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Best Places to Rent

Washington Metropolitan Area

District Of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia

Average Rent

$2,193

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

$2,362

Population

630,884

# of Rentals

5,504

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,532

Population

231,311

# of Rentals

2,314

Alexandria

Average Rent

$2,171

Population

153,370

# of Rentals

1,505

Stafford

Average Rent

$2,024

Population

101,108

# of Rentals

63

Frederick

Average Rent

$1,801

Population

87,552

# of Rentals

243

Germantown

Average Rent

$1,778

Population

87,324

# of Rentals

86

Waldorf

Average Rent

$2,057

Population

84,616

# of Rentals

127

Silver Spring

Average Rent

$1,800

Population

80,584

# of Rentals

875

Gaithersburg

Average Rent

$1,814

Population

69,785

# of Rentals

274

Centreville

Average Rent

$2,074

Population

69,658

# of Rentals

87

Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,719

Population

69,366

# of Rentals

593

Rockville

Average Rent

$1,994

Population

67,167

# of Rentals

336

Reston

Average Rent

$2,522

Population

65,172

# of Rentals

432

Bowie

Average Rent

$1,715

Population

55,643

# of Rentals

133

Woodbridge

Average Rent

$1,797

Population

54,012

# of Rentals

379

Leesburg

Average Rent

$2,271

Population

51,192

# of Rentals

50

North Bethesda

Average Rent

$2,100

Population

50,295

# of Rentals

173

Ashburn

Average Rent

$2,277

Population

50,146

# of Rentals

257

McLean

Average Rent

$2,592

Population

49,958

# of Rentals

215

Wheaton

Average Rent

$1,760

Population

49,379

# of Rentals

43

Potomac

Average Rent

$2,670

Population

46,215

# of Rentals

14

Lanham

Average Rent

$1,859

Population

45,151

# of Rentals

81

Spotsylvania

Average Rent

$1,587

Population

43,114

# of Rentals

20

Manassas

Average Rent

$2,115

Population

42,334

# of Rentals

146

College Park

Average Rent

$2,112

Population

34,407

# of Rentals

176

Olney

Average Rent

$1,754

Population

34,163

# of Rentals

5

Chevy Chase

Average Rent

$2,476

Population

32,200

# of Rentals

36

Sterling

Average Rent

$1,998

Population

31,273

# of Rentals

74

Clarksburg

Average Rent

$2,079

Population

30,554

# of Rentals

7

Springfield

Average Rent

$2,069

Population

30,471

# of Rentals

46

Tysons

Average Rent

$2,519

Population

30,385

# of Rentals

67

Laurel

Average Rent

$1,649

Population

29,535

# of Rentals

373

Fredericksburg

Average Rent

$1,791

Population

29,450

# of Rentals

311

Fairfax

Average Rent

$2,106

Population

25,539

# of Rentals

389

Landover

Average Rent

$1,717

Population

24,737

# of Rentals

69

Greenbelt

Average Rent

$1,774

Population

24,577

# of Rentals

233

Suitland

Average Rent

$1,418

Population

24,459

# of Rentals

73

Riverdale

Average Rent

$1,857

Population

23,862

# of Rentals

121

Chantilly

Average Rent

$2,520

Population

23,415

# of Rentals

144

Herndon

Average Rent

$2,046

Population

23,315

# of Rentals

266

Fort Washington

Average Rent

$1,546

Population

22,569

# of Rentals

48

Camp Springs

Average Rent

$1,893

Population

21,572

# of Rentals

25

Hyattsville

Average Rent

$1,984

Population

21,133

# of Rentals

586

Culpeper

Average Rent

$1,246

Population

20,638

# of Rentals

8

Lorton

Average Rent

$2,043

Population

18,796

# of Rentals

38

Oxon Hill

Average Rent

$1,570

Population

18,051

# of Rentals

96

Beltsville

Average Rent

$1,670

Population

17,041

# of Rentals

51

Takoma Park

Average Rent

$1,544

Population

16,685

# of Rentals

19

Vienna

Average Rent

$2,213

Population

16,628

# of Rentals

62

Manassas Park

Average Rent

$1,869

Population

16,399

# of Rentals

32

Adelphi

Average Rent

$1,664

Population

16,041

# of Rentals

15

Hillcrest Heights

Average Rent

$1,521

Population

15,369

# of Rentals

20

Falls Church

Average Rent

$2,270

Population

14,642

# of Rentals

474

New Carrollton

Average Rent

$1,509

Population

12,759

# of Rentals

12

Forestville

Average Rent

$1,466

Population

12,305

# of Rentals

21

Brandywine

Average Rent

$2,089

Population

11,934

# of Rentals

11

Largo

Average Rent

$1,935

Population

11,757

# of Rentals

121

La Plata

Average Rent

$2,012

Population

11,251

# of Rentals

62

Triangle

Average Rent

$1,436

Population

10,082

# of Rentals

37

Bladensburg

Average Rent

$1,433

Population

9,439

# of Rentals

69

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.