McLean · Fairfax County · Virginia

Ken Tully, REALTOR®, for McLean, Virginia

From teardown lots off Chain Bridge Road to finished homes near the Potomac, Ken prices McLean by lot, school boundary and commute rather than by headline, with an office of his own in the community.

REALTOR® · GRI · SRES® · Licensed Since 1988

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$3MHis McLean sale, March 2026
22101 · 22102McLean ZIP codes
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About Ken

McLean pricing calls for precision, and Ken brings it

Ken keeps his office in McLean, a few minutes from Tysons, and in March 2026 he closed a $3 million McLean sale, the highest of his career. He works across 22101 and 22102, from older ramblers bought for their land to custom homes near the Potomac, and he knows how quickly an overpriced listing loses momentum at the upper end of the market.

  • Land value first

    On older McLean houses he separates lot value from structure value, which is how builders bid and how teardown sellers should price.

  • Boundary lines confirmed

    Langley and McLean high school boundaries both cross the area; he verifies each address in the FCPS Boundary Locator.

  • Launch pricing that holds

    At the upper end, time on market costs real money, so his first list price is the one he expects to defend.

  • Commute mapped by route

    The GW Parkway, Chain Bridge Road, the Beltway and the Silver Line each serve different parts of McLean; he times the one you will use.

This Area

Understanding McLean, Virginia

McLean grew around a trolley stop. The Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad's station on Chain Bridge Road took the name of publisher John Roll McLean by 1910, and Old Dominion Drive still follows the old rail bed. McLean has no town government; it is an unincorporated census place in Fairfax County bounded on the north and east by the Potomac River.

Its two ZIP codes trade very differently. In 22101, about four of every five homes are detached, and Zillow put the typical value at $1.67 million in September 2026. ZIP 22102 takes in much of Tysons, where more than half of housing units sit in buildings of 20 or more units, so its typical value of about $823,000 mixes high-rise condominiums with houses near Spring Hill and Lewinsville Road.

Little vacant land remains, so new houses mostly replace old ones on R-1 and R-2 lots. Langley High and McLean High divide the area by address, the GW Parkway and Chain Bridge Road link it to the District, and the McLean Silver Line station sits about 2 miles west of downtown in Tysons. Ken prices each property against that mix of land, boundary and commute.

“Great Falls Park and Scott's Run Nature Preserve sit within reach, offering rugged trails and river views that contrast sharply with McLean's suburban character.”

Ken Tully

Market Snapshot

McLean by the Numbers

McLean is two markets under one name, so the snapshot shows both ZIP codes, how long upper-tier listings sit, and how much of the housing is detached.

$1.67MTypical home value, 22101Zillow, September 2026
$823KTypical home value, 22102Zillow, September 2026
60 daysTypical listing age, 22101Realtor.com, September 2026
80.5%Detached homes, McLeanU.S. Census ACS 2020–2024

Upper-tier sales are few each month, so a handful of closings can swing these figures; Ken builds pricing from the specific street and lot rather than a ZIP-wide number.

Local Insights

McLean, from the Potomac to Tysons

Public records, Census data and Ken's own transactions, arranged in ten topics. Open whichever matters to you.

