According to the Town Historian, Mr. Lee Lansing, Jr, the town of Dumfries, VA measures only 1.6 miles in size and was the second most important port in America in Colonial times, competing with both New York and Boston and dates back to 1690.
Today, Dumfries is a popular place to buy a house for lots of reasons. It has charming neighborhoods with wonderful amenities and some of the lowest housing prices in the Northern Virginia area. If you’re looking for lots of size, look in Dumfries. February 2011 statistics show home sales average prices for the two Dumfries zip codes as $150,900 for 22026 and $262,171 for 22025.
Located just off of I-95 and just a few miles from Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Dumfries is ideally located for military members and DC commuters alike.
Dumfries residents send their children to Prince William County Schools.
