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Bay Property Management Group Northern Virginia proudly serves rental property owners and residents throughout Chantilly, a growing western Fairfax County community at the doorstep of Washington Dulles International Airport.
Chantilly takes its name from the Chantilly Plantation, established in the early 19th century by Charles Calvert Stuart and Cornelia Lee Turberville Stuart, who borrowed the name from her grandfather Richard Henry Lee’s Westmoreland County estate. The area was home to several colonial plantations, most notably Sully, where Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia’s first representative in Congress, built his home in 1794. On September 1, 1862, the Battle of Chantilly, also known as Ox Hill, was fought nearby as the final engagement of the Northern Virginia Campaign.
For most of its history, Chantilly was farmland. That changed when the federal government acquired land in the late 1950s to build Dulles Airport, and the area’s transformation into a Washington suburb accelerated after 1980 as developers built residential subdivisions and office parks south of the airport. Today Chantilly is home to roughly 24,000 residents and sits at the center of one of the region’s largest concentrations of defense, intelligence, and technology employers.
Residents have direct access to U.S. Route 50, Virginia Route 28, Interstate 66, and U.S. Route 29, connecting Chantilly to the Dulles technology corridor, Tysons, and Washington, DC. The Metro Silver Line’s Dulles Airport and Herndon stations are a short drive north, and Fairfax Connector bus routes link the area to regional transit.
With strong demand from cleared professionals, newer housing stock, and steady growth around Dulles, Chantilly is an attractive market for rental property investors.
The average apartment rent in Chantilly is approximately $2,508 per month. Most rentals in the area are townhomes, single-family homes, and garden-style apartments built since 2000, and pricing varies significantly based on property type, size, condition, and proximity to Route 28 and Dulles.
| Apartment Type | Average Monthly Rent | Average Size |
|---|---|---|
| All Rentals | $2,508 | n/a |
| One bedroom | $1,683 – $3,299 (range) | n/a |
| Two bedrooms | $2,042 – $3,748 (range) | n/a |
| Three bedrooms | $2,082 – $4,071 (range) | n/a |
These figures represent active market listings rather than the rent paid by every existing resident. Individual properties, particularly single-family homes and townhomes, may be priced above or below these averages.
Chantilly is strongly owner-occupied. Approximately 19% of residents rent and about 81% own their homes, based on U.S. Census data. Much of the area was built as planned subdivisions of single-family homes and townhomes, and many of those homes are now owned by individual investors and rented to professionals working nearby. For investors, that smaller rental supply means steady demand from tenants who want space, good schools, and a short commute to the Route 28 and Dulles employment corridors.
Chantilly offers suburban space and convenience in one of the fastest-growing parts of the Washington region. Residents live minutes from Dulles Airport, the Westfields business district, and the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center, with major highways connecting them to Tysons, Reston, and Washington, DC.
The housing stock is newer than in most inner-suburb communities. Much of Chantilly was developed from the 1980s onward, with planned neighborhoods of single-family homes and townhomes, many governed by homeowners associations that maintain shared amenities such as pools, trails, and playgrounds. Apartment communities in the area are largely garden-style and mid-rise buildings completed since 2000.
Whether a resident is drawn by a short commute to a cleared job, access to Fairfax County Public Schools, room to spread out in a townhome or single-family home, or proximity to parks and Dulles Airport, Chantilly delivers a Northern Virginia lifestyle with strong long-term appeal.
Chantilly sits at the center of Northern Virginia’s defense, intelligence, and technology corridor, which is the primary driver of rental demand in the area. Major employers in and near Chantilly include:
Sully Historic Site preserves the 1794 home of Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia's first congressman and uncle of Robert E. Lee, along with original outbuildings and a reconstructed slave quarter that tells the story of the enslaved people who lived and worked there. The house was spared demolition when the land was acquired for Dulles Airport and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Nearby, Ox Hill Battlefield Park preserves a portion of the site of the Battle of Chantilly, fought on September 1, 1862, with walking paths and interpretive markers. A stone house along Route 50 is the only surviving building from the original Chantilly Plantation.
The Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, which opened in 2003, displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts in two massive hangars, including the Space Shuttle Discovery, a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, and an Air France Concorde. Admission is free, and visitors can watch restoration work in progress, catch a film at the Airbus IMAX Theater, or take in views of Dulles Airport from the observation tower. Sully Historic Site offers guided house tours and seasonal programs, and the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall are within driving distance.
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park covers roughly 650 acres of woodlands, fields, and streams, with hiking trails, a nature center, and the historic Cabell's Mill. Cub Run RECenter offers an indoor aquatic center and fitness facilities, while the Cub Run Stream Valley trail and Sully Woodlands provide additional paths for walking and biking. Neighborhood pools, playgrounds, and trail networks maintained by local homeowners associations add even more outdoor space close to home.
The Dulles Expo Center on Route 28 hosts home shows, craft fairs, auto shows, and industry conferences throughout the year. For concerts and the performing arts, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Capital One Hall in Tysons, and Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow are all within a short drive. Local breweries, the IMAX theater at the Udvar-Hazy Center, and seasonal events at Sully Historic Site add even more options close to home.
Chantilly's shopping and dining are centered around Route 50 and Route 28, where shopping centers such as Greenbriar Town Center and the Sully Place area offer restaurants, cafés, and everyday retail. The area's diverse community supports a wide range of international restaurants and markets, from Korean and Vietnamese to Indian and Latin American cuisine. Fair Oaks Mall and Fair Lakes Center are a short drive east, and residents have access to major grocery chains throughout the area.
Owning and managing rental properties is a big job with tons of work and stress. However, with boundless opportunities and growth potential, as well as the hope of supplementing income well into retirement, investment property owners continue to work hard.
Bay Property Management Group Northern Virginia can help you reap the benefits of owning a rental property without the stress!
By taking advantage of our property management services in Chantilly, your property managers handle everything while you maintain ownership and control of your rental property!
There is a lot of work that goes into owning and managing Chantilly rental properties and the tenants that reside there. Take the stress and work out of being a landlord by hiring a Northern Virginia property management company!
Bay Property Management Group Northern Virginia has become one of the most trustworthy property management companies in the Chantilly area, and for good reason. We have a friendly and knowledgeable management team on hand to answer all of your property-related questions and concerns, as well as those of your tenants. Further, we offer competitively low property management rates, making our property management services worth the money you spend. Take a look at some of the services Bay Property Management Group can provide for your Chantilly rental properties:
Taking a professional approach to rent collection, Bay Property Management Group makes sure your tenants fully understand the rent collection policies and procedures prior to move-in. With high expectations and a consistent policy for late rent, you can count on your money reaching your bank account on time.
So that you don’t have to make midnight emergency calls to your properties, Bay Management Group offers a 24/7 on-call maintenance staff to handle all property maintenance and repair requests. Using only qualified and insured contractors, you never have to worry about shoddy work that breaks the bank.
Bay Property Management Group markets vacant properties across major rental platforms and search engines to attract qualified applicants quickly. Every applicant is evaluated using the same consistent criteria, including credit, rental history, and income verification. Any criminal history is reviewed through an individualized assessment rather than as an automatic disqualifier, and lawful sources of income, including housing vouchers, are accepted as required by law.
When tenant issues arise, Bay Property Management Group is here to help. Our team understands the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and Fairfax County rental requirements, manages the eviction process through the Fairfax County General District Court from start to finish, and provides guidance through property-related legal matters to help protect your interests.