01Market Fundamentals
  1. Zillow's typical home value for ZIP 22101 reached $1,666,581 at the end of September 2026, a 3.3 percent gain over September 2025.
  2. In ZIP 22102, which takes in much of Tysons, Zillow's typical value was $822,717 in September 2026, up just 0.3 percent in a year because high-rise condominiums make up so much of what trades there.
  3. Split by property type, Zillow's September 2026 single-family index stood at $1,708,757 in 22101 and $1,840,161 in 22102, while its condominium index was $877,584 and $419,100.
  4. Realtor.com counted 126 active listings in 22101 in September 2026 at a median asking price of $2,994,444, and the typical listing had been on the market 60 days.
  5. The same Realtor.com release put the 22102 median listing at $604,500 across 139 active listings, which shows how differently McLean's two ZIP codes trade.
  6. Realtor.com's September 2026 figures show a median 22101 listing of 6,644 square feet at $520 per square foot, against 1,339 square feet at $441 in 22102.
  7. Resideline's tracked closings for the six months ending October 26, 2026, show a median sold price of $1,725,000 in 22101, with the middle half of sales between $1.27 million and $2.55 million.
  8. For 22102 over the same six months, Resideline reported a $605,000 median sold price, with the middle half of sales spanning $385,000 to about $1.76 million.
  9. The Census Bureau's ACS 2020–2024 puts the median owner-occupied home value in the McLean census place at $1,412,700, close to double the Fairfax County figure of $732,800.
  10. Fairfax County's countywide median sale price for the first half of 2026 was $780,000, per ShowingTime data reported by FFXnow, less than half of Zillow's typical 22101 value.
02History & Heritage
  1. McLean takes its name from John Roll McLean, publisher of the Washington Post, whose Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad stop on Chain Bridge Road, first called Ingleside, was known as McLean by 1910.
  2. The Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad began electric service to Great Falls in July 1906.
  3. Old Dominion Drive follows the old trolley bed: the railroad abandoned the route on June 8, 1934, and Fairfax and Arlington took the right-of-way in 1935 to settle unpaid taxes.
  4. A McLean post office was operating by 1910 or 1911, depending on the account, in Henry Alonzo Storm's store on Chain Bridge Road.
  5. Salona, at 1214 Buchanan Street, sheltered President James Madison in August 1814 as British troops burned Washington, and the Union Army used it as Camp Griffin from October 1861 to March 1862.
  6. Fairfax County paid $16.1 million in 2005 for a permanent conservation easement on about 41 acres of the Salona property, which bars new homes on that land.
  7. Chesterbrook, along Kirby Road, was called Lincolnville after the Civil War and took its current name around 1897 with a new post office; a county marker at Park and Kirby Roads was dedicated in September 2015.
  8. The first bridge at the Chain Bridge site opened on July 3, 1797, and seven crossings came before the one that now carries Route 123 traffic into the District.
  9. Georgetown Pike's stone roadbed was laid between 1813 and 1827, and in 1974 the road became the first Virginia Byway.
  10. The McLean Volunteer Fire Department incorporated in 1923 as Fairfax County's Station No. 1, with a two-bay firehouse on Chain Bridge Road.
  11. Hickory Hill, an estate built around 1870, was bought by John and Jacqueline Kennedy in 1955, and the Merrywood estate dates to 1919.
  12. Ground was broken for the CIA's Langley headquarters on November 3, 1959; the original building was finished in March 1961, and the 258-acre campus was named the George Bush Center for Intelligence on April 26, 1999.
03Environmental & Geographic
  1. Scott's Run Nature Preserve at 7400 Georgetown Pike was saved from a planned 309-house subdivision in 1970, when the county paid $3.6 million for the former weekend retreat of Covington & Burling founder Edward Burling.
  2. Published figures for Scott's Run's size range from 337 acres at the 1970 purchase to 360 or 384 acres today, so the preserve's acreage depends on which source you read.
  3. Scott's Run starts below the Tysons shopping center parking lots, near one of the county's highest points, and spills over a small waterfall into the Potomac; the county prohibits swimming, alcohol and picnics there.
