Rock Spring Arlington VA
Rock Spring, located just across the Potomac River from Washington, DC, is a neighborhood boasting an organized association formed during the mid-1900s, a popular farmer’s market, and the opportunity to enjoy the best of both worlds with the feeling of a secluded, pastoral community while only minutes away from Washington, D.C.
The current population of Rock Spring is 3,096 with a median age of 39. Rock Spring is located in the 22207 zip code area and includes the Woodland Acres neighborhood. The median household income is $203,075, average household net worth is $1,338,057, and the average home price is $843,150.
Lifestyle
Only a 20-minute drive from the nation’s Capital and the most important political center in the world, Rock Spring boasts a low crime rate (82% lower than the national average), excellent schools, active community involvement and a place for people to plant their roots and enjoy every aspect of their lives.
Culturally stimulating events and activities can be found year round for all ages including sports, recreation, concerts, parks, art galleries and renowned National Museums. In 1950, The Rock Spring Civic Association came into existence, named for the spring that bubbled up behind the houses on the south side of Rock Spring Road. The Association was founded “to promote the mutual interests and general welfare of the community” and represents about 1000 homes and their residents. It was a natural outgrowth of the active and engaged community of individuals who found themselves in this area before, during and following the Second World War.
Rock Spring residents enjoy easy access to a popular farmer’s market at nearby Marymount University, Firefly Festival at Fort C.F. Smith Park, and numerous gardening and neighborhood social activities.
Rock Spring shares boundaries with neighboring communities Yorktown, Williamsburg, Golf Branch, Old Glebe and McLean. It is only 20 minutes by car to Downtown Washington, the Pentagon, Metro stations from Rosslyn to East Falls Church, George Washington Memorial Parkway and Interstate 66.
Buying and Selling Homes in Rock Spring, Virginia
As a Real Estate Consultant with more than 30 years as a licensed Realtor, Mike Pugh helps clients successfully buy and sell homes and condos in the Rock Spring neighborhood and throughout the Arlington, Virginia area. See below for homes currently on the market in Rock Spring below. You can contact Mike at mike@mikesellsvirginia.com, or by phone at 703.593.6320. And be sure to click through to Mike’s blog at www.mikesellsvirginia.com/blog to learn more about life and real estate in the greater Washington, DC and Northern Virginia area.
Resources
School Boundary Locator and Boundary Information
Jamestown Elementary School