Sell or ground-lease to a datacenter developer in Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William is the fastest-growing Tier-2 Virginia datacenter market. Land prices, the PW Digital Gateway, and what scouts want.
Sell or ground-lease land for a datacenter in Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William is the fastest-growing Tier-2 Virginia datacenter market. Land prices, the PW Digital Gateway, and what scouts want.
Prince William County has become the most active Tier-2 Virginia datacenter market as Loudoun fills up. The proposed PW Digital Gateway (a major datacenter corridor) and aggressive site-selection activity in Manassas, Gainesville, and Bristow have driven Prince William land prices to within striking distance of Loudoun's.
What Prince William datacenter land sells for in 2026
- Manassas / Gainesville / Bristow core: $250,000-$600,000 per acre
- Digital Gateway corridor (when rezoned): $300,000-$800,000+ per acre projected
- Exurban Prince William: $80,000-$200,000 per acre
The PW Digital Gateway
The proposed Prince William Digital Gateway is a county-led initiative to designate 2,100+ acres west of Manassas for datacenter development. The Gateway has faced significant citizen opposition (historic battlefield concerns, suburban character, water/power load on county infrastructure) but the county board has advanced parts of the rezoning.
For landowners with acreage in or adjacent to the Gateway, the opportunity is significant — but timing is uncertain. Expect 2-5 years from rezoning to lease execution on any given parcel.
What scouts want in Prince William
- Same as Loudoun:
- 50-200+ contiguous acres
- Substation within 3 km (Dominion territory)
- Fiber within 1 mile
- Industrial or rezonable zoning
- Water availability
Prince William advantages: more available acreage at lower prices than Loudoun, growing fiber infrastructure, county economic development team actively recruiting.
Prince William disadvantages: substation capacity is tightening; citizen opposition is more organized than in Loudoun; some areas face rezoning delays.
How to attract Prince William scouts
Same brokerage channels as Loudoun (CBRE, JLL, Newmark, Cushman & Wakefield Data Center Advisory). Plus engage Prince William County Department of Economic Development.
Next step
Run a free Landholder.com assessment — we'll evaluate substation proximity and confirm whether your parcel sits in or adjacent to the Digital Gateway zone.
Providers active in Virginia for datacenter
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