Alexandria vs Dale City
Alexandria, VA compared with Dale City, VA · 18 miles apart
Alexandria has 160,662 residents to Dale City’s 71,016. Alexandria comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Dale City does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Alexandria, VA | Dale City, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 160,662 | 71,016 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 10,757 | 4,990 |
| Median household income | $119,681 | $111,994 |
| Median home value | $735,100 | $425,500 |
| Median rent | $2,089 | $1,876 |
| Homeownership | 42.1% | 79.3% |
| Average commute | 28.4 min | 37.4 min |
| Median age | 37.7 | 35.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 66.2% | 33.5% |
| Poverty rate | 7.9% | 7% |
| Unemployment | 3.3% | 5% |
| Price to income | 6.1× | 3.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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