  4. The Park Authority describes a grove of ancient hemlocks at Scott's Run as a remnant of an ice-age climate, and the preserve's southern edge follows a major geologic fault zone.
  5. Great Falls Park, about 800 acres managed by the National Park Service since 1966, sits just up Georgetown Pike, where the Potomac drops 76 feet over a series of cascades.
  6. Turkey Run Park on the George Washington Memorial Parkway lies about two miles south of the American Legion Bridge on the Potomac Heritage Trail and protects riverbank, flood terrace and upland forest.
  7. The Potomac River forms McLean's northern and eastern edge, and the McLean census place covers about 24.8 square miles of land, per the Census Bureau's 2024 Gazetteer.
  8. FEMA's revised preliminary flood maps for Fairfax County, issued August 30, 2024, were still not final as of September 2026, so lots along the Potomac, Pimmit Run or Scott's Run should be checked against both map sets.
  9. Plans for the Salona easement land set aside about 10 acres for active recreation and keep the rest for passive use, with trails tied to the Pimmit Run Trail system.
04Lifestyle & Culture
  1. The McLean Community Center at 1234 Ingleside Avenue opened in 1975 after a 1970 bond referendum, and it is still supported by a special tax district on local property.
  2. A renovation of the community center costing just over $8 million was celebrated in December 2018; its Alden Theatre lists 383 seats today, while a 2009 account gave 424.
  3. The McLean Farmers Market runs Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon at Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain Bridge Road, and its 2026 season ran from May 1 through October 30.
  4. Claude Moore Colonial Farm at 6310 Georgetown Pike opened in July 1973 as Turkey Run Farm and portrayed a 1771 tenant farm; it closed on December 21, 2018, and the Park Service has been planning its next use.
  5. Clemyjontri Park opened in 2006 with a 2-acre playground, a carousel and a picnic pavilion.
  6. The Dolley Madison Library, a Fairfax County Public Library branch, opened in McLean in 1957.
  7. Tysons Corner Center opened on July 25, 1968, billed by its developers as the largest enclosed mall in the world, and Tysons Galleria followed in 1988.
  8. The Patowmack Canal at Great Falls, backed by George Washington and in service from 1785 to 1830, is now a Civil Engineering Landmark a short drive from central McLean.
  9. From 1906 to 1932 the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad ran a trolley amusement park at the falls, land that is now part of Great Falls Park.
05Infrastructure & Access
  1. The Silver Line's McLean station opened on July 26, 2014, at 1824 Dolley Madison Boulevard, on the northwest corner of Route 123 and Scotts Crossing Road.
  2. Although it carries the McLean name and mailing address, the station sits in the Tysons census place about 2 miles west of downtown McLean and has no commuter parking, only a kiss-and-ride lot and bus bays south of Route 123.
  3. The McLean station averaged 1,947 daily riders in 2025, and a north-side entrance with bike parking opened on November 17, 2025.
  4. Tysons' four Silver Line stations, McLean, Tysons, Greensboro and Spring Hill, all opened on July 26, 2014, and Tysons sits about 11 miles west of downtown Washington.
  5. The 495 Express Lanes northern extension, a $660 million, 2.5-mile project from the Dulles Corridor interchange to the George Washington Memorial Parkway, began opening to traffic in late November 2025.
  6. Remaining 495 NEXT work, including new Beltway bridges at Georgetown Pike and a shared-use path from Lewinsville Road to near Live Oak Drive, was scheduled to finish around the middle of 2026.
  7. Drivers with three or more occupants use the 495 Express Lanes free, while other drivers pay tolls that rise and fall with traffic.
  8. Congress authorized the George Washington Memorial Parkway on May 29, 1930, and its Virginia section was completed north to the Beltway in 1962, tying McLean's river edge to Rosslyn and Memorial Bridge.
  9. Dolley Madison Boulevard, part of Route 123, opened as a bypass in 1963, and Georgetown Pike was then extended along its old alignment toward the Potomac.
  10. Georgetown Pike runs 11.79 miles from Leesburg Pike in Dranesville to Dolley Madison Boulevard in Langley and meets the Beltway at Exit 44.
