Best PlacesDouglas Park, Arlington, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Douglas Park, Arlington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Douglas Park, Arlington ranks 739th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Douglas Park, Arlington
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Douglas Park, Arlington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Douglas Park, Arlington ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Douglas Park, Arlington ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,495 a month, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Douglas Park, Arlington
A household needs to earn about $198,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Douglas Park, Arlington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,729, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Douglas Park, Arlington's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Douglas Park, Arlington
Douglas Park, Arlington runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Douglas Park, Arlington.
Who works in Douglas Park, Arlington, and how
Work in Douglas Park, Arlington centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in Douglas Park, Arlington
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Douglas Park, Arlington, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Douglas Park, Arlington, month by month
Douglas Park, Arlington sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Douglas Park, Arlington
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 3 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Douglas Park, Arlington
Schools across Douglas Park, Arlington average an A, better than 93% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Claremont ImmersionA− · 61% proficient
- Campbell ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Randolph ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gunston MiddleA · 65% proficient
- Jefferson MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Kenmore MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Arlington Community HighA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Douglas Park, Arlington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Douglas Park, Arlington measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Douglas Park, Arlington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Douglas Park, Arlington
Is Douglas Park, Arlington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Douglas Park, Arlington ranks 739th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and few empty homes, and lowest on childcare costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Douglas Park, Arlington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $768,466. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $98,729 median income, cost of living beats 47% of neighborhoods.
Is Douglas Park, Arlington safe?
Yes, Douglas Park, Arlington is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $196 per resident a year.
Compare Douglas Park, Arlington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Douglas Park, Arlington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Douglas Park, Arlington represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Douglas Park, Arlington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Douglas Park, Arlington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Douglas Park, Arlington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Douglas Park, Arlington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Douglas Park, Arlington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Douglas Park, Arlington detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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