Experienced in moving you from NY to Arlington, Washington DC
Experienced in moving you from NY to Arlington, Washington DC
Arlington County provides a charming suburban alternative to life in the nation’s capital, just across the Potomac River from Washington DC.
Piece of Cake regularly moves young professionals, families, singles and military personnel more than 230 miles to Arlington from New York and the tri-state area. We provide a range of services to make the move to Arlington as seamless as possible, including expert packing and unpacking options, live tracking during transportation, maximum insurance and custom crating for oversized or special items.
With walkable friendly neighborhoods, New Yorkers moving to Arlington will find a county with a low crime rate, high performing public schools, cultural and historic landmarks and an abundance of green spaces in which to enjoy their down time.
Moving you to Arlington and all of its major neighbourhoods
Piece of Cake is well credentialed in interstate moves from New York to the rest of the United States, including Arlington, Virginia. Let us handle your seamless relocations to your new neighbourhood in Arlington including:
- Arlington Forest
- Arlington Ridge
- Arlington Village
- Ashton Heights
- Aurora Highlands
- Balston
- Barcroft
- Bluemont
- Broyhill Heights
- Buckingham
- Cherrydale
- Claremont
- Clarendon
- Colonial Village
- Columbia Pike
- Courthouse
- Crystal City
- East Falls
- Fairlington
- Glencarlyn
- Greenbrier
- High View Park
- Lyon Village
- Madison Manor
- Maywood
- Nauck
- Palisades
- Penrose
- Pentagon City
- Radnor – Fort Myer Heights
- Rosslyn
- Shirlington
- Virginia Square
- Waverly Hills
- Waycroft – Woodlawn
- Westover
- Williamsburg Circle
Our top moving tips when moving to Arlington
At just 26 square miles in size, compared to New York’s City’s 302 square miles, Arlington may be smaller geographically but it’s large on key livability measures.
There is much to recommend about moving to Arlington and a few drawbacks to have on your radar before you arrive including:
- Travel time. Plan for a longer commute than usual if you’re driving, as Washington DC’s notoriously bad traffic spreads into Arlington. For those planning to drive into the District daily for work, give yourself ample travel time. Alternatively, the capital’s Metrorail extends in Arlington while the Virginia Railway Express has a stop at Crystal City. There’s also a growing cycle culture due to recent accessibility improvements by the local government while New Yorkers moving to Arlington will love the walkability of neighborhoods such as Rosslyn and Clarendon. For trips further afield, the closest airport to Washington DC is based in Arlington, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
- Stable jobs market. Perhaps best known as home to the Pentagon and Arlington Cemetary, this County attracts hundreds of government and military employees and coincidentally has the lowest unemployment rate in the state of Virginia. The US Departments headquartered here include the Department of Defence, Marshalls Service, Trade and Development Agency and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Regular population turnover is to be expected also, as some residents move to the county to work for a particular administration and move on after 4 or 8 years when their employer is out of office. However there is also a growth story in this economy, highlighted by the opening of Amazon’s HQ2 in Arlington, adding an additional 25,000 jobs to the area.
- Stay fit. Arlington has been ranked one of America’s healthiest and fittest communities and is home to one of the largest 10 mil road races in the world, the Army Ten Miler. It has an abundance of parks, trails, indoor fitness options and a growing cycling culture. Many of its parks are also dog friendly with fenced off areas, like Shirlington Dog Park, Fort Ethan Allen Dog Park and Towers Dog Park so your fur baby can stay in great shape too.
- Rich in History. You can’t visit Arlington Cemetery and not be moved, with sites like the Tomb of the Unknown soldier, President John F Kennedy’s grave and the US Marine Corps War Memorial among the landmarks on its 624 acres. Arlington also has more than 70 historic sites and buildings on the National Register which attract thousands of visitors each year, including Fort Myer, home to the Army’s oldest active infantry regiment, and the oldest house in the county, Ball Sellers House dating to 1760.
- Quality Education. Arlington residents in search of higher education have close proximity to George Mason University, Marymount University, Strayer University and The Art Institute of Washington. However the county takes all levels of education seriously, spending almost half of all its local revenues on education. There are 22 elementary schools, 6 middle schools and 3 high schools in the county, with additional Catholic education options. According to recent figures Arlington’s average school test scores are 25% higher than the national average.
- Arts & Culture. From outdoor festivals to family friendly shows at the Lubber Run Amphitheatre you’ll have little time to miss Central Park with hundreds of events in the County each year. Arlington is home to galleries, theatres, arts centres and museums including the Signature Theatre and the Arlington Arts Centre. Many of the county’s urban villages, as they are known, also run their own local events, like the Madison Civic Association’s Halloween bonfire, Easter egg hunt and parades.
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