ZIP 22041
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 22041 usually run 0.5% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in March, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 22041 is 0.1% below its high of $2,367 in May 2025, at $2,364 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 22041 changed +1.2% 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 22041 rose 30.1% while median household income rose 28.1% ($72,298 to $92,636). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 22041 is 32.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($92,636) is $2,316 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,190); a 3-bedroom is $2,760.
2nd cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Falls Church.
ZIP 22044, 1 mile away, rents for 13% less ($2,060/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 22041. 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 22041 (Falls Church, VA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 48.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 22041 in Falls Church, VA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 22041 in Falls Church, VA has shifted from $1,785 to $2,364, up 32.4% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $92,636 today, compared with $80,410 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 22041 in Falls Church, VA adding about 465 residents over the five-year window, up 1.6% on net. The renter share has eased from 50.3% to 46.7%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 22041 covers Falls Church, VA. The median rent here is $2,364/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,960/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,190/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($92,636/yr), ZIP 22041 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.2% over the past year.
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