Housing in Crystal City at a glance
- Population
- 11,796
- Housing units
- about 6,937
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $695,000Arlington: $895,000 (-22%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,470 a monthArlington: $2,322 (+6%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 10.2%Arlington: 41.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 32.8%
- Median year built
- 1986
Crystal City has the smallest owner share in Arlington: only 10.2% of households own, 31.1 points under the city, which makes it the most renter-dominated of the ten sectors. Rent of $2,470 is 6% above the city level and fifth in the ranking, and the home value of $695,000 is 22% below the $895,000 for Arlington overall and eighth. The housing is recent, a typical 1986, with 32.8% of homes before 1980. Aurora Highlands next door reaches $1,087,000 with 16.7% owners, Arlington Ridge $936,000 with 44.5% owners and a much older stock, and Douglas Park $707,000 with rent of $1,830. Crystal City sits south-east of the population centre, among neighbours that differ widely, from the newer buildings of Aurora Highlands to the older stock of Arlington Ridge.
Questions about Crystal City
What is the median home value in Crystal City, Arlington?
$695,000 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 Crystal City?
$2,470 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 Crystal City own or rent?
Most rent: 10.2% 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 3 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).
Crystal City is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 62 civic associations) of Arlington: population 11,796 (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 Crystal City
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 Crystal City. 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 Crystal City? Ask for your spot.