 50) along the north edge and Carlin Springs Road to the west. The Four Mile Run Trail and the W&OD Trail run through Glencarlyn Park.
- Nearby
- Glencarlyn Park, about 100 acres with picnic shelters, playgrounds, trails and Long Branch Nature Center. The Glencarlyn Branch Library and historic Carlin Hall on South Kensington Street.
- The trade-off
- Choosing it over its neighbors usually comes down to buyer preference more than a trade-off.
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