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Best Places to Rent

Washington Metropolitan Area

District Of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia

Average Rent

$2,420

Rent Comparison

-9.8% Lower

than state average

Cost of Living

52.5% Higher

than national average

Population

6.27 Million

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

$2,677

Population

630,884

# of Rentals

5,769

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,823

Population

231,311

# of Rentals

2,050

Alexandria

Average Rent

$2,410

Population

153,370

# of Rentals

1,617

Stafford

Average Rent

$2,039

Population

101,108

# of Rentals

34

Frederick

Average Rent

$1,947

Population

87,552

# of Rentals

258

Germantown

Average Rent

$1,823

Population

87,324

# of Rentals

107

Waldorf

Average Rent

$2,415

Population

84,616

# of Rentals

192

Silver Spring

Average Rent

$1,877

Population

80,584

# of Rentals

826

Gaithersburg

Average Rent

$1,892

Population

69,785

# of Rentals

278

Centreville

Average Rent

$2,452

Population

69,658

# of Rentals

97

Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,970

Population

69,366

# of Rentals

627

Rockville

Average Rent

$2,241

Population

67,167

# of Rentals

484

Reston

Average Rent

$2,732

Population

65,172

# of Rentals

378

Bowie

Average Rent

$1,888

Population

55,643

# of Rentals

132

Woodbridge

Average Rent

$2,090

Population

54,012

# of Rentals

374

Leesburg

Average Rent

$2,984

Population

51,192

# of Rentals

56

North Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,441

Population

50,295

# of Rentals

170

Ashburn

Average Rent

$2,835

Population

50,146

# of Rentals

140

McLean

Average Rent

$2,958

Population

49,958

# of Rentals

181

Wheaton

Average Rent

$2,193

Population

49,379

# of Rentals

44

Potomac

Average Rent

$2,648

Population

46,215

# of Rentals

20

Lanham

Average Rent

$1,918

Population

45,151

# of Rentals

69

Spotsylvania

Average Rent

$1,505

Population

43,114

# of Rentals

16

Manassas

Average Rent

$2,241

Population

42,334

# of Rentals

144

Annandale

Average Rent

$2,078

Population

42,332

# of Rentals

12

Burke

Average Rent

$2,108

Population

39,927

# of Rentals

9

College Park

Average Rent

$1,937

Population

34,407

# of Rentals

109

Olney

Average Rent

$1,891

Population

34,163

# of Rentals

6

Chevy Chase

Average Rent

$2,532

Population

32,200

# of Rentals

47

Sterling

Average Rent

$2,578

Population

31,273

# of Rentals

57

Clarksburg

Average Rent

$1,883

Population

30,554

# of Rentals

13

Springfield

Average Rent

$2,203

Population

30,471

# of Rentals

37

Tysons

Average Rent

$3,199

Population

30,385

# of Rentals

30

Laurel

Average Rent

$1,740

Population

29,535

# of Rentals

395

Fredericksburg

Average Rent

$1,842

Population

29,450

# of Rentals

379

Fairfax

Average Rent

$2,282

Population

25,539

# of Rentals

428

Landover

Average Rent

$1,697

Population

24,737

# of Rentals

49

Greenbelt

Average Rent

$1,817

Population

24,577

# of Rentals

251

Suitland

Average Rent

$1,433

Population

24,459

# of Rentals

91

Riverdale

Average Rent

$1,743

Population

23,862

# of Rentals

118

Chantilly

Average Rent

$2,643

Population

23,415

# of Rentals

128

Herndon

Average Rent

$2,690

Population

23,315

# of Rentals

224

Fort Washington

Average Rent

$1,502

Population

22,569

# of Rentals

44

Camp Springs

Average Rent

$1,830

Population

21,572

# of Rentals

17

Hyattsville

Average Rent

$2,116

Population

21,133

# of Rentals

770

Culpeper

Average Rent

$1,272

Population

20,638

# of Rentals

8

Lorton

Average Rent

$2,821

Population

18,796

# of Rentals

28

Oxon Hill

Average Rent

$1,597

Population

18,051

# of Rentals

111

Beltsville

Average Rent

$1,690

Population

17,041

# of Rentals

55

Takoma Park

Average Rent

$1,572

Population

16,685

# of Rentals

6

Vienna

Average Rent

$2,408

Population

16,628

# of Rentals

71

Manassas Park

Average Rent

$2,074

Population

16,399

# of Rentals

15

Adelphi

Average Rent

$1,648

Population

16,041

# of Rentals

12

Hillcrest Heights

Average Rent

$1,538

Population

15,369

# of Rentals

13

Falls Church

Average Rent

$2,448

Population

14,642

# of Rentals

551

New Carrollton

Average Rent

$1,537

Population

12,759

# of Rentals

12

Forestville

Average Rent

$1,448

Population

12,305

# of Rentals

49

Largo

Average Rent

$2,025

Population

11,757

# of Rentals

54

La Plata

Average Rent

$1,909

Population

11,251

# of Rentals

107

Triangle

Average Rent

$1,380

Population

10,082

# of Rentals

41

Bladensburg

Average Rent

$1,537

Population

9,439

# of Rentals

59

Temple Hills

Average Rent

$1,498

Population

8,100

# of Rentals

136

Fort Belvoir

Average Rent

$2,122

Population

7,992

# of Rentals

16

Mount Rainier

Average Rent

$1,366

Population

7,952

# of Rentals

39

Riverdale Park

Average Rent

$2,371

Population

7,805

# of Rentals

6

Dumfries

Average Rent

$3,083

Population

6,295

# of Rentals

19

District Heights

Average Rent

$1,437

Population

5,557

# of Rentals

108

Prince Frederick

Average Rent

$1,155

Population

4,427

# of Rentals

16

Seat Pleasant

Average Rent

$1,501

Population

4,323

# of Rentals

12

Brentwood

Average Rent

$1,823

Population

3,584

# of Rentals

7

Capitol Heights

Average Rent

$1,719

Population

3,543

# of Rentals

118

Kensington

Average Rent

$1,759

Population

2,659

# of Rentals

9

Landover Hills

Average Rent

$1,514

Population

1,768

# of Rentals

17

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.