Alexandria, Virginia
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Alexandria.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Alexandria compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 156,788City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $113,638Incorporated place (ACS)45% above U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 190ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)90% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $696,800City limits (ACS)130% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $2,031City limits (ACS)51% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 2.9%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 34 min36% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 6442% above U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 177.5annualized per 100k · citywide71% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 1551.2annualized per 100k · citywide50% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 88°FNear U.S. avg (87°F)U.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 32°F2.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 41.8 in27% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 2477% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Alexandria with another city
Alexandria, Virginia counts about 156,788 residents inside the city limits. Median household income is roughly $113,638, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 190 — well above the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). A typical home near $696,800 and rents around $2,031 frame most shortlists.
Alexandria is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Alexandria with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Federal-contractor suburbs and Atlantic coastal towns pull different budgets. The normals show about 41.8 inches of rain and 247 sunny days across a typical year. Plan on roughly 34 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 64. A recent county unemployment reading near 2.9% suggests a relatively tight local labor market. Violent-offense rates near 177.5 per 100k compare favorably with many peer metros, though local blocks still differ.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Alexandria city, 1600000US5101000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN515100000000003 (Alexandria city, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00013743 WASHINGTON REAGAN AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28