ZIP 22003
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in ZIP 22003 usually run 0.9% below trend in October and 0.6% above it in July, about $37 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 22003 is 1.1% below its high of $2,510 in November 2025, at $2,482 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 22003 changed -0.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 169 Virginia ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 22003 rose 29.3% while median household income rose 26.1% ($110,086 to $138,794). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 22003 is 34.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($138,794) is $3,470 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,340).
ZIP 22312, 3 miles away, rents for 15% less ($2,099/mo), about $4,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 22003. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 22003 (Annandale, VA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 51.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 22003 in Annandale, VA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 22003 in Annandale, VA has climbed from $1,817 to $2,482, a 36.6% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $119,489 in 2021 to $138,794 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 2.0% since 2021, moving from about 58,952 residents to roughly 57,755. Renters now make up 28.7% of households, compared with 30.6% five years ago. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 22003 in Annandale, VA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 22003 covers Annandale, VA. The median rent here is $2,482/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,020/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,250/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($138,794/yr), ZIP 22003 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.2% over the past year.
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