Arlington Stats

I recently came across Sperling's Best Places website, which researches, studies, and posts information about specific places, such as the 22204 zip code in Arlington, Virginia.

I found out that the 22204 zip code's population in 2009 was 52,189, an increase of 4.6% since 2000. The cost of living is 29.53% higher than the U.S. average. Public schools spend $9,270 per student while the national average is $6,058, and there are 11 students per teacher. The unemployment rate is 4.4% (national average is 8.5%), while job growth is up .9%.

The medium home cost is $358,600 and home appreciation was -16.8%. The average age of a home is 46 years (national average 27). Interestingly, only around a third of the homes are owned by the occupants and the property tax rate ($8.53) is well under the national average ($13.28).

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