Arlington vs Alexandria
Arlington, VA compared with Alexandria, VA · 4 miles apart
Arlington has 236,254 residents to Alexandria’s 160,662. Arlington comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Alexandria does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.
| Arlington, VA | Alexandria, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 236,254 | 160,662 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,088 | 10,757 |
| Median household income | $142,114 | $119,681 |
| Median home value | $895,000 | $735,100 |
| Median rent | $2,322 | $2,089 |
| Homeownership | 41.3% | 42.1% |
| Average commute | 26.2 min | 28.4 min |
| Median age | 35.5 | 37.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 77.1% | 66.2% |
| Poverty rate | 7.4% | 7.9% |
| Unemployment | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Price to income | 6.3× | 6.1× |
| Clear days a year | 23 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 28 | — |
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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