Livability score comparison

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Livability86
  • High Income per Capita
  • High Graduation Rates
  • Low Crime Rates
  • Lots of Local Amenities
Arlington Livability
75
  • High Income per Capita
  • Lots of Local Amenities
  • High Graduation Rates
  • Stable Housing Market
Washington Livability
83
  • High Income per Capita
  • High Graduation Rates
  • Low Crime Rates
  • Stable Housing Market
Alexandria Livability
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Amenities
  1. Amount of Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Arlington Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Washington Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Alexandria Amenities
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Cost Of Living
  1. Cost of Living Index
  2. Goods & Services Index
  3. Grocery Index
  4. Healthcare Index
  5. Housing Index
  6. Transportation Index
  7. Utilities Index
F
  1. 177
  2. 108
  3. 114
  4. 112
  5. 341
  6. 100
  7. 101
Arlington Cost Of Living
F
  1. 164
  2. 117
  3. 105
  4. 110
  5. 285
  6. 106
  7. 111
Washington Cost Of Living
F
  1. 158
  2. 110
  3. 113
  4. 109
  5. 273
  6. 111
  7. 101
Alexandria Cost Of Living
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Crime
  1. Violent Crime /100k
  2. Murder /100k
  3. Rape /100k
  4. Robbery /100k
  5. Assault /100k
  6. Property Crime /100k
  7. Burglary /100k
  8. Theft /100k
  9. Vehicle Theft /100k
  10. Total Crime /100k
A+
  1. 127
  2. n/a
  3. n/a
  4. n/a
  5. n/a
  6. 896
  7. n/a
  8. n/a
  9. n/a
  10. 1,023
Arlington Crime
F
  1. 1,047
  2. 39
  3. 38
  4. 558
  5. 412
  6. 4,158
  7. 245
  8. 2,905
  9. 1,008
  10. 5,205
Washington Crime
B
  1. 229
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 85
  5. 139
  6. 2,430
  7. 120
  8. 2,001
  9. 309
  10. 2,659
Alexandria Crime
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Employment
  1. Income Per Capita
  2. Med. Household Income
  3. Med. Earnings Male
  4. Med. Earnings Female
  5. Unemployment Rate
A+
  1. $73,078
  2. $122,604
  3. $82,459
  4. $63,887
  5. 2%
Arlington Employment
A+
  1. $58,659
  2. $90,842
  3. $65,719
  4. $55,046
  5. 5%
Washington Employment
A+
  1. $64,835
  2. $102,227
  3. $67,964
  4. $59,533
  5. 2%
Alexandria Employment
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Housing
  1. Median Home Price
  2. Median Rent Asked
  3. % Owner Occupied
  4. % Renter Occupied
  5. Avg. Household Size
B-
  1. $731,700
  2. $2,005
  3. 43%
  4. 57%
  5. 2.2
Arlington Housing
C
  1. $618,100
  2. $1,607
  3. 43%
  4. 57%
  5. 2.3
Washington Housing
B
  1. $572,700
  2. $1,774
  3. 43%
  4. 57%
  5. 2.2
Alexandria Housing
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Schools
  1. No. Public Schools
  2. Students Per Teacher
  3. Avg. Test Scores
  4. Completed High School
  5. Completed Bachelors
A+
  1. 32
  2. 12
  3. n/a
  4. 92.9%
  5. 73.7%
Arlington Schools
C
  1. 208
  2. 13
  3. n/a
  4. 87.4%
  5. 55.4%
Washington Schools
A+
  1. 57
  2. 12
  3. n/a
  4. 90.0%
  5. 62.1%
Alexandria Schools
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User Ratings
  1. Average user rating
  2. Number of ratings
C+
  1. 66%
  2. 29
Arlington User rating
C-
  1. 61%
  2. 43
Washington User rating
C-
  1. 60%
  2. 34
Alexandria User rating