ZIP 22206
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 22206 usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in August, about $42 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 22206 is 0.2% below its high of $2,447 in April 2025, at $2,442 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 22206 changed +2.3% 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 22206 rose 21.8% while median household income rose 28.9% ($109,291 to $140,877). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 22206 is 23.5% 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 ($140,877) is $3,522 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,920); a 3-bedroom is $3,690.
3rd cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Arlington.
ZIP 22204, 1 mile away, rents for 10% less ($2,195/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 22206. 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 22206 (Arlington, VA) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 74.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 22206 in Arlington, VA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 22206 in Arlington, VA has shifted from $1,901 to $2,442, up 28.5% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 22206 in Arlington, VA now reports about $140,877, up from $117,829 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 22206 in Arlington, VA losing about 382 residents over the five-year window, down 1.8% on net. The renter share has eased from 56.8% to 54.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 76.2% to 74.1% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 22206 in Arlington, VA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 22206 covers Arlington, VA. The median rent here is $2,442/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,028/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,260/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($140,877/yr), ZIP 22206 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.3% over the past year.
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