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Best Places to Rent

Washington Metropolitan Area

District Of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia

Average Rent

$2,216

Rent Comparison

-9.0% Lower

than state average

Cost of Living

52.5% Higher

than national average

Population

6.27 Million

in 2022

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area has a total population of 6,272,247. Use the map below to explore this metro’s top cities and compare key metrics to find the best place

Washington

Average Rent

$2,433

Population

630,884

# of Rentals

5,493

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,535

Population

231,311

# of Rentals

2,245

Alexandria

Average Rent

$2,197

Population

153,370

# of Rentals

1,538

Stafford

Average Rent

$2,146

Population

101,108

# of Rentals

50

Frederick

Average Rent

$1,805

Population

87,552

# of Rentals

211

Germantown

Average Rent

$1,784

Population

87,324

# of Rentals

103

Waldorf

Average Rent

$2,049

Population

84,616

# of Rentals

134

Silver Spring

Average Rent

$1,824

Population

80,584

# of Rentals

885

Gaithersburg

Average Rent

$1,795

Population

69,785

# of Rentals

250

Centreville

Average Rent

$2,159

Population

69,658

# of Rentals

84

Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,676

Population

69,366

# of Rentals

544

Rockville

Average Rent

$2,001

Population

67,167

# of Rentals

381

Reston

Average Rent

$2,506

Population

65,172

# of Rentals

339

Bowie

Average Rent

$1,864

Population

55,643

# of Rentals

123

Woodbridge

Average Rent

$1,755

Population

54,012

# of Rentals

400

Leesburg

Average Rent

$2,405

Population

51,192

# of Rentals

45

North Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,198

Population

50,295

# of Rentals

208

Ashburn

Average Rent

$2,263

Population

50,146

# of Rentals

231

McLean

Average Rent

$2,556

Population

49,958

# of Rentals

248

Wheaton

Average Rent

$1,805

Population

49,379

# of Rentals

39

Potomac

Average Rent

$2,657

Population

46,215

# of Rentals

14

Lanham

Average Rent

$1,853

Population

45,151

# of Rentals

82

Spotsylvania

Average Rent

$1,581

Population

43,114

# of Rentals

21

Manassas

Average Rent

$2,130

Population

42,334

# of Rentals

165

College Park

Average Rent

$1,942

Population

34,407

# of Rentals

94

Olney

Average Rent

$1,751

Population

34,163

# of Rentals

5

Chevy Chase

Average Rent

$2,465

Population

32,200

# of Rentals

44

Sterling

Average Rent

$2,109

Population

31,273

# of Rentals

70

Clarksburg

Average Rent

$2,091

Population

30,554

# of Rentals

5

Springfield

Average Rent

$2,242

Population

30,471

# of Rentals

39

Tysons

Average Rent

$2,550

Population

30,385

# of Rentals

62

Laurel

Average Rent

$1,643

Population

29,535

# of Rentals

370

Fredericksburg

Average Rent

$1,769

Population

29,450

# of Rentals

315

Fairfax

Average Rent

$2,162

Population

25,539

# of Rentals

373

Landover

Average Rent

$1,703

Population

24,737

# of Rentals

44

Greenbelt

Average Rent

$1,814

Population

24,577

# of Rentals

241

Suitland

Average Rent

$1,407

Population

24,459

# of Rentals

82

Riverdale

Average Rent

$1,848

Population

23,862

# of Rentals

128

Chantilly

Average Rent

$2,539

Population

23,415

# of Rentals

135

Herndon

Average Rent

$2,061

Population

23,315

# of Rentals

294

North Potomac

Average Rent

$1,890

Population

23,033

# of Rentals

5

Fort Washington

Average Rent

$1,532

Population

22,569

# of Rentals

57

Camp Springs

Average Rent

$1,909

Population

21,572

# of Rentals

24

Hyattsville

Average Rent

$1,982

Population

21,133

# of Rentals

639

Culpeper

Average Rent

$1,276

Population

20,638

# of Rentals

8

Lorton

Average Rent

$2,014

Population

18,796

# of Rentals

42

Oxon Hill

Average Rent

$1,595

Population

18,051

# of Rentals

97

Beltsville

Average Rent

$1,651

Population

17,041

# of Rentals

57

Takoma Park

Average Rent

$1,511

Population

16,685

# of Rentals

22

Vienna

Average Rent

$2,156

Population

16,628

# of Rentals

73

Manassas Park

Average Rent

$1,878

Population

16,399

# of Rentals

33

Adelphi

Average Rent

$1,622

Population

16,041

# of Rentals

13

Hillcrest Heights

Average Rent

$1,525

Population

15,369

# of Rentals

17

Falls Church

Average Rent

$2,289

Population

14,642

# of Rentals

448

New Carrollton

Average Rent

$1,505

Population

12,759

# of Rentals

16

Forestville

Average Rent

$1,476

Population

12,305

# of Rentals

28

Brandywine

Average Rent

$1,992

Population

11,934

# of Rentals

11

Largo

Average Rent

$1,995

Population

11,757

# of Rentals

103

La Plata

Average Rent

$2,011

Population

11,251

# of Rentals

75

Triangle

Average Rent

$1,410

Population

10,082

# of Rentals

28

Average Rent is calculated by averaging the monthly rent of 1 bedroom apartments.

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This information is based on data collected by CoStar Group researchers.