Arlington, VA 22209 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 61
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Home Value
$722,630
+0.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
61
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
46 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
28%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
44%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,784/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
1.2%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$50
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+1% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 24% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+85% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (61/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.2% below their final list price; 28% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 44% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $176k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,481 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,616/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $50 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (61% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.7% to +8.6% (80% range; middle estimate +1.6%), chance of a rise 61%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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Other ZIP codes in Arlington County, VA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington, VA 22204 | $600.6K | −0.3% | 46 |
| Arlington, VA 22201 | $696.3K | +1.2% | 33 |
| Arlington, VA 22207 | $1.4M | +1.9% | 9 |
| Arlington, VA 22202 | $740.9K | −0.5% | 65 |
| Arlington, VA 22203 | $643.3K | +1.7% | 24 |
| Arlington, VA 22206 | $549.6K | +1.2% | 40 |
| Arlington, VA 22205 | $1.2M | +1.9% | 15 |
| Arlington, VA 22213 | $1.1M | +3.9% | 25 |
| ZIP 22211 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 22214 | – | – | – |