FIPS 51013 · population 236,254 · part of Washington, DC
The latest county-level Zillow ZORI is $2,722 per month in 2026-06. It is a typical asking-rent index across rental types—not an arithmetic average, signed lease or quote for one property.
| Bedrooms | HUD monthly FMR | Geography | Measurement boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,953 | Arlington County, VA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 1 bedroom | $2,015 | Arlington County, VA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,246 | Arlington County, VA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,835 | Arlington County, VA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 4 bedrooms | $3,332 | Arlington County, VA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
Zillow asking rent, ACS gross rent and HUD FMR describe different housing universes. They remain separate and no metro, city or neighboring-county value replaces missing county evidence.Zillow pulled 2026-07-26 · HUD pulled 2026-07-26
Everything here joins on the county FIPS code, so each figure comes from the agency that publishes it with no name matching in between.
Zillow estimates a current home value. FHFA tracks repeat mortgage transactions. Their growth rates should be read side by side, not averaged.
Survey source: Census ACS 5-year — county housing value, tenure and stock · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30. These values describe different housing universes and are not combined into gross yield.
Workplace source: BLS QCEW — county employment and wages · annual county employment and wages 2021-2025; latest 2025 vs 2024 · pulled 2026-08-02. QCEW counts covered jobs located in the county, not employed residents or the metro score’s CES/LAUS series.
BEA per-capita personal income divides all personal income by the county population. It is broader than wages, but it is not household income or a measure of what renters can afford.
HUD CHAS separates renter households by income relative to local HAMFI. Moderate burden means housing costs above 30% through 50% of income; severe burden means more than 50%.
These Apartment List observations match the exact county Census code 51013. They are kept separate from Zillow asking rent, Census occupied-home rent and wider metro measures.
Monthly overall-rent index; missing observations are not filled from another geography.
Arlington County’s tension is a high acquisition basis against a modest reported gross return: the Zillow county 2026-06 median home value is $823,567 and median asking market rent is $2,722 per month, for a reported 3.97% gross yield before operating costs. That makes this a diligence case for investors able to test expenses and unit-level rent, while buyers relying on yield margin should be cautious; the county record alone does not establish net cash flow or a workable purchase basis.
Price direction is not clean across measures. Zillow’s 2026-06 home-value reading was down 0.43% year over year, whereas FHFA’s 2025 annual repeat-transaction HPI rose 1.44% and showed a 24.11% cumulative five-year gain. These different vintages and methods cannot be averaged. The 0.91% effective property-tax rate is a carrying-cost input. HUD’s two-bedroom FMR is a payment standard, not asking rent; measured market rent is 121.2% of it, so FMR cannot replace the market-rent input.
Demand evidence is mixed rather than decisively strong. In QCEW annual county-workplace data, covered employment grew 0.84% and average weekly covered-worker pay grew 6.60%; professional and business services accounted for 44.18% of total private covered employment. These are workplace, not resident, measures and do not describe the whole economy. Tax-return movers produced net in-migration of 395 households, but incoming movers’ average income was $29,782 below outgoing movers’. Investors accounted for 7.67% of 1,813 purchase mortgages: participation is measurable, but the record does not identify their properties, prices, or hold strategies.
Risk screening puts inland flood first: modeled annual climate loss equals 0.08% of building value, which calls for parcel flood-zone, elevation, insurance, and deductible review rather than a county-wide loss estimate. Realtor.com listing price, active listings, days on market, and price-reduced share are not published, preventing an MLS-based read on visible supply, marketing time, or seller concessions. Closed-sale comparables, property condition, insurance quotes, and operating expenses are also absent; without them, acquisition basis, net yield, and flood-cost exposure cannot be underwritten from this record.
This view uses 8 direct Zillow ZIP markets matched to Census ZCTAs. Each ZIP is assigned by its largest HUD residential county share; this is not an exhaustive county inventory.
Across the eight selected direct-evidence ZIPs assigned to Arlington County, June 2026 Zillow ZORI—a typical observed asking-rent index—runs from $2,285 to $4,601. Its selected-set median is $2,811.50, versus the county ZORI of $2,722, and the $2,316 spread makes a single county figure a limited screening tool. Renter shares run from 21.0% to 79.0%, reinforcing that the ZIP set covers markedly different tenure mixes. The decision question is not which ZIP is “best,” but whether the current asking-rent range for a comparable unit fits a household’s budget and search criteria before lease terms and unit details are assessed.
Zillow, ACS, and HUD answer different questions. At ZIP 22205, the $4,601 ZORI is 216.0% of the $2,130 HUD two-bedroom FMR, while its ACS five-year median gross-rent estimate is $1,911. At ZIP 22202, $2,717 in ZORI equals 80.6% of its $3,370 two-bedroom FMR. Those contrasts are not conversions: ZORI is the observed asking-rent index, ACS median gross rent is a survey estimate across renter households, and FMR is an administrative, bedroom-specific standard. Use the matched measure for the task—current asking-rent screening, household-rent context, or program-standard comparison—rather than averaging or substituting them.
