Virginia Real Estate & Relocation Guide

McLean, Virginia

Population: 60,200

Located in Fairfax County

One of Fairfax County's most exclusive and sought after communities, McLean has a heritage rich in American history. Captain John Smith's appraisal in 1608 still holds true today, "Heaven and earth never agreed to frame a better place for man's habitation."

McLean is a community of large estates and quiet neighborhoods with tree-lined streets and undeveloped woods and fields. McLean is the location of Hickory Hill, the estate of John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, and Merrywood, the home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis where John Kennedy wrote Profiles in Courage. McLean is also home to the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Upscale homes, shopping centers, first-class offices, and some large estates housing the rich and powerful are characteristic of the McLean area. But behind its reputation as an enclave of the privileged there is a community with a great sense of pride in it's heritage, it's present, and it's future. The residents of McLean are actively involved in their community, through participation in many community events and organizations.

The McLean Community Center provides an endless calendar of community events for residents of all ages. From the annual McLean Day Festival to cultural, entertainment, social, and athletic events, there always seems to be something going on. McLean is a down-to-earth, established community with a real "home-town" feeling.