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Best Places to Rent

Washington Metropolitan Area

District Of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia

Average Rent

$2,208

Rent Comparison

-7.2% Lower

than state average

Cost of Living

52.0% 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

$2,378

Population

630,884

# of Rentals

5,449

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,557

Population

231,311

# of Rentals

2,306

Alexandria

Average Rent

$2,190

Population

153,370

# of Rentals

1,522

Stafford

Average Rent

$1,948

Population

101,108

# of Rentals

54

Frederick

Average Rent

$1,799

Population

87,552

# of Rentals

253

Germantown

Average Rent

$1,783

Population

87,324

# of Rentals

91

Waldorf

Average Rent

$2,060

Population

84,616

# of Rentals

116

Silver Spring

Average Rent

$1,800

Population

80,584

# of Rentals

910

Dale City

Average Rent

$1,756

Population

72,229

# of Rentals

9

Gaithersburg

Average Rent

$1,862

Population

69,785

# of Rentals

254

Centreville

Average Rent

$2,131

Population

69,658

# of Rentals

88

Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,729

Population

69,366

# of Rentals

577

Rockville

Average Rent

$2,004

Population

67,167

# of Rentals

401

Reston

Average Rent

$2,585

Population

65,172

# of Rentals

512

Bowie

Average Rent

$1,886

Population

55,643

# of Rentals

139

Woodbridge

Average Rent

$1,846

Population

54,012

# of Rentals

401

Leesburg

Average Rent

$2,373

Population

51,192

# of Rentals

39

North Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,158

Population

50,295

# of Rentals

223

Ashburn

Average Rent

$2,308

Population

50,146

# of Rentals

271

McLean

Average Rent

$2,668

Population

49,958

# of Rentals

223

Wheaton

Average Rent

$1,782

Population

49,379

# of Rentals

26

Potomac

Average Rent

$2,706

Population

46,215

# of Rentals

12

Lanham

Average Rent

$1,847

Population

45,151

# of Rentals

93

Spotsylvania

Average Rent

$1,548

Population

43,114

# of Rentals

13

Manassas

Average Rent

$2,166

Population

42,334

# of Rentals

163

Annandale

Average Rent

$2,048

Population

42,332

# of Rentals

17

College Park

Average Rent

$2,133

Population

34,407

# of Rentals

216

Olney

Average Rent

$1,755

Population

34,163

# of Rentals

5

Chevy Chase

Average Rent

$2,469

Population

32,200

# of Rentals

39

Sterling

Average Rent

$2,008

Population

31,273

# of Rentals

82

Clarksburg

Average Rent

$2,107

Population

30,554

# of Rentals

9

Springfield

Average Rent

$2,107

Population

30,471

# of Rentals

42

Tysons

Average Rent

$2,547

Population

30,385

# of Rentals

58

Laurel

Average Rent

$1,647

Population

29,535

# of Rentals

362

Fredericksburg

Average Rent

$1,797

Population

29,450

# of Rentals

415

Fairfax

Average Rent

$2,166

Population

25,539

# of Rentals

364

Landover

Average Rent

$1,683

Population

24,737

# of Rentals

64

Greenbelt

Average Rent

$1,756

Population

24,577

# of Rentals

246

Suitland

Average Rent

$1,420

Population

24,459

# of Rentals

83

Riverdale

Average Rent

$1,835

Population

23,862

# of Rentals

126

Chantilly

Average Rent

$2,438

Population

23,415

# of Rentals

212

Herndon

Average Rent

$2,072

Population

23,315

# of Rentals

267

Fort Washington

Average Rent

$1,505

Population

22,569

# of Rentals

32

Camp Springs

Average Rent

$2,042

Population

21,572

# of Rentals

5

Hyattsville

Average Rent

$1,968

Population

21,133

# of Rentals

576

Gainesville

Average Rent

$2,118

Population

21,047

# of Rentals

5

Culpeper

Average Rent

$1,268

Population

20,638

# of Rentals

10

Lorton

Average Rent

$2,055

Population

18,796

# of Rentals

39

Oxon Hill

Average Rent

$1,535

Population

18,051

# of Rentals

97

Beltsville

Average Rent

$1,672

Population

17,041

# of Rentals

31

Takoma Park

Average Rent

$1,554

Population

16,685

# of Rentals

20

Vienna

Average Rent

$2,194

Population

16,628

# of Rentals

61

Manassas Park

Average Rent

$1,936

Population

16,399

# of Rentals

37

Adelphi

Average Rent

$1,658

Population

16,041

# of Rentals

16

Hillcrest Heights

Average Rent

$1,523

Population

15,369

# of Rentals

20

Falls Church

Average Rent

$2,269

Population

14,642

# of Rentals

519

New Carrollton

Average Rent

$1,515

Population

12,759

# of Rentals

13

Forestville

Average Rent

$1,477

Population

12,305

# of Rentals

18

Brandywine

Average Rent

$2,025

Population

11,934

# of Rentals

14

Largo

Average Rent

$1,922

Population

11,757

# of Rentals

118

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.