WhereDoIMove · Relocation report
South · Virginia · pop 235.5K
Arlington, VA
Weak match
at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.
Personalize this score →After estimated taxes in VA, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,089 — covering estimated essentials here (about $2,314 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $121 left over.
Expect summer highs near 88°F, winter lows around 29°F, and about 0 sunny days a year.
Tradeoff: home prices run high relative to local incomes, so buying may take longer than elsewhere.
The Arlington fit print
Est. monthly cost
$4,968/mo
Typical rent
$2,722/mo
Home value ÷ income
6.2×
Score breakdown
The data behind the score
Money (Census ACS · HUD)
- Median gross rent
- $2,722/mo
- Median home value
- $864,800
- Median household income
- $140,160
- Population
- 235,463
Work (BLS)
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Job growth (1yr)
- 0.0%
Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)
- Violent crime rate
- 0
- Property crime rate
- 0
Climate (NOAA normals)
- Avg. summer high
- 88°F
- Avg. winter low
- 29°F
- Sunny days / year
- 0
- Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
- ≈10/yr
- Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
- ≈0/yr
- Unhealthy air days
- ≈10/yr
- Annual rain
- 40"
- Annual snow
- 15"
Community & access (approx.)
- 2024 county margin
- Even
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- ≈77%
- Major airport
- ≈15 mi
- Time zone
- ET
- Walkability
- 40/100
- Transit
- 30/100
- Disaster risk
- 50/100
Data vintage: acs2023-5yr+zori-2026-06-30. Sources & methodology
Natural-hazard risk
Wildfire
low risk
Hurricanes
moderate risk
Tornadoes
low risk
Flooding
moderate risk
Earthquakes
low risk
Severe winter
low risk
Per-hazard estimate: wildfire, tornado, and earthquake by state (FEMA National Risk Index-informed); hurricanes by distance to the Gulf/Atlantic coast; flooding and severe winter from local rainfall and snowfall. Approximate. Screen by hazard from search.
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Go deeper
Buy vs. rent the median home
Owning the median Arlington home would run about $6,126/mo (mortgage, tax, insurance, upkeep) versus $2,722/mo to rent — about $3,404/mo more to buy at today's 6.60% rate.
- Mortgage (P&I)
- $4,418
- Property tax
- $627
- Insurance (state avg)
- $360
- Maintenance
- $721
Buying costs about $3,404/mo more.
Median home $864,800 · $172,960 down
Estimate only: 30-year fixed, state-average property tax and homeowners insurance, ~1%/yr maintenance. Part of the mortgage payment builds equity, which a pure outlay comparison ignores; and the median home is typically larger than the median rental, which biases the gap toward renting. Ignores closing costs, HOA dues, PMI on low down payments, and the opportunity cost of the down payment. Not a lending quote.
What will the move cost?
Moving to Arlington
About 207 mi from New York, NY.
DIY — rental truck
$400–$550
One-way truck, mileage, and fuel. Your labor.
Full-service movers
$2,900–$4,150
Pros load, drive, and unload. Packing usually extra.
Rough estimates from distance and household size — real quotes vary with season, access, exact inventory, and fuel. Get a few binding quotes before you book.
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