There are 13 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Washington. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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5210 Langston Boulevard, Arlington, VA
6.3 mi from downtown Washington · Top-tier donations nearby
Annandale Road, Falls Church, VA
8.8 mi from downtown Washington · Affluent catchment area
1862 Kalorama Road Northwest, Washington, DC
1.8 mi from downtown Washington · Affluent catchment area
6136 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA
7.3 mi from downtown Washington · Affluent catchment area
10 South Glebe Road, Arlington, VA
5.1 mi from downtown Washington · Affluent catchment area
725 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
13.9 mi from downtown Washington · Affluent catchment area
6220 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA
8.9 mi from downtown Washington · Affluent catchment area
4816 Boiling Brook Parkway, Rockville, MD
10.7 mi from downtown Washington · Comfortable surrounding area
4714 Columbia Pike
5.9 mi from downtown Washington · Comfortable surrounding area
7558 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA
12.3 mi from downtown Washington · Comfortable surrounding area
7031 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA
10.5 mi from downtown Washington · Comfortable surrounding area
Right now the Arlington location has the highest Goods Score (86 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 13 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Washington, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.