If you can afford to live here, Arlington is a fabulous place to rent an apartment, a new survey concludes.
The county ranked fifth nationally in the 2026 “Best Cities for Renters” ranking from Apartment List.
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Fewer sales and lower prices resulted in a nearly 16% year-over-year decline in the total value of home transactions across Arlington in September, according to new data.
A total of 175 properties went to closing during the month, down 5% from 184 in September 2025, based on figures reported Oct. 12 by MarketStats by ShowingTime.
The owner of a Westover taqueria is calling for more community support during tough times for local businesses.
Sarah White, the owner of Westover Taco, recently wrote on Facebook that she has yet to recover from a summer slump and even hit a record low in sales amid pressures from inflation and rising prices.
Arlington’s civilian workforce continued to shrink in August, with the county posting its lowest employment figures in over four years.
The 145,818 Arlington residents counted as employed in August was the lowest number since 144,681 in February 2022, when the region and nation were still contending with the economic impacts of the pandemic.
Median Arlington rental costs moved slightly higher year-over-year in September, but stayed below all-time highs set in 2025, according to new data.
The overall median apartment rent countywide stood at $2,610 in September, up 0.2% from a year before, based on data reported Sept. 29 by Apartment List.
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Surging mortgage rates are leading to a more cautious approach to real estate in Arlington, but overall, they don’t currently seem to be scaring off many prospective buyers.
Months of rising interest rates, which surpassed 7% for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages last week, have led homebuyers to tread more carefully, even as local home sales have been holding relatively steady, a cross section of real estate professionals told ARLnow.
A dip in rental costs brought on by the pandemic had long-term effects on apartment costs in Arlington, a new analysis suggests.
An Arlington housing market unaffected by the pandemic would have been about 2% costlier than the current one, according to analysts at Apartment List.
Arlington’s tax-delinquency rate ticked up slightly over the past year, but remains at a level the county’s new treasurer says is not cause for worry.
The county’s 0.2% delinquency rate for fiscal year 2026 was up just a hair from 0.18% in 2025 and 0.17% in 2024, Treasurer Kim Rucker told ARLnow on Sept. 21.
Sales and average prices were relatively flat in August across the Arlington real estate market, with similar conditions expected through the rest of 2026.
A total of 193 properties went to closing during the month, comparable to 192 reported in August 2025, according to figures reported Sept. 10 by MarketStats by ShowingTime.
Arlington’s employment picture appears to be stabilizing after a tumultuous 18 months, during which the county lost thousands of jobs.
With 147,695 county residents employed in the county’s civilian workforce and 4,452 looking for jobs, the county’s jobless rate of 2.9% in July was down slightly from 3% a year before.
Arlington apartment rents declined year-over-year in August but are up 3.5% since the start of 2026, according to new data.
The median rental price for an apartment countywide was $2,460 for one-bedroom units, $2,973 for two bedrooms and $2,612 overall, according to figures reported Aug. 26 by Apartment List.
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Total employment in Arlington decreased by 4.5% during the first year of the second Trump administration, tying with D.C. for the biggest drop nationwide.
The decline was part of a downward trend across the inner D.C. region in figures reported Aug. 28 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.