Best PlacesLyon Park, Arlington, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lyon 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.
Lyon Park, Arlington ranks 346th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lyon 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.
Lyon Park, Arlington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lyon Park, Arlington ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Household income$136,292 median, better than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Lyon Park, Arlington ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,495 a month, better than only 1% 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 27% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lyon Park, Arlington
A household needs to earn about $310,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lyon Park, Arlington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $136,292, 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 Lyon Park, Arlington's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Lyon Park, Arlington
Lyon Park, Arlington runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lyon Park, Arlington.
Who works in Lyon Park, Arlington, and how
Work in Lyon Park, Arlington centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 46%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Lyon Park, Arlington
The coast is about 22 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Lyon Park, Arlington, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lyon Park, Arlington, month by month
Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon Park, Arlington
Schools across Lyon Park, Arlington average an A, better than 95% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Long Branch ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Campbell ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jefferson MiddleA · 62% 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 Lyon Park, Arlington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lyon 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 Lyon Park, Arlington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lyon Park, Arlington
Is Lyon Park, Arlington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lyon Park, Arlington ranks 346th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, an educated workforce, and good schools, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lyon Park, Arlington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,194,754. The overall cost of living runs about 57% above the national average. Set against a $136,292 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Lyon Park, Arlington safe?
Yes, Lyon Park, Arlington is safer than 69% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $361 per resident a year.
Compare Lyon Park, Arlington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lyon Park, Arlington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lyon 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.
Lyon Park, Arlington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lyon Park, Arlington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lyon Park, Arlington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lyon Park, Arlington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lyon Park, Arlington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lyon 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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