  11. Capital One's 470-foot, 31-floor headquarters tower at 1600 Capital One Drive, completed in 2018, stands beside the McLean station in Tysons.
06Schools & Education
  1. Fairfax County Public Schools assigns every McLean address individually, and the county's Boundary Locator at boundary.fcps.edu is the authoritative check before an offer.
  2. Langley High School, at 6520 Georgetown Pike, serves grades 9 through 12, opened on September 2, 1965, and was the first FCPS school built with central air conditioning.
  3. Langley High was planned as Potomac View High School; FCPS says the board chose Langley for its location, while other accounts tie the name to Thomas Lee's English estate.
  4. McLean High School, at 1633 Davidson Road, opened on September 6, 1955, with grades 8 through 11 on a 22-acre site the county bought in 1952; it now serves grades 9 through 12.
  5. In February 2021 the School Board moved part of the McLean High attendance area to Langley High, a change fully in effect for the 2025–26 school year, so older listing remarks about boundaries can be out of date.
  6. Cooper Middle School, which feeds Langley, opened on September 4, 1962; it is named for James Fenimore Cooper and was called Balls Hill Intermediate during design.
  7. Longfellow Middle School, at 2000 Westmoreland Street with a Falls Church address, opened on September 1, 1960, as one of the county's first intermediate schools and feeds McLean High.
  8. Franklin Sherman Elementary at 6633 Brawner Street traces to October 19, 1914, when the county's first consolidated public school opened, and on April 26, 1954, it hosted the first injection in the national Salk polio vaccine field trial.
  9. Churchill Road Elementary, at 7100 Churchill Road, opened on September 3, 1958, after planning under the name Langley Forest Elementary, and lists Advanced Academic Programs and Spanish language instruction.
  10. Kent Gardens Elementary, at 1717 Melbourne Drive, opened in 1957 and in 1994 became one of the first county schools to offer foreign language immersion, in French.
  11. Spring Hill Elementary sits at 8201 Lewinsville Road in 22102 and serves pre-kindergarten through grade 6, while Chesterbrook Elementary on Kirby Road occupies a site that has held a school since 1926.
  12. Two independent schools have long McLean histories: the Madeira School moved here in 1931 and the Potomac School in 1948.
07Land, Development & Zoning
  1. Fairfax County's McLean Community Business Center covers about 230 acres around the intersection of Chain Bridge Road and Old Dominion Drive, and its current plan was adopted unanimously on June 22, 2021.
  2. That plan divides downtown into center, general and edge zones, stepping density down from the core toward the surrounding single-family streets.
  3. In October 2023 the Board approved the seven-story Astoria, with 130 apartments, and a Mars headquarters expansion from 53,000 to 125,000 square feet in the downtown core.
  4. On March 17, 2026, the Board rezoned 1368 Beverly Road for a seven-story, 56-unit building on 0.56 acre, with the 1934 Corner House at 6830 Elm Street set for demolition.
  5. The county's McLean design guidelines, last updated in 2023, treat Beverly Road and Elm Street as downtown main streets, and a condominium plan for McLean Professional Park won support in May 2024.
  6. Also on March 17, 2026, the Board approved Spring Hill Reserve, 14 single-family homes on nearly 5 acres at 1336–1348 Spring Hill Road, after an earlier townhouse plan was dropped.
  7. In Tysons, the county approved LCOR's plan on January 14, 2025, to replace the Commons of McLean apartments at 1640 Anderson Road with up to 2,536 homes in buildings 75 to 225 feet tall.
  8. The Tysons plan adopted in 2010 targets 100,000 residents and 200,000 jobs by 2050, with 75 percent of development within a half mile of its four Metro stations.
  9. Under Fairfax County's zoning ordinance, an R-1 lot needs at least 36,000 square feet and an R-2 lot at least 15,000, which governs whether a large McLean parcel can be split.
  10. Homes in the R-1 and R-2 districts are capped at 35 feet, new houses at 33 feet or taller need a height certification, and a 2026 county study is weighing a 38-foot peak limit.
08Demographics
  1. The McLean census place had an estimated 49,627 residents, 17,147 households and 17,833 housing units in the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 ACS.
  2. About 86.1 percent of occupied homes in the McLean census place are owner-occupied, compared with 68.6 percent across Fairfax County.
