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Best Places to Rent

Washington Metropolitan Area

District Of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia

Average Rent

$2,196

Rent Comparison

-7.7% 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

$2,380

Population

630,884

# of Rentals

5,424

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,529

Population

231,311

# of Rentals

2,242

Alexandria

Average Rent

$2,172

Population

153,370

# of Rentals

1,500

Stafford

Average Rent

$2,035

Population

101,108

# of Rentals

66

Frederick

Average Rent

$1,796

Population

87,552

# of Rentals

245

Germantown

Average Rent

$1,772

Population

87,324

# of Rentals

91

Waldorf

Average Rent

$2,045

Population

84,616

# of Rentals

128

Silver Spring

Average Rent

$1,800

Population

80,584

# of Rentals

881

Gaithersburg

Average Rent

$1,812

Population

69,785

# of Rentals

269

Centreville

Average Rent

$2,076

Population

69,658

# of Rentals

87

Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,690

Population

69,366

# of Rentals

610

Rockville

Average Rent

$1,992

Population

67,167

# of Rentals

315

Reston

Average Rent

$2,515

Population

65,172

# of Rentals

452

Bowie

Average Rent

$1,740

Population

55,643

# of Rentals

134

Woodbridge

Average Rent

$1,777

Population

54,012

# of Rentals

400

Leesburg

Average Rent

$2,194

Population

51,192

# of Rentals

43

North Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,146

Population

50,295

# of Rentals

206

Ashburn

Average Rent

$2,319

Population

50,146

# of Rentals

291

McLean

Average Rent

$2,603

Population

49,958

# of Rentals

207

Wheaton

Average Rent

$1,783

Population

49,379

# of Rentals

38

Potomac

Average Rent

$2,662

Population

46,215

# of Rentals

13

Lanham

Average Rent

$1,846

Population

45,151

# of Rentals

88

Spotsylvania

Average Rent

$1,582

Population

43,114

# of Rentals

22

Manassas

Average Rent

$2,084

Population

42,334

# of Rentals

144

Annandale

Average Rent

$2,031

Population

42,332

# of Rentals

13

College Park

Average Rent

$1,947

Population

34,407

# of Rentals

84

Olney

Average Rent

$1,743

Population

34,163

# of Rentals

5

Chevy Chase

Average Rent

$2,430

Population

32,200

# of Rentals

40

Sterling

Average Rent

$1,971

Population

31,273

# of Rentals

80

Springfield

Average Rent

$2,104

Population

30,471

# of Rentals

46

Tysons

Average Rent

$2,580

Population

30,385

# of Rentals

58

Laurel

Average Rent

$1,669

Population

29,535

# of Rentals

394

Fredericksburg

Average Rent

$1,764

Population

29,450

# of Rentals

335

Fairfax

Average Rent

$2,108

Population

25,539

# of Rentals

402

Landover

Average Rent

$1,695

Population

24,737

# of Rentals

60

Greenbelt

Average Rent

$1,777

Population

24,577

# of Rentals

226

Suitland

Average Rent

$1,418

Population

24,459

# of Rentals

75

Riverdale

Average Rent

$1,869

Population

23,862

# of Rentals

117

Chantilly

Average Rent

$2,546

Population

23,415

# of Rentals

138

Herndon

Average Rent

$2,013

Population

23,315

# of Rentals

270

North Potomac

Average Rent

$1,976

Population

23,033

# of Rentals

5

Fort Washington

Average Rent

$1,549

Population

22,569

# of Rentals

48

Camp Springs

Average Rent

$1,897

Population

21,572

# of Rentals

27

Hyattsville

Average Rent

$2,000

Population

21,133

# of Rentals

591

Culpeper

Average Rent

$1,246

Population

20,638

# of Rentals

8

Lorton

Average Rent

$2,031

Population

18,796

# of Rentals

39

Oxon Hill

Average Rent

$1,605

Population

18,051

# of Rentals

97

Beltsville

Average Rent

$1,645

Population

17,041

# of Rentals

53

Takoma Park

Average Rent

$1,527

Population

16,685

# of Rentals

21

Vienna

Average Rent

$2,239

Population

16,628

# of Rentals

62

Manassas Park

Average Rent

$1,883

Population

16,399

# of Rentals

30

Adelphi

Average Rent

$1,675

Population

16,041

# of Rentals

14

Hillcrest Heights

Average Rent

$1,511

Population

15,369

# of Rentals

21

Falls Church

Average Rent

$2,284

Population

14,642

# of Rentals

465

New Carrollton

Average Rent

$1,520

Population

12,759

# of Rentals

13

Forestville

Average Rent

$1,472

Population

12,305

# of Rentals

24

Brandywine

Average Rent

$2,034

Population

11,934

# of Rentals

10

Largo

Average Rent

$1,949

Population

11,757

# of Rentals

113

La Plata

Average Rent

$2,014

Population

11,251

# of Rentals

63

Triangle

Average Rent

$1,442

Population

10,082

# of Rentals

32

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.