Alexandria city, VA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 38.82, -77.08.
Assembled 2026-10-19. Read the brief.
- 97th pct · 79th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 96th pct · 6th of 133 Virginia counties · median $309,231
- 77th pct · 6th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $562,284
- 38th pct · 1,869th of 3,062 US counties · median +2.9%
- 28th pct · 96th of 133 Virginia counties · median +2.8%
- 63rd pct · 9th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median +1.6%
- 91st pct · 120th of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 88th pct · 9th of 71 Virginia counties · median $1,806
- 47th pct · 12th of 22 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $2,255
- 88th pct · 363rd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 91st pct · 12th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
- 63rd pct · 9th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median 38,075
- 98th pct · 57th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 96th pct · 6th of 133 Virginia counties · median $1,048
- 81st pct · 5th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $1,341
- 85th pct · 433rd of 3,063 US counties · median 4.2
- 68th pct · 42nd of 133 Virginia counties · median 5.4
- 31st pct · 16th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median 7.1
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $673,546 (Sep 2026), +1.9% over one year, +10.7% over five
- 97th pct · 79th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 96th pct · 6th of 133 Virginia counties · median $309,231
- 77th pct · 6th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $562,284
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria city, VA | $673,546 · +1.9% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Typical rent $2,243/mo (Sep 2026), -0.9% over one year; price-to-rent 25.0
- 91st pct · 120th of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 88th pct · 9th of 71 Virginia counties · median $1,806
- 47th pct · 12th of 22 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $2,255
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria city, VA | $2,243/mo · -0.9% 1-yr |
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $3,731 a month on $673,546 at 7.40%, against an average weekly wage worth $8,424 a month: 44.3% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $673,546 × 80% = $538,836, r = 7.40%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-15), n = 360 → $3,731/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,944 × 52 / 12 = $8,424) = 44% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $673,546 / ($1,944 × 52) = 6.7
- price-to-rent = $673,546 / ($2,243 × 12) = 25.0
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
79,023 jobs at 6,279 employers (2026 Q1); -1.5% jobs and +6.9% average weekly wage over the year
- 88th pct · 363rd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 91st pct · 12th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
- 63rd pct · 9th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median 38,075
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria city, VA | 79,023 jobs · $1,944/wk · -1.5% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional and technical services | 12,390 | $2,875 | 2.27 | -3.5% |
| Health care and social assistance | 8,906 | $1,367 | 0.75 | +2.0% |
| Other services | 8,009 | $1,927 | 3.39 | -3.6% |
| Accommodation and food services | 7,921 | $632 | 1.12 | +0.5% |
| Retail trade | 6,302 | $956 | 0.82 | -3.9% |
| Administrative and waste services | 4,275 | $1,352 | 0.95 | -7.2% |
| Construction | 2,124 | $1,872 | 0.51 | +0.8% |
| Finance and insurance | 1,923 | $4,133 | 0.60 | -1.4% |
| Real estate and rental | 1,913 | $1,694 | 1.58 | -7.9% |
| Educational services | 1,615 | $1,253 | 0.95 | -5.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,345 | $1,355 | 0.40 | -7.4% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 690 | $613 | 0.53 | -0.3% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Drought #
D0 abnormally dry
Sites found: 5, searched within 0 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 0 km away are not.
US Drought Monitor current week; the highest class of any polygon containing the point.
Reservoirs #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, searched within 150 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 150 km away are not.
Σ(capacity × percent full) / Σ capacity over TWDB reservoirs within 150 km. Texas only; elsewhere USGS reservoir elevation/storage is listed without a capacity to normalise by.
Stream gauges #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
USGS latest readings screened against EPA freshwater criteria (DO ≥ 5 mg/L, pH 6.5–9, conductance, turbidity, temperature); NWS flood categories where a NWPS gauge is co-located.
Groundwater #
No USGS monitoring wells within 75 km (or above 1,500 km)
Sites found: 0, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
USGS latest daily water levels. A single latest reading says where the table is, not which way it is moving; select a well for its 365-day trace.
Water stress #
low (0.00)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 / 0.35
Banks & federal dollars #
$6.1 bn in deposits at 35 offices of 14 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,419, moderately concentrated. $4.2 bn federal obligations in FY2026 (contracts $3.2 bn, direct payments $741.0 m), $53,714 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company | $1.6 bn · 25.9% share · 4 offices | |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $939.6 m · 15.5% share · 4 offices | |
| Truist Bank | $887.0 m · 14.6% share · 7 offices | |
| Alexandria (City), VA | $4.2 bn FY2026 · $53,714/job | |
| SALIENT CRGT, INC. | $667.6 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company | $1,569,036,000 | 25.9% | 4 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $939,634,000 | 15.5% | 4 |
| Truist Bank | $887,030,000 | 14.6% | 7 |
| Bank of America, National Association | $714,963,000 | 11.8% | 2 |
| United Bank | $470,194,000 | 7.8% | 4 |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $318,886,000 | 5.3% | 2 |
| John Marshall Bank | $303,413,000 | 5.0% | 1 |
| TD Bank, National Association | $245,454,000 | 4.0% | 2 |
| Capital One, National Association | $234,231,000 | 3.9% | 1 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $184,176,000 | 3.0% | 4 |
Deposit concentration is 1,419 across 14 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls moderately concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 14 banks with deposits in the county = 25.9² + 15.5² + 14.6² + … (11 more) = 1,419
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| General Services Administration | $1,239,728,684 |
| Department of Defense | $969,168,703 |
| Social Security Administration | $498,206,453 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $410,408,331 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $259,695,598 |
| National Science Foundation | $215,432,512 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $160,236,833 |
| Department of Justice | $99,511,842 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $94,693,143 |
| Department of Commerce | $78,048,586 |
| Department of the Interior | $58,850,935 |
| Department of Agriculture | $48,787,837 |
That is $53,714 per covered job, against 79,023 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $4.2 bn / 79,023 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $53,714
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 17.95 | 2026-10-18 | -2.6% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.20 | 2026-10-19 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 7.00 | 2026-10-13 | +133.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 7,848.00 | 2026-09-01 | +14.9% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 101.91 | 2026-10-14 | +1.0% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.40 | 2026-10-15 | +0.0% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -105,572.00 | 2026-08-01 | -13.7% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 652,115.00 | 2026-09-01 | +0.7% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Alexandria city, VA: 14 findings, 3 at a watch level and 11 noted
watchAlexandria city, VA's price-to-rent ratio of 25.0 ranks 91st of 1,358 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- test: priceToRent percentile = 93.3677229182019 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
watchAlexandria city, VA's covered employment is -1.5% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -1.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchAlexandria city, VA's price-to-rent ratio is 25.0, a watch level here: typical home value worth 25 or more years of typical rent (typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- test: priceToRent = 25.02837962108031 >= 25
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteAlexandria city, VA's average weekly wage was 6.9% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +6.9 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteAlexandria city, VA's covered employment was 1.5% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -1.5 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
Read all 12 findings in the full brief
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