  3. Detached single-family homes make up 80.5 percent of McLean's housing units, against 45.5 percent countywide.
  4. ZIP 22102 tells a different story: 54.0 percent of its housing units are in buildings of 20 or more units and 51.8 percent of occupied homes are rented, reflecting the Tysons towers inside it.
  5. The Census Bureau's median household income for the McLean census place and ZIP 22101 is top-coded at $250,000 or more; for 22102 it is $153,949, near the county's $153,637.
  6. 84.3 percent of the McLean census place's adult population holds at least a bachelor's degree, compared with 65.0 percent in Fairfax County.
  7. 38.3 percent of McLean workers reported working from home in the ACS 2020–2024, well above the county's 28.7 percent, and those who commute average 28.1 minutes.
  8. Median gross rent in the McLean census place is $3,422 a month, against $2,276 countywide, and in 22101 it is top-coded at $3,500 or more.
09Investment & Value
  1. Fairfax County's real estate tax rate for fiscal year 2027 is $1.12 per $100 of assessed value, and McLean properties add $0.023 for the McLean Community Center district.
  2. Parcels inside Tysons, including much of 22102, also pay the Tysons Service District rate of $0.05 per $100, while McLean is unincorporated and carries no town tax.
  3. Countywide, average residential assessments rose 3.99 percent for 2026, and Fairfax reassesses each January at market value.
  4. 80.3 percent of owner-occupied homes in the McLean census place are valued at $1 million or more, per the ACS 2020–2024, compared with 21.4 percent countywide.
  5. 13.6 percent of McLean's housing units were built in 2010 or later, against 8.5 percent countywide, even though the area has little vacant land; much of that new stock replaced older houses.
  6. Ken's highest sale to date closed in McLean in March 2026 at $3 million, a home built about a decade earlier with a screened porch, slate floors and a stacked-stone fireplace.
  7. Where Fairfax County leaf and refuse service applies, McLean owners also pay a leaf collection levy of 1.9 cents per $100 and a refuse charge of $630 a year per home, per the county's 2026 rate schedule.
  8. In McLean Hamlet, a just-completed Green Valley Custom Builders home on a 0.31-acre lot at 7925 Falstaff Road in 22102 was listed at $3,549,950, a marker for what rebuilt lots can command.
  9. Booz Allen Hamilton announced on November 17, 2025, that it will move its headquarters from 8283 Greensboro Drive in McLean's Tysons area to Reston, opening in fall 2027, which will put another large office campus up for reuse.
10Hyper-Local Detail
  1. Mars, Inc. has kept its headquarters in downtown McLean since 1984, on Elm Street inside the Community Business Center.
  2. McLean is not a town but an unincorporated census place; ZIP 22101 covers about 13.1 square miles of land and 22102 about 12.3, and since 2011 the Postal Service has also accepted Tysons Corner for 22102.
  3. McLean Broyhill Estates, begun in 1957 by M.T. Broyhill and Sons with 250 planned sites, wraps around part of the downtown business center, with ship-named streets such as Enterprise and Merrimac and lots averaging over 12,000 square feet.
  4. Potomac Hills in 22101, developed from the 1960s with more than 400 homes near Georgetown Pike and the Parkway, includes a 1966 house on 0.42 acre on Hardy Drive assigned to Chesterbrook, Longfellow and McLean High.
  5. In Langley Forest, a 1996 house on 0.79 acre assigned to Churchill Road, Cooper and Langley High was listed at $3.69 million in December 2025; one listing shows no HOA while another cites Langley Forest HOA dues of $1,000 a quarter.
  6. The Reserve on Montvale Way in 22102 recorded eight sales in the 12 months to October 2026 at a median of $4.1 million and 95.6 percent of list price, per mable.homes.
  7. Homes.com puts the average value in 22102's Greenway Heights at $2.49 million and in its Tysons Corner section at $670,000.
  8. McLean Day is held each May at Lewinsville Park, the same Chain Bridge Road park that hosts the Friday farmers market.
  9. Most McLean property pays the 2.3-cent McLean Community Center district levy, which funds the center on Ingleside Avenue and its Alden Theatre.
  10. Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman represents McLean from the McLean Governmental Center at 1437 Balls Hill Road.

