Neighborhood Profile

Fairlington-Shirlington

Arlington, VA | Arlington County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
68.8
National rank: #1,575 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
75.6
Score
Value Opportunity
76.0
Score
Momentum
47.9
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationArlington, VA
CountyArlington County
National rank#1,575 of 14,967
State rank#68 of 518
City rank#7 of 50
County rank#7 of 50
National percentile89.5
National bandTOP_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$622,412
Year-over-year home value change0.3%
Month-over-month home value change0.02%
Home value to income ratio4.03
Median household income$154,501
Bachelor's degree or higher79.3%
Civilian unemployment rate2.9%
Homeownership rate53.1%
Housing vacancy rate7.0%
Rent burden 30% or higher31.9%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Fairlington-Shirlington

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Fairlington-Shirlington?

Fairlington-Shirlington is ranked #7 of 50 eligible neighborhoods in Arlington; #68 of 518 eligible neighborhoods in VA; and #1,575 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Fairlington-Shirlington one of the best neighborhoods in Arlington?

Fairlington-Shirlington has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 68.8 and a city ranking of #7 of 50 eligible neighborhoods in Arlington.

How much are homes worth in Fairlington-Shirlington?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Fairlington-Shirlington is approximately $622,412.

Are home values rising or falling in Fairlington-Shirlington?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.3% year over year and 0.02% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Fairlington-Shirlington?

Fairlington-Shirlington has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 47.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Fairlington-Shirlington?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $154,501.

How affordable is Fairlington-Shirlington relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.03. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Fairlington-Shirlington primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 53.1%.

What is the unemployment rate in Fairlington-Shirlington?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.9%.

How educated are residents of Fairlington-Shirlington?

Approximately 79.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Fairlington-Shirlington face high rent burden?

Approximately 31.9% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Fairlington-Shirlington?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications279
Estimated originations186
Home-purchase applications174
Origination rate66.9%
Home-purchase share62.3%
Average application loan$694,259
Total application loan amount$193,409,307
National application rank#1,335 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -8.2% YoY; originations -13.6% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.