ZIP 22306
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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February. Asking rents in ZIP 22306 usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 1.4% above it in July, about $43 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 22306 is 5.7% below its high of $2,068 in December 2024, at $1,951 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 22306 changed -4.7% 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 22306 rose 26.3% while median household income rose 23.7% ($78,534 to $97,132). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 22306 is 19.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 7 months in a row, and rose in 1 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($97,132) is $2,428 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,030); a 3-bedroom is $2,560.
2nd cheapest of 7 ZIP codes in Alexandria.
ZIP 20744, 6 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,754/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 22306. 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 22306 (Alexandria, VA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 41.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 22306 in Alexandria, VA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 22306 in Alexandria, VA has increased 15.6% since 2021, going from about $1,688 per month to roughly $1,951 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $79,864 in 2021 to $97,132 more recently. Income growth outran rent by about 6.0 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 33,554 to 30,602 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.8% change. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 22306 in Alexandria, VA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 22306 covers Alexandria, VA. The median rent here is $1,951/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,820/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,030/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($97,132/yr), ZIP 22306 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 4.7% over the past year.
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