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In Arlington (Virginia), the median gross salary is €7,071 a month (2024) and unemployment is 2.7% (2024).

Arlington's population was 238,643 at the end of 2020. Arlington's unemployment stood at 2.72% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 58,382 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0429 sources

Population238,643people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary7,071EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records
Median rent2,145EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate2.72%country median 4.6% — 40% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime4,249incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crime Rate by Jurisdiction (per 100,000)
PM2.5, annual mean6.49µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 85% of American cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 93% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 66% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Arlington?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Arlington.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Arlington recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan17Official · national market
Median monthly rent2,145 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records2Official

Is Arlington a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker34%strong on work, weak on safety · range 25–43%
Skilled employee43%strong on work, weak on education · range 34–52%
Student33%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 23–43%
Family41%strong on family, weak on education · range 31–51%
Retirement32%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–44%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Arlington?

The median gross salary is about 7,071 EUR/month (2024). Source: ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records3

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Arlington?

The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.72 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)4
Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Arlington is 2.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026Virginia Works workforce centers — official current locations16Official
Median gross salary7,071 EUR/month31 Dec 2024ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records3Official
Unemployment rate2.72 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)4Official

What does a salary buy in Arlington?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Arlington median gross pay: €7,071 (ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,910of €5,137 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€5,137
Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year− €2,145
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent aboveincl.
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€2,910
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Arlington Salary needed to live in Arlington

Public employment offices in Arlington

Virginia Works workforce centers lists 1 public employment office in Arlington (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

Office count verified

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U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices248 count13 Sept 2026NPPES Data Dissemination V.2 — September 20268Official
Hospitals10 count30 Sept 2026CMS Hospital General Information5Official
Pharmacies46 count13 Sept 2026NPPES Data Dissemination V.2 — September 20268Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents288.7 per 100,00013 Sept 2026NPPES Data Dissemination V.2 — September 20268Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Arlington when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Arlington?

Police recorded about 4,249 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime Rate by Jurisdiction (per 100,000)6

Recorded crime across major citiesArlington highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Arlington highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Arlington2,896
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,249 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Crime Rate by Jurisdiction (per 100,000)6Official · county

Mobility and administration

Arlington's nearest airport was DCA, 7 km away and offered 91 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport91 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Distance to the nearest major airport7 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)DCA3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Arlington. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Arlington.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 6.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 3°C in January and 27.2°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Arlington?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.49 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData14
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Arlington is 6.5 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.49 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData14Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.1 · Feb 9 · Mar 13.6 · Apr 20 · May 24.7 · Jun 29.5 · Jul 32 · Aug 31 · Sep 27.1 · Oct 20.8 · Nov 14.5 · Dec 9.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 9.1 · May 14.4 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 17.8 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 1.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 14.6 · May 19.6 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 26.3 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 16 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 5.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 72.8 · Feb 66.4 · Mar 88.9 · Apr 81.5 · May 100.2 · Jun 106.7 · Jul 109.9 · Aug 82.6 · Sep 99.8 · Oct 92.9 · Nov 73.8 · Dec 86.7 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading16.7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)14Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean6.49 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)14Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,062 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)21Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature32 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature15.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)20Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature-1.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)19Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Alexandria ±0.0 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±4.5 °C, Marugame (Japan) ±1.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.8 °C, Lyon (France) ±2.5 °C, Villeurbanne (France) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Arlington covered an area of 67.3 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 3,561.5 people per km².

How many people live in Arlington?

The published population was 238,643 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202013

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area67.33 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)11Official
Foreign-resident share24.35 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)4Official
Foreign residents58,382 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)4Official
Population density3,562 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)4Official
Population238,643 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202013Official

Alternatives for people set on Arlington

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

McLean as an Arlington alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 50,773 McLean vs 238,643 Arlington−79%
  • Median gross pay, city: €10,418 (2020) McLean vs €7,071 (2024) Arlingtonno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,349 McLean vs 4,249 Arlington−21%
  • Unemployment: 2.3% McLean vs 2.7% Arlington−17%
  • Foreign residents: 25.0% McLean vs 24.3% Arlingtonsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.5 µg/m³ McLean vs 6.5 µg/m³ Arlingtonsame level
Full comparisonMore about McLean

Cities near Arlington

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Seven Corners 4.0 km away
Rent
1,508 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,820 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Lake Barcroft 5.6 km away
Rent
1,777 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,636 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Washington, D.C. 5.9 km away
Rent
1,805 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,209 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Arlington, nearest in population first.

All United States cities
Boise237,963 residentsRichmond237,257 residentsFrisco236,955 residentsCape Coral236,264 residentsMcKinney236,001 residentsScottsdale243,006 residents

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Arlington in rankings

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Arlington?

The published population was 238,643 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

Is the air quality good in Arlington?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How safe is Arlington?

Police recorded about 4,249 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime Rate by Jurisdiction (per 100,000).

What is the typical salary in Arlington?

The median gross salary is about 7,071 EUR/month (2024). Source: ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records.

What is the unemployment rate in Arlington?

The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Arlington?

58,382 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Arlington a good place to live?

Arlington may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Arlington?

Rosslyn, Seven Corners, Baileys Crossroads, Foggy Bottom, Glover Park are near Arlington. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Arlington (Virginia), United States: population, rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 743ed95c150b8db63e220ae898282339]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/arlington/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Arlington (Virginia), United States: population, rent, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {743ed95c150b8db63e220ae898282339},
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}
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