ZIP 22191
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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January. Asking rents in ZIP 22191 usually run 1.5% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in August, about $58 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 22191 is 0.6% below its high of $2,171 in July 2025, at $2,158 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 22191 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 22191 rose 30.6% while median household income rose 24.4% ($87,856 to $109,316). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 22191 is 31.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($109,316) is $2,733 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,280); a 3-bedroom is $2,880.
1st cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Woodbridge.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 22191. 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 22191 (Woodbridge, VA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 37.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 22191 in Woodbridge, VA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 22191 in Woodbridge, VA has climbed by $440 per month, settling near $2,158 after starting the period at $1,718. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 22191 in Woodbridge, VA now reports about $109,316, up from $92,432 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 7.3 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 72,613 to 73,623 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.4% change. About 42.9% of households rent today, against 38.9% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 22191 in Woodbridge, VA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 22191 covers Woodbridge, VA. The median rent here is $2,158/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,050/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,280/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($109,316/yr), ZIP 22191 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.2% over the past year.
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