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Best Places to Rent

Washington Metropolitan Area

District Of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia

Average Rent

$2,246

Rent Comparison

-10.0% 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

$2,498

Population

630,884

# of Rentals

5,776

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,552

Population

231,311

# of Rentals

2,097

Alexandria

Average Rent

$2,192

Population

153,370

# of Rentals

1,641

Stafford

Average Rent

$2,057

Population

101,108

# of Rentals

39

Frederick

Average Rent

$1,847

Population

87,552

# of Rentals

230

Germantown

Average Rent

$1,814

Population

87,324

# of Rentals

86

Waldorf

Average Rent

$2,044

Population

84,616

# of Rentals

139

Silver Spring

Average Rent

$1,847

Population

80,584

# of Rentals

898

Dale City

Average Rent

$1,756

Population

72,229

# of Rentals

21

Gaithersburg

Average Rent

$1,812

Population

69,785

# of Rentals

247

Centreville

Average Rent

$2,090

Population

69,658

# of Rentals

84

Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,770

Population

69,366

# of Rentals

570

Rockville

Average Rent

$2,045

Population

67,167

# of Rentals

397

Reston

Average Rent

$2,563

Population

65,172

# of Rentals

357

Bowie

Average Rent

$1,859

Population

55,643

# of Rentals

119

Woodbridge

Average Rent

$1,823

Population

54,012

# of Rentals

406

Leesburg

Average Rent

$2,751

Population

51,192

# of Rentals

38

North Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,215

Population

50,295

# of Rentals

191

Ashburn

Average Rent

$2,179

Population

50,146

# of Rentals

153

McLean

Average Rent

$2,638

Population

49,958

# of Rentals

201

Wheaton

Average Rent

$1,896

Population

49,379

# of Rentals

37

Potomac

Average Rent

$2,575

Population

46,215

# of Rentals

13

Lanham

Average Rent

$1,900

Population

45,151

# of Rentals

75

Spotsylvania

Average Rent

$1,531

Population

43,114

# of Rentals

27

Manassas

Average Rent

$2,181

Population

42,334

# of Rentals

178

Annandale

Average Rent

$2,030

Population

42,332

# of Rentals

14

College Park

Average Rent

$1,974

Population

34,407

# of Rentals

81

Olney

Average Rent

$1,749

Population

34,163

# of Rentals

5

Chevy Chase

Average Rent

$2,435

Population

32,200

# of Rentals

55

Sterling

Average Rent

$2,055

Population

31,273

# of Rentals

81

Clarksburg

Average Rent

$1,827

Population

30,554

# of Rentals

9

Springfield

Average Rent

$2,191

Population

30,471

# of Rentals

33

Tysons

Average Rent

$2,636

Population

30,385

# of Rentals

49

Laurel

Average Rent

$1,635

Population

29,535

# of Rentals

374

Fredericksburg

Average Rent

$1,794

Population

29,450

# of Rentals

368

Fairfax

Average Rent

$2,150

Population

25,539

# of Rentals

339

Landover

Average Rent

$1,799

Population

24,737

# of Rentals

47

Greenbelt

Average Rent

$1,770

Population

24,577

# of Rentals

250

Suitland

Average Rent

$1,406

Population

24,459

# of Rentals

61

Riverdale

Average Rent

$1,906

Population

23,862

# of Rentals

114

Chantilly

Average Rent

$2,592

Population

23,415

# of Rentals

126

Herndon

Average Rent

$2,145

Population

23,315

# of Rentals

265

North Potomac

Average Rent

$1,905

Population

23,033

# of Rentals

7

Fort Washington

Average Rent

$1,534

Population

22,569

# of Rentals

67

Camp Springs

Average Rent

$1,920

Population

21,572

# of Rentals

21

Hyattsville

Average Rent

$1,968

Population

21,133

# of Rentals

596

Culpeper

Average Rent

$1,226

Population

20,638

# of Rentals

8

Lorton

Average Rent

$1,962

Population

18,796

# of Rentals

38

Oxon Hill

Average Rent

$1,545

Population

18,051

# of Rentals

110

Beltsville

Average Rent

$1,658

Population

17,041

# of Rentals

58

Takoma Park

Average Rent

$1,505

Population

16,685

# of Rentals

14

Vienna

Average Rent

$2,210

Population

16,628

# of Rentals

69

Manassas Park

Average Rent

$1,961

Population

16,399

# of Rentals

24

Adelphi

Average Rent

$1,675

Population

16,041

# of Rentals

13

Hillcrest Heights

Average Rent

$1,507

Population

15,369

# of Rentals

12

Falls Church

Average Rent

$2,317

Population

14,642

# of Rentals

493

New Carrollton

Average Rent

$1,524

Population

12,759

# of Rentals

14

Forestville

Average Rent

$1,476

Population

12,305

# of Rentals

39

Brandywine

Average Rent

$2,152

Population

11,934

# of Rentals

12

Largo

Average Rent

$1,982

Population

11,757

# of Rentals

63

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

Other Metros

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