Washington vs Arlington
Washington, DC compared with Arlington, VA · 5 miles apart
Washington has 693,645 residents to Arlington’s 236,254. Washington comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership. Arlington does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Washington, DC | Arlington, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 693,645 | 236,254 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 11,348 | 9,088 |
| Median household income | $109,870 | $142,114 |
| Median home value | $737,100 | $895,000 |
| Median rent | $1,954 | $2,322 |
| Homeownership | 41.5% | 41.3% |
| Average commute | 30 min | 26.2 min |
| Median age | 34.9 | 35.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 64.2% | 77.1% |
| Poverty rate | 15.4% | 7.4% |
| Unemployment | 6.3% | 3.3% |
| Price to income | 6.7× | 6.3× |
| 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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