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Best Places to Rent

Washington Metropolitan Area

District Of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia

Average Rent

$2,204

Rent Comparison

-6.8% 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

$2,367

Population

630,884

# of Rentals

5,461

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,547

Population

231,311

# of Rentals

2,232

Alexandria

Average Rent

$2,148

Population

153,370

# of Rentals

1,539

Stafford

Average Rent

$1,927

Population

101,108

# of Rentals

39

Frederick

Average Rent

$1,794

Population

87,552

# of Rentals

237

Germantown

Average Rent

$1,714

Population

87,324

# of Rentals

90

Waldorf

Average Rent

$2,063

Population

84,616

# of Rentals

112

Silver Spring

Average Rent

$1,802

Population

80,584

# of Rentals

922

Dale City

Average Rent

$1,756

Population

72,229

# of Rentals

10

Gaithersburg

Average Rent

$1,851

Population

69,785

# of Rentals

246

Centreville

Average Rent

$2,129

Population

69,658

# of Rentals

95

Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,724

Population

69,366

# of Rentals

551

Rockville

Average Rent

$1,987

Population

67,167

# of Rentals

390

Reston

Average Rent

$2,598

Population

65,172

# of Rentals

488

Bowie

Average Rent

$1,891

Population

55,643

# of Rentals

133

Woodbridge

Average Rent

$1,880

Population

54,012

# of Rentals

422

Leesburg

Average Rent

$2,404

Population

51,192

# of Rentals

39

North Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,164

Population

50,295

# of Rentals

191

Ashburn

Average Rent

$2,338

Population

50,146

# of Rentals

293

McLean

Average Rent

$2,620

Population

49,958

# of Rentals

222

Wheaton

Average Rent

$1,806

Population

49,379

# of Rentals

22

Potomac

Average Rent

$2,761

Population

46,215

# of Rentals

13

Lanham

Average Rent

$1,877

Population

45,151

# of Rentals

82

Spotsylvania

Average Rent

$1,378

Population

43,114

# of Rentals

17

Manassas

Average Rent

$2,115

Population

42,334

# of Rentals

167

Annandale

Average Rent

$2,064

Population

42,332

# of Rentals

18

Burke

Average Rent

$2,255

Population

39,927

# of Rentals

10

Montgomery Village

Average Rent

$1,711

Population

34,854

# of Rentals

6

College Park

Average Rent

$2,143

Population

34,407

# of Rentals

219

Olney

Average Rent

$1,756

Population

34,163

# of Rentals

5

Chevy Chase

Average Rent

$2,233

Population

32,200

# of Rentals

54

Sterling

Average Rent

$2,043

Population

31,273

# of Rentals

86

Clarksburg

Average Rent

$2,055

Population

30,554

# of Rentals

10

Springfield

Average Rent

$2,085

Population

30,471

# of Rentals

42

Tysons

Average Rent

$2,587

Population

30,385

# of Rentals

60

Laurel

Average Rent

$1,660

Population

29,535

# of Rentals

360

Fredericksburg

Average Rent

$1,784

Population

29,450

# of Rentals

398

Fairfax

Average Rent

$2,092

Population

25,539

# of Rentals

402

Landover

Average Rent

$1,803

Population

24,737

# of Rentals

51

Greenbelt

Average Rent

$1,745

Population

24,577

# of Rentals

200

Suitland

Average Rent

$1,410

Population

24,459

# of Rentals

97

Riverdale

Average Rent

$1,794

Population

23,862

# of Rentals

119

Chantilly

Average Rent

$2,436

Population

23,415

# of Rentals

219

Herndon

Average Rent

$2,052

Population

23,315

# of Rentals

267

North Potomac

Average Rent

$1,915

Population

23,033

# of Rentals

6

Fort Washington

Average Rent

$1,427

Population

22,569

# of Rentals

33

Camp Springs

Average Rent

$2,030

Population

21,572

# of Rentals

5

Hyattsville

Average Rent

$1,959

Population

21,133

# of Rentals

517

Culpeper

Average Rent

$1,268

Population

20,638

# of Rentals

10

Lorton

Average Rent

$2,053

Population

18,796

# of Rentals

39

Oxon Hill

Average Rent

$1,553

Population

18,051

# of Rentals

99

Beltsville

Average Rent

$1,672

Population

17,041

# of Rentals

42

Takoma Park

Average Rent

$1,504

Population

16,685

# of Rentals

12

Vienna

Average Rent

$2,225

Population

16,628

# of Rentals

40

Manassas Park

Average Rent

$1,889

Population

16,399

# of Rentals

37

Adelphi

Average Rent

$1,679

Population

16,041

# of Rentals

17

Falls Church

Average Rent

$2,257

Population

14,642

# of Rentals

504

New Carrollton

Average Rent

$1,554

Population

12,759

# of Rentals

16

Forestville

Average Rent

$1,466

Population

12,305

# of Rentals

15

Brandywine

Average Rent

$2,040

Population

11,934

# of Rentals

12

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.