ZIP 22201
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 22201 usually run 1.8% below trend in December and 1.5% above it in July, about $92 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 22201 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 22201 changed +3.8% 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 22201 rose 16.7% while median household income rose 14.5% ($126,632 to $145,000). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 22201 is 22.3% 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 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($145,000) is $3,625 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($3,370); a 3-bedroom is $4,250.
6th cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Arlington.
ZIP 22204, 2 miles away, rents for 21% less ($2,195/mo), about $7,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 22201. 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 22201 (Arlington, VA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 86.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 22201 in Arlington, VA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 22201 in Arlington, VA has increased by $660 per month, settling near $2,792 after starting the period at $2,132. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $133,471 in 2021 to $145,000 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 22.4 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 39,240 to 37,473 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.5% change. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 22201 in Arlington, VA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 22201 covers Arlington, VA. The median rent here is $2,792/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,317/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,586/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($145,000/yr), ZIP 22201 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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