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Best Places to Rent

Washington Metropolitan Area

District Of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia

Average Rent

$2,183

Rent Comparison

-9.6% Lower

than state average

Cost of Living

53.0% Higher

than national average

Population

6.50 Million

in 2022

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area has a total population of 6,497,472. Use the map below to explore this metro’s top cities and compare key metrics to find the best place

Washington

Average Rent

$2,414

Population

630,884

# of Rentals

4,326

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,516

Population

231,311

# of Rentals

1,921

Alexandria

Average Rent

$2,085

Population

153,370

# of Rentals

1,516

Stafford

Average Rent

$1,856

Population

101,108

# of Rentals

53

Frederick

Average Rent

$1,893

Population

87,552

# of Rentals

384

Germantown

Average Rent

$1,829

Population

87,324

# of Rentals

88

Waldorf

Average Rent

$2,037

Population

84,616

# of Rentals

101

Silver Spring

Average Rent

$1,780

Population

80,584

# of Rentals

670

Gaithersburg

Average Rent

$1,883

Population

69,785

# of Rentals

233

Centreville

Average Rent

$2,130

Population

69,658

# of Rentals

90

Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,802

Population

69,366

# of Rentals

474

Rockville

Average Rent

$2,045

Population

67,167

# of Rentals

338

Reston

Average Rent

$2,529

Population

65,172

# of Rentals

438

Bowie

Average Rent

$2,246

Population

55,643

# of Rentals

175

Woodbridge

Average Rent

$1,836

Population

54,012

# of Rentals

387

Leesburg

Average Rent

$2,905

Population

51,192

# of Rentals

38

North Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,201

Population

50,295

# of Rentals

162

Ashburn

Average Rent

$2,257

Population

50,146

# of Rentals

290

McLean

Average Rent

$2,575

Population

49,958

# of Rentals

224

Wheaton

Average Rent

$2,068

Population

49,379

# of Rentals

20

Potomac

Average Rent

$2,516

Population

46,215

# of Rentals

16

Lanham

Average Rent

$1,903

Population

45,151

# of Rentals

94

Spotsylvania

Average Rent

$1,589

Population

43,114

# of Rentals

14

Manassas

Average Rent

$2,053

Population

42,334

# of Rentals

186

Annandale

Average Rent

$2,010

Population

42,332

# of Rentals

36

Burke

Average Rent

$2,110

Population

39,927

# of Rentals

16

Montgomery Village

Average Rent

$1,754

Population

34,854

# of Rentals

8

South Riding

Average Rent

$1,664

Population

34,469

# of Rentals

68

College Park

Average Rent

$1,859

Population

34,407

# of Rentals

66

Olney

Average Rent

$1,858

Population

34,163

# of Rentals

5

Chevy Chase

Average Rent

$1,710

Population

32,200

# of Rentals

121

Sterling

Average Rent

$2,060

Population

31,273

# of Rentals

152

Springfield

Average Rent

$2,257

Population

30,471

# of Rentals

69

Tysons

Average Rent

$2,112

Population

30,385

# of Rentals

120

Laurel

Average Rent

$1,830

Population

29,535

# of Rentals

360

Fredericksburg

Average Rent

$1,775

Population

29,450

# of Rentals

336

Fairfax

Average Rent

$2,149

Population

25,539

# of Rentals

422

Landover

Average Rent

$1,442

Population

24,737

# of Rentals

25

Greenbelt

Average Rent

$1,744

Population

24,577

# of Rentals

229

Suitland

Average Rent

$1,402

Population

24,459

# of Rentals

106

Riverdale

Average Rent

$1,572

Population

23,862

# of Rentals

52

Chantilly

Average Rent

$2,411

Population

23,415

# of Rentals

169

Herndon

Average Rent

$2,118

Population

23,315

# of Rentals

288

Fort Washington

Average Rent

$1,406

Population

22,569

# of Rentals

55

Camp Springs

Average Rent

$2,352

Population

21,572

# of Rentals

48

Hyattsville

Average Rent

$1,933

Population

21,133

# of Rentals

375

Gainesville

Average Rent

$1,908

Population

21,047

# of Rentals

14

Culpeper

Average Rent

$1,286

Population

20,638

# of Rentals

10

Lorton

Average Rent

$2,101

Population

18,796

# of Rentals

68

Oxon Hill

Average Rent

$1,568

Population

18,051

# of Rentals

100

Beltsville

Average Rent

$1,697

Population

17,041

# of Rentals

22

Takoma Park

Average Rent

$1,455

Population

16,685

# of Rentals

11

Vienna

Average Rent

$2,149

Population

16,628

# of Rentals

83

Manassas Park

Average Rent

$1,842

Population

16,399

# of Rentals

29

Adelphi

Average Rent

$1,711

Population

16,041

# of Rentals

20

Falls Church

Average Rent

$2,243

Population

14,642

# of Rentals

452

New Carrollton

Average Rent

$1,682

Population

12,759

# of Rentals

33

Forestville

Average Rent

$1,378

Population

12,305

# of Rentals

43

Brandywine

Average Rent

$2,174

Population

11,934

# of Rentals

60

Largo

Average Rent

$1,979

Population

11,757

# of Rentals

82

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.