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Do you like your neighborhood?
Is it friendly, and where everyone knows their neighbors?
No matter if you live in the sticks or in an apartment building in downtown Arlington, you have a little pocket that you can call home. And each neighborhood is different.
Smaller neighborhoods usually have obvious benefits -- less crime, a slower pace of life, and a lower cost of living. But not all Arlington neighborhoods are created equal. Some are better than others. But which ones?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Arlington are the best. If you're in one of the places we're about to highlight, odds are you know you've got it made. So, if you're thinking of moving to Virginia and Arlington is on the top of your list, check out our best neighborhoods to live in.
Here are the best neighborhoods in Arlington for 2022.
The Best Neighborhoods In Arlington For 2022
So what's the best neighborhood to live in Arlington for 2022? According to the most recent census data, Woodmont looks to be the best Arlington neighborhood to live in.
Read on to see how we determined the places around Arlington that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Arlington.
Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from best to worst.
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The 10 Best Neighborhoods To Live In Arlington
Population: 697
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $1,044,200 (Third best)
Median Income: $244,013 (best)
More on Woodmont: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 3,223
Rank Last Year: -
Median Home Value: $913,150 (12th best)
Median Income: $217,813 (Sixth best)
More on Rock Spring: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 199
Rank Last Year: 2 (Down 1)
Median Home Value: $1,044,200 (Third best)
Median Income: $244,013 (best)
More on Riverwood: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 535
Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $988,050 (Fifth best)
Median Income: $219,819 (Fifth best)
More on Dover Crystal: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 3,541
Rank Last Year: 3 (Down 2)
Median Home Value: $943,200 (Eighth best)
Median Income: $167,983 (22nd best)
More on Lyon Village: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 1,549
Rank Last Year: -
Median Home Value: $860,300 (13th best)
Median Income: $238,548 (Third best)
More on Waycroft-Woodlawn: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 378
Rank Last Year: -
Median Home Value: $941,800 (Ninth best)
Median Income: $205,956 (Seventh best)
More on Stafford Albemarle Glebe: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 221
Rank Last Year: -
Median Home Value: $941,800 (Ninth best)
Median Income: $205,956 (Seventh best)
More on Chain Bridge Forest: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 3,417
Rank Last Year: 5 (Down 4)
Median Home Value: $820,360 (18th best)
Median Income: $193,824 (Ninth best)
More on Yorktown: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 2,968
Rank Last Year: -
Median Home Value: $808,200 (19th best)
Median Income: $176,823 (17th best)
More on Williamsburg: Homes For Sale | Data
Methodology: How We Determined The Best Arlington, VA Neighborhoods In 2022
In order to rank the best neighborhoods in Arlington, we had to determine what criteria defines a "best".
Using crime, census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- High incomes
- Low unemployment rates
- Low crime
- High home prices
- High population densities (A proxy for things to do)
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 57 in each category, where 1 was the best.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index the "Best City Neighborhood In Arlington." We're lookin' at you, Woodmont.
Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the best places Arlington, Virginia has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from best to worst.
Summary: Putting A Bow On Our Analysis Of The Best Neighborhoods In Arlington
If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Arlington where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.
As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Arlington aren't all good. Forest Glen takes the title of the worst neighborhood to live in Arlington.
We ranked the neighborhoods from best to worst in the chart below.
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