ZIP 22102
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 22102 usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in June, about $51 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 22102 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 22102 changed +2.1% 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 22102 rose 19.3% while median household income rose 24.7% ($123,474 to $153,949). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 22102 is 24.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($153,949) is $3,849 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,840); a 4-bedroom is $4,510.
ZIP 22044, 7 miles away, rents for 23% less ($2,060/mo), about $7,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 22102. 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 22102 (McLean, VA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 81.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 22102 in McLean, VA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 22102 in McLean, VA has increased from $2,150 to $2,684, a 24.8% change over five years. Median household income rose from $140,839 to $153,949 between 2021 and 2024, a 9.3% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 5.3% since 2021, moving from about 27,722 residents to roughly 29,184. College-educated residents now make up 81.2% of adults here, versus 84.3% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 22102 in McLean, VA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 22102 covers McLean, VA. The median rent here is $2,684/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,730/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,040/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($153,949/yr), ZIP 22102 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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