ACS 2024 five-year ZCTA estimates frame budget pressure and housing-stock conditions, not live listings. Rent-burden shares range from 32.3% to 47.0%, while vacancy ranges from 3.4% to 12.6%; corresponding county measures are 40.1% and 8.15%. ZIP 22201 pairs the lowest selected burden share, 32.3%, with an 8.8% vacancy rate and a $2,550 median gross-rent estimate. That combination is not proof that a currently listed unit is affordable or easier to secure. A lower burden share describes surveyed renter outcomes, and a higher vacancy rate is not a measure of current available listings; both should guide questions about budget resilience and search conditions, not determinations about a unit.
Crosswalk and coverage require restraint. Each displayed ZIP is assigned to Arlington County because it has the largest HUD residential-address share for that ZIP; the selected shares range from 97.8% to 100.0%. The matched set covers 65,452 renter households but is not an exhaustive county inventory, and ZIP boundaries can cross county lines. ACS data here apply to statistical ZCTAs, which are not identical to USPS delivery ZIPs. For any property, verify the exact address and county assignment, the live asking rent, bedroom count, utilities and mandatory fees, concessions, lease length, availability date, and any program or income eligibility; compare a two-bedroom listing with the appropriate HUD bedroom standard.
All 8 eligible direct-evidence ZIP profiles are shown.
| ZIP / ZCTA | Zillow asking rent | ACS gross rent | HUD 2BR | Burden 30%+ | Vacancy | Income screen | HUD county share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22204 | $2,285 | $1,894 | $2,210 | 41.1% | 6.4% | $91k | 99.5% |
| 22201 | $2,819 | $2,550 | $3,370 | 32.3% | 8.8% | $113k | 100.0% |
| 22202 | $2,717 | $2,484 | $3,370 | 38.8% | 12.6% | $109k | 100.0% |
| 22203 | $2,995 | $2,416 | $3,040 | 39.3% | 7.6% | $120k | 100.0% |
| 22209 | $2,804 | $2,203 | $2,750 | 40.9% | 11.2% | $112k | 100.0% |
| 22206 | $2,472 | $2,381 | $2,920 | 38.0% | 7.9% | $99k | 97.8% |
| 22207 | $3,463 | $2,274 | $2,650 | 45.8% | 4.7% | $139k | 99.6% |
| 22205 | $4,601 | $1,911 | $2,130 | 47.0% | 3.4% | $184k | 99.8% |
Open a five-digit report for asking rent, affordability, rent history and resale liquidity. Each row keeps its ZIP/ZCTA measurement scope.
| ZIP report | City label | Zillow rent | 1Y change | ACS burden 30%+ | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 22207 rental reportArlington County | Arlington, VA | $3,463 | ▲ 3.6% | 45.8% | 35,479 |
| ZIP 22203 rental reportArlington County | Arlington, VA | $2,995 | ▲ 1.3% | 39.3% | 26,594 |
| ZIP 22201 rental reportArlington County | Arlington, VA | $2,819 | ▲ 0.3% | 32.3% | 37,473 |
| ZIP 22209 rental reportArlington County | Arlington, VA | $2,804 | ▲ 0.0% | 40.9% | 14,154 |
| ZIP 22202 rental reportArlington County | Arlington, VA | $2,717 | ▼ 1.9% | 38.8% | 27,715 |
| ZIP 22204 rental reportArlington County | Arlington, VA | $2,285 | ▼ 0.4% | 41.1% | 51,921 |
Zillow ZORI is an asking-rent index. ACS burden and population describe the Census ZCTA; missing observations remain n/a.
Census-recognized incorporated places and CDPs that intersect this county. The list does not pretend to include every neighborhood or informal community.
Population is the total place-wide ACS estimate, not an allocated county share. A place crossing a county line is labelled explicitly. Source: Census ACS 5-year — cities and communities · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30.
0.079% of building value expected lost per year
$8,153 median annual bill
17,965 in · 17,570 out
$93,857 arriving · $123,639 leaving
139 of 1,813 mortgages
A metro is an average of these. Which side of a county line a property sits on can change the tax bill, the hazard profile and the tenant pool.
| County | Population | Price | Rent | Yield | Hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington County | 236,254 | $824k | $2,722 | 4.0% | inland flooding |
| Fairfax County | 1,147,837 | $779k | $2,542 | 3.9% | inland flooding |
| Montgomery County | 1,065,949 | $627k | $2,346 | 4.5% | inland flooding |
| Prince George's County | 959,754 | $434k | $1,951 | 5.4% | inland flooding |
| District of Columbia | 681,294 | $579k | $2,532 | 5.2% | inland flooding |
| Prince William County | 488,880 | $592k | $2,282 | 4.6% | inland flooding |
| Loudoun County | 432,998 | $810k | $2,917 | 4.3% | inland flooding |
| Frederick County | 287,048 | $509k | $2,217 | 5.2% | inland flooding |
| Charles County | 170,527 | $454k | $2,328 | 6.2% | inland flooding |
No. The record identifies HUD FMR as a payment standard and separately provides measured median asking market rent.
No. It reports gross yield before costs but lacks operating expenses, insurance quotes, property condition, and financing terms.
No. Realtor.com active listings, days on market, listing price, and price-reduced share are not published.