Living in Southwest Waterfront
The city faced an unemployment rate of 6.35% at the end of 2020. Southwest Waterfront recorded annual PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 76% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 72% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Southwest Waterfront?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Southwest Waterfront. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Southwest Waterfront 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.
Work and income
Southwest Waterfront 6.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 6,319 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked5Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 6.35 % | 31 Dec 2020 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)4Official · parent municipality |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Southwest Waterfront. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Southwest Waterfront. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 944.1 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release3Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Southwest Waterfront 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.
Open the official coverage guideMobility and administration
Southwest Waterfront's nearest airport was DCA, 3 km away and offered 91 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Southwest Waterfront. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 3°C in January to 27.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 72.8 mm in January and 109.9 mm in July. PM2.5 peak concentration levels were 18.5 µg/m³.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Southwest Waterfront 6.3
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.29 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 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 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 18.5 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)14Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 6.27 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual precipitation | 1,062 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Maximum July temperature | 32 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average annual temperature | 15.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Minimum January temperature | -1.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)11Official · 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.
Alternatives for people set on Southwest Waterfront
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.
Mount Vernon Triangle as a Southwest Waterfront alternative in the same region
3 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Annual PM2.5: 1.6 µg/m³ Mount Vernon Triangle vs 6.3 µg/m³ Southwest Waterfront−74%
- Median gross pay, region: €6,319 Mount Vernon Triangle vs €6,319 Southwest Waterfrontsame level
- Unemployment: 6.3% Mount Vernon Triangle vs 6.3% Southwest Waterfrontsame level
Cities near Southwest Waterfront
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 1,805 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 6,209 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
How does Southwest Waterfront compare?
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the typical salary around Southwest Waterfront?
The median gross salary is 6,319 EUR/month. Source: Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked.
What is the unemployment rate in Southwest Waterfront?
The unemployment rate is 6.35 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is the air quality good in Southwest Waterfront?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.29 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).
Is Southwest Waterfront a good place to live?
Southwest Waterfront 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 Southwest Waterfront?
Capitol Riverfront, Downtown DC, Barracks Row, Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon Triangle are near Southwest Waterfront. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Southwest Waterfront, United States: salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 532259c4c94c8ca2b44cbd69cd92a29f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/southwest-waterfront/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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