Why Ken

Why Ken Tully for McLean

A $3 million result

Ken's March 2026 McLean sale was the highest of his career: a home in exceptional condition, priced to the market from day one.

Relationships built since 1988

Inspectors, lenders, contractors and agents across Northern Virginia have worked with Ken for years, which smooths complex sales.

Clear advice at every price

If a property is overpriced, he says so. If a purchase stretches a budget, he raises it directly.

An office close to home

Ken has kept professional offices in Vienna and McLean since 1988, so McLean clients can meet him close to home.

Questions

What buyers and sellers ask about McLean

What is the difference between McLean 22101 and 22102?

ZIP 22101 is mostly single-family: about 80 percent of its housing units are detached and most homes are owner-occupied. ZIP 22102 takes in much of Tysons, where 54 percent of housing units are in buildings of 20 or more units and about half of homes are rented. Zillow's typical value was $1.67 million in 22101 and about $823,000 in 22102 in September 2026.

How far is the McLean Metro station from downtown McLean?

The Silver Line's McLean station opened in July 2014 at Route 123 and Scotts Crossing Road in Tysons, about 2 miles west of downtown McLean. It has a kiss-and-ride lot and bus bays but no commuter parking, so most McLean riders arrive by car drop-off, bus or bike.

Which high school serves a McLean address?

Langley High on Georgetown Pike or McLean High on Davidson Road, depending on the address. A 2021 School Board decision moved part of the McLean High area to Langley, fully in effect for 2025–26, so older listing remarks can be out of date. Ken checks every address in the FCPS Boundary Locator.

What are property taxes in McLean?

Fairfax County's FY2027 rate is $1.12 per $100 of assessed value, and McLean properties add 2.3 cents for the McLean Community Center district. Parcels inside Tysons, including much of 22102, also pay the Tysons Service District rate of 5 cents. McLean has no town tax.

Are older McLean homes being torn down and rebuilt?

Often. About 13.6 percent of McLean's housing units were built in 2010 or later, against 8.5 percent countywide, mostly on lots where an older house came down. R-1 lots need 36,000 square feet and R-2 lots 15,000, and homes in those districts are capped at 35 feet while the county studies a change.

What is planned for downtown McLean?

The county's plan for the 230-acre McLean Community Business Center, adopted in 2021, steps density down from the core around Chain Bridge Road and Old Dominion Drive. Approvals since then include the 130-apartment Astoria, a Mars headquarters expansion and a 56-unit building at 1368 Beverly Road approved in March 2026.

Authority Center

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Twenty-two subject areas, from luxury pricing to estate and trust sales, in the Authority Center.

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Other Areas

Ken's network beyond McLean

Five companion sites cover the rest of Ken's territory, and his Authority Center ties them together.

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Fairfax

The Fair Oaks area of unincorporated Fairfax County, where Route 50, West Ox Road, the Fairfax County Parkway and I-66 meet. Townhomes, condominiums and single-family subdivisions built mostly from the 1980s through the 2000s, and Ken's own home base. That site answers school-assignment, HOA and Fair Oaks versus City of Fairfax questions.

Visit kentullyfairfaxvirginia.com ↗22124

Oakton

Wooded subdivisions along Miller Road and Hunter Mill Road, lots from about a half acre to five acres, and the septic-with-public-water setup that shapes inspections there. Ken bought his first home in Oakton. That site answers lot, septic and boundary questions.

Visit kentullyoaktonvirginia.com ↗22180 · 22181 · 22182

Vienna

The incorporated Town of Vienna and the Vienna-addressed neighborhoods around it, from Church Street and the W&OD Trail to Wolftrap and Lakevale, where Ken grew up. That site explains town versus county taxes and services, teardown rebuilds and the Orange Line station.

Visit kentullyviennavirginia.com ↗20147 · 20148

Ashburn

Loudoun County's Ashburn: Ashburn Village, Ashburn Farm, Broadlands and Brambleton, the Silver Line Ashburn station and newer HOA communities. That site also maps the data center corridor and the questions buyers ask about it.

Visit kentullyashburnvirginia.com ↗20190 · 20191 · 20194

Reston

The planned community founded in 1964, with Reston Association governance, five village centers, Reston Town Center and two Silver Line stations. That site explains the layered HOA structure, the trail and lake system and Reston's special tax district.

Visit kentullyrestonvirginia.com ↗Authority Center

Ken Tully’s Authority Center

Ken's Authority Center gathers his Northern Virginia knowledge in twenty-two topics, from financing and inspections to estate sales and relocation, and links every community site in his network.

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