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City of Alexandria, Virginia

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 13,086 returns moved into City of Alexandria and 12,824 moved out, a net gain of 262 returns, or 3.4 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

City of AlexandriaFairfaxMontgomery, MD

Farther away

City of AlexandriaSan Diego, CANew York, NY

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Alexandria has swung from a net loss in 2019–20 to a net gain in 2022–23. The median move into Alexandria covered 10 miles, the shortest among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 33.7% of Alexandria’s returns, the highest turnover among these 285 counties. On balance, Alexandria gains the most returns from the District of Columbia and loses the most to Fairfax County.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Fairfax County3,3512,536−815
  2. Arlington1,1301,572+442
  3. District of Columbia6051,232+627
  4. Prince William692496−196
  5. Prince George’s, MD612538−74
  6. Montgomery, MD303339+36
  7. Loudoun262189−73
  8. Stafford12092−28
  9. Anne Arundel, MD12283−39
  10. San Diego, CA9787−10
  11. Charles, MD9886−12
  12. Los Angeles, CA7886+8

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 82 counties sent 20 or more returns each (76% of arrivals from within the US) and 72 received 20 or more (78% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 81% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,840 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Philadelphia, PA6987133
Baltimore City, MD647642
Cook, IL6277595
Middlesex, MA6169391
Miami-Dade, FL6086934
New York, NY5882214
Maricopa, AZ56742,001
City of Virginia Beach5671152
Mecklenburg, NC5575322
Queens, NY5371214
Harris, TX52781,211
Fulton, GA5067538
Kings, NY5065208
King, WA50832,300
Dallas, TX49721,177
Bexar, TX48871,382
Orange, FL4767752
Hillsborough, FL4668814
Baltimore County, MD446550
Wake, NC4456226
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Spotsylvania9016054
City of Richmond8611091
New York, NY8295214
King, WA781112,300
Cook, IL6889595
Wake, NC64106226
Frederick, MD619148
City of Fairfax609112
Baltimore City, MD576842
Philadelphia, PA5774133
Mecklenburg, NC5675322
Harris, TX56821,211
Kings, NY5477208
Hillsborough, FL5274814
Howard, MD528831
Henrico507596
City of Virginia Beach4765152
Baltimore County, MD466650
Bexar, TX46691,382
Dallas, TX45701,177

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Maryland1,283
  2. District of Columbia1,232
  3. New York282
  4. Florida258
  5. California234
  6. Texas193

Departures to

  1. Maryland1,395
  2. District of Columbia605
  3. Florida269
  4. California219
  5. Texas202
  6. New York182

Four filing years

12,39113,8732019–2012,50213,8982020–2112,86812,8192021–2213,08612,8242022–23

InOut

Alexandria shows gains in 2021–22, 2022–23 and losses in 2019–20, 2020–21; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −19.9 in 2019–20, −19.0 in 2020–21, +0.7 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $96,864 Arriving
  • $106,196 Leaving
  • $155,105 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.

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