What is the median rent in Newington Forest, VA?

Name: Median rent in Newington Forest, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Newington Forest, VA is $2,618 (±$135) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 409 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Newington Forest, the median gross rent went from $2,153 in 2015–2019 to $2,618 in 2020–2024 (+21.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,618 (±$135)
Rented homes: 409 (±122)
$2,000 or more: 79.7%
Since 2015–2019: +21.6%

How much rent costs in Newington Forest

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Newington Forest	Fairfax County	Virginia	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±9.3 points)	2.2%	5.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	15.9% (±13.5 points)	2.4%	16.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	0.0% (±9.3 points)	6.3%	25.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	4.4% (±5.3 points)	21.9%	24.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	19.3% (±11.5 points)	31.2%	15.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	44.0% (±13.3 points)	17.7%	6.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	16.4% (±9.3 points)	18.3%	7.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,500 to $2,999, paid by 44.0% of renting households.

79.7% of rented homes in Newington Forest cost $2,000 or more a month.

Newington Forest against Fairfax County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Newington Forest	Fairfax County	Virginia	United States
Median gross rent	$2,618 (±$135)	$2,276 (±$15)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	409 (±122)	126,406 (±2,242)	1,045,770 (±8,216)	42,849,984

In Newington Forest, median gross rent is higher than in Fairfax County ($2,276).

It is also higher than in Virginia ($1,579).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Fairfax County, Newington Forest ranks 21 of 66 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 32 of 428.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Newington Forest has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$2,153 (±$159)	$2,618 (±$135)	+21.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	10.1% (±2.3 points)	10.3% (±2.8 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.7% (±8.9 points)	0.0% (±8.7 points)	−8.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Newington Forest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Newington Forest
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Newington Forest	—	$2,618 (±$135)	—
Crosspointe	1.8 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Newington	2.0 mi	$2,805 (±$161)	Not measurably different
South Run	2.2 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Laurel Hill	2.3 mi	$2,413 (±$366)	Not measurably different
West Springfield	2.6 mi	$2,455 (±$188)	Not measurably different
Lorton	2.9 mi	$2,548 (±$211)	Not measurably different
Burke	3.1 mi	$2,894 (±$119)	Higher
Springfield	4.1 mi	$2,656 (±$189)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Burke, VA ($2,894).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Fairfax County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
15	Difficult Run	$3,066 (±$1,188)
16	Burke	$2,894 (±$119)
17	Newington	$2,805 (±$161)
18	Fairfax Station	$2,794 (±$126)
19	Springfield	$2,656 (±$189)
20	Franklin Farm	$2,625 (±$232)
21	Newington Forest	$2,618 (±$135)
22	Franconia	$2,605 (±$132)
23	Kings Park West	$2,560 (±$348)
24	Lorton	$2,548 (±$211)
25	Burke Centre	$2,515 (±$148)
26	Tysons	$2,497 (±$74)
27	Mason Neck	$2,486 (±$766)

Showing 13 of 66 places in Fairfax County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Newington Forest is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Newington Forest

What is the average rent in Newington Forest, VA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Newington Forest is $2,618 (±$135) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Newington Forest?

In Newington Forest, the median gross rent went from $2,153 in 2015–2019 to $2,618 in 2020–2024 (+21.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Newington Forest cost more than $2,000 a month?

79.7% of rented homes in Newington Forest have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Newington Forest higher than in Fairfax County?

In Newington Forest, median gross rent is higher than in Fairfax County ($2,276).

It is also higher than in Virginia ($1,579).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Newington Forest CDP, Virginia (place:55758, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.