Housing in Ballston - Virginia Square at a glance
- Population
- 16,238
- Housing units
- about 9,206
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $571,000Arlington: $895,000 (-36%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,640 a monthArlington: $2,322 (+14%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 26%Arlington: 41.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 12.9%
- Median year built
- 1996
Ballston - Virginia Square has the newest housing in Arlington: only 12.9% of homes predate 1980, the lowest share of ten sectors, and a typical building was completed in 1996. Rent is high, $2,640, third in the ranking and 14% above the city, while the home value of $571,000 is 36% under the $895,000 for Arlington overall and ranks ninth. That mix, rents near the top and values near the bottom, is unusual. Owners hold 26% of households, 15.3 points under the citywide share. Neighbouring Bluemont has $984,000 values and $2,830 rent, Buckingham stands at $915,000, and Clarendon - Courthouse at $725,000. The sector sits north-west of the population centre, and its low share of older homes is the thing that most clearly separates it from the neighbours around it.
Questions about Ballston - Virginia Square
What is the median home value in Ballston - Virginia Square, Arlington?
$571,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $895,000 for Arlington as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Ballston - Virginia Square?
$2,640 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $2,322 in Arlington (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Ballston - Virginia Square own or rent?
Most rent: 26% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 41.3% in Arlington (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 5 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: Arlington County GIS, Civic Association Polygons (consulted 2026-11-02).
Ballston - Virginia Square is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 62 civic associations) of Arlington: population 16,238 (Population and Demographic Estimates, civic association data file cphd_pde_2026_downloadable.csv (Arlington County CPHD)).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Arlington as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Ballston - Virginia Square
The closest sectors of Arlington, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Ballston - Virginia Square. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
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- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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