Fairfax County
Kingstowne, Virginia
A 1990s planned community off the Franconia-Springfield Parkway with a town center, extensive amenities, and an Alexandria address in Fairfax County.
Kingstowne is a large planned community off the Franconia-Springfield Parkway, built through the 1990s and 2000s around a town center, with an Alexandria mailing address and a Fairfax County tax bill.
County, not city
An Alexandria address here does not mean the independent city. Kingstowne is in Fairfax County: county taxes, county schools. Confirm the jurisdiction before estimating either.
The community
The Towne Center holds a grocery, a cinema, restaurants, and shops, positioned so the nearer residential clusters can reach them on foot — a genuine advantage over the subdivisions around it. The residential villages each have their own character across single-family homes, townhouses, and condominiums. Landsdowne and Windsor Park sit closest to the Parkway and the Metro. East along South Van Dorn, the corridor runs into Alexandria’s West End. Manchester Lakes and Island Creek adjoin and are usually shopped alongside.
The fees, plural
The community association funds two clubhouses, pools, fitness facilities, sports courts, trails, and common grounds. Many sections carry a sub-association or condominium fee on top. This is the most common surprise here: ask which apply to a specific property and get both figures in writing before comparing homes on list price.
Metro and VRE
Franconia-Springfield — the Blue Line terminus and a VRE stop — is roughly five minutes away, with Van Dorn Street also close. From some sections the station is a long walk or a short bus; from most it is a drive. Measure the real route from a specific address. Either way, this is one of the better-connected addresses in southern Fairfax County, and it is the structural advantage over communities further out.
Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools, generally the Hayfield and Edison pyramids depending on location. The boundary runs through the community, so neighboring villages can differ. Confirm with FCPS.
Getting around
The Franconia-Springfield Parkway along the southern edge, I-95 and the Capital Beltway a few minutes east, Van Dorn Street north.
Buying or selling here
Buyers should build the full monthly figure — association plus any sub-association or condominium fee — and confirm the school pyramid, which varies within the community. Sellers should state both fees and the school assignment up front; in a market where buyers compare several similar homes at once, an unclear fee picture is what loses the offer.
Communities in Kingstowne
- Kingstowne Towne Center
- The community's retail center with a grocery, cinema, restaurants, and shops, walkable from the nearer neighborhoods.
- The village clusters
- Named residential villages of single-family homes, townhouses, and condominiums, each with its own character and sometimes its own sub-association.
- Landsdowne and Windsor Park
- Condominium and townhouse sections closest to the Parkway and the Metro.
- South Van Dorn corridor
- The eastern edge toward Alexandria's West End, with apartments and older stock.
- Manchester Lakes and Island Creek edge
- Adjoining communities usually shopped alongside Kingstowne.
Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools serves Kingstowne, generally through the Hayfield and Edison high school pyramids depending on location. Confirm the current attendance area for a specific address with FCPS.
Commuting
The Franconia-Springfield Parkway runs along the southern edge with I-95 and the Capital Beltway a few minutes east, and Van Dorn Street heading north. The Franconia-Springfield Metro station, terminus of the Blue Line and a VRE stop, is roughly five minutes away, and the Van Dorn Street station is also close. This is one of the better-connected addresses in southern Fairfax County.
Market
Kingstowne is an amenity market built largely in the 1990s and 2000s: single-family homes, a large townhouse market, and substantial condominium stock, all under a community association that funds two clubhouses, pools, fitness facilities, and trails. Some sections carry a second sub-association or condominium fee. It carries an Alexandria address in Fairfax County, so county taxes and county schools apply. The Metro and VRE access at Franconia-Springfield is the main structural advantage over comparable communities further out.
Common questions
Is Kingstowne in Alexandria?
No. It carries an Alexandria mailing address but sits in Fairfax County, which means Fairfax County taxes and Fairfax County Public Schools rather than the city's. Confirm the jurisdiction before estimating a tax bill or assuming a school assignment.
What does the association cover?
Two clubhouses, pools, fitness facilities, tennis and sports courts, trails, and common grounds, funded by an assessment on member properties. Many sections also carry a sub-association or condominium fee on top of that. Ask which apply to a specific property and get both figures in writing — it is the most common source of surprise here.
Can you walk to Metro?
From some sections, the Franconia-Springfield station is a long walk or a short bus ride; from most, it is a five-minute drive. The station is the Blue Line terminus and a VRE stop, which makes it valuable either way. Measure the actual route from a specific address rather than relying on a listing's description.
What schools serve Kingstowne?
Fairfax County Public Schools, generally the Hayfield and Edison pyramids depending on location. The boundary runs through the area, so neighboring villages can differ. Confirm the current attendance area for a specific address with FCPS.
What is in the Towne Center?
A grocery, a cinema, restaurants, and shops, arranged so that the nearer residential clusters can reach them on foot. For a community of this vintage that walkability is a real advantage, and it is part of what distinguishes Kingstowne from the subdivisions around it.
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Last updated 2026-09-08.