RENT OR BUY

Rent or buy in Alexandria, VA?

Median rent against median home value across Alexandria, and how both have moved since 2019.

Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, and FHFA. Alexandria's figures come from federal surveys and indexes, not live listings. They lag the market by one to two years and cover the whole city, with no ZIP-code detail. Our RentCast-backed cities use current asking rents and list prices by ZIP code.

The median rent in Alexandria was $2,110 a month in 2024, and the median home was valued at $704,200. That puts the price-to-rent ratio at 27.8: a typical home is worth 27.8 years of rent.

Alexandria rent and home values, 2019 to 2024

Alexandria, VA: Census ACS medians, 2019 and 2024
20192024Average change
Median gross rent$1,781/mo$2,110/mo+3.4%/yr
Median home value$572,500$704,200+4.2%/yr

Rent by bedroom count

Alexandria, VA: median gross rent by bedrooms, Census ACS 2024
BedroomsMedian gross rent
Studio$1,883/mo
1 bedroom$1,868/mo
2 bedrooms$2,460/mo
3 bedrooms$2,909/mo

How to read these numbers

Gross rent is what renters actually pay, including utilities, across every rental in the city, not just the ones on the market. Home value is what owners say their home would sell for. Both are survey medians for 2024, so they trail today's market. The price-to-rent ratio is a quick way to compare cities; a higher ratio means buying is expensive relative to renting.

For where prices have gone since, see the Alexandria home value forecast and the Alexandria rent forecast.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (2019, 2023, 2024) forAlexandria (Alexandria city, Virginia); medians are shown only when their margin of error is within 10%. How Predictye calculates this.

Frequently asked questions

How much is rent in Alexandria, VA?

The median gross rent, including utilities, was $2,110 a month in 2024, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

How much are homes worth in Alexandria, VA?

The median owner-occupied home was valued at $704,200 in 2024. That's owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.

What is the price-to-rent ratio in Alexandria, VA?

About 27.8: the median home value equals 27.8 years of median rent.

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