Arlington, VA Housing Market: Home Prices & Rent
Arlington home values since 2000
Last few years
Rent in Arlington
Owning vs renting, monthly
Buying the typical Arlington home with 20% down at this week's 7.32% 30-year rate costs about $5,409/month (principal, interest plus ~1.5% a year for tax and insurance) vs $2,680/month typical rent.
Rate: Freddie Mac, week of Oct 22, 2026. Estimate for comparison only.
Arlington vs the Washington metro, Virginia and the U.S.
| Typical home | 12-month change | Typical rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington, VA | $802k | +1.3% | $2,680/mo |
| Washington metro | $570k | +0.2% | $2,407/mo |
| Virginia | $412k | +2.1% | - |
| United States | $366k | +1.2% | $1,932/mo |
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Common questions
Are home prices falling in Arlington, VA?
No - the typical Arlington home value is up 1.3% over the past 12 months, at $802k (September 2026).
Is the Arlington housing market crashing?
Home values are close to their 2020s high and up 1.3% over the past year - a rising market, not a sudden collapse. Whether that continues isn't knowable from the data - this page updates every month when new figures come out.
How much is rent in Arlington, VA?
Typical rent in Arlington is $2,680 a month (September 2026), +1.1% over 12 months.
Is Arlington more expensive than the rest of the Washington area?
The typical Arlington home ($802k) is 41% above the Washington metro typical of $570k (September 2026).
More of the Washington area
Washington metro housing market · Alexandria
Sources: Data Provided by Zillow Group (Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index for the city of Arlington, September 2026; days to contract for the metro area). 30-year mortgage rate: Freddie Mac PMMS. How we calculate.