Housing in Buckingham at a glance
- Population
- 7,791
- Housing units
- about 4,591
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $915,000Arlington: $895,000 (+2%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,820 a monthArlington: $2,322 (-22%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 28%Arlington: 41.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 55.8%
- Median year built
- 1976
Buckingham sets high home values against low rents. Its $915,000 median is fourth-highest of ten sectors and 2% above Arlington overall, yet rent of $1,820 is 22% below the city and ninth in the ranking. Owners hold 28% of households, 13.3 points under the citywide share, which ranks fourth. West of the population centre, it borders sectors with quite different prices: Bluemont at $984,000 with $2,830 in rent, Ballston - Virginia Square at $571,000 with $2,640, and Arlington Mill at $330,000 with $1,720. A typical Buckingham home dates to 1976, and 55.8% of the stock is older than 1980, which is also fourth among the sectors, so the age of the stock and the share of owners both land in the upper middle of the city.
Questions about Buckingham
What is the median home value in Buckingham, Arlington?
$915,000 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 Buckingham?
$1,820 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 Buckingham own or rent?
Most rent: 28% 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 2 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).
Buckingham is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 62 civic associations) of Arlington: population 7,791 (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 Buckingham
The closest sectors of Arlington, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Arlington
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Buckingham. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Buckingham? Ask for your spot.