The Zumper D.C. Metro Report analyzed active listings in January across 8 metro cities to show the most and least expensive cities and cities with the fastest growing rents. The state median one bedroom rent was $1,507.

Cities Ranked By Rent

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The Most Expensive

–Washington, DC rent dropped $60 to $2,280 but continued to be the most expensive in the metro.

–Arlington, VA remained as second priciest with one bedrooms at $2,150.

–Bethesda, MD ranked as third with rent at $2,120.

The Least Expensive

–Frederick, MD rent grew $30 to $1,130 and continued to rank as the least expensive.

–Alexandria, VA dropped 2 spots, now behind Silver Spring and Rockville, to rank as the second least expensive city with rent at $1,680.

–Silver Spring, MD was third with one bedrooms priced at $1,700.

Growth Rate

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The Fastest Growing (Y/Y%)

Reston, VA had the fastest growing rent since this time last year, up 15.4%.

Washington, DC rent had the second largest monthly growth rate, climbing 14.6%.

The Fastest Growing (M/M%)

Rockville, MD, similar to last month, was the only city with a large monthly rental growth rate, increasing 4.3%.DCFeb

Full Data

1 Bedroom2 Bedrooms
Pos.CityPriceM/M %Y/Y %PriceM/M %Y/Y %
1Miami$1,7901.10%-0.60%$2,400-2.00%-4.00%
2Boca Raton$1,7801.70%14.80%$1,8501.10%1.10%
3Miami Beach$1,6501.20%-5.70%$2,500-2.00%-9.10%
4Weston$1,6401.20%13.10%$1,700-1.70%-5.60%
5Fort Lauderdale$1,5003.40%0.00%$1,8802.20%-1.10%
6Deerfield Beach$1,4501.40%-3.30%$1,560-2.50%-14.80%
6Miramar$1,4502.80%6.60%$1,6600.60%1.20%
8Boynton Beach$1,4003.70%3.70%$1,5802.60%-2.50%
8Hialeah$1,4001.40%13.80%$1,5000.00%0.00%
8Sunrise$1,4005.30%12.90%$1,500-4.50%0.00%
11Plantation$1,3900.70%11.20%$1,5302.00%2.00%
12Davie$1,3805.30%14.00%$1,460-0.70%0.70%
13Hollywood$1,3701.50%-0.70%$1,6000.00%-11.10%
14Pembroke Pines$1,3504.70%8.90%$1,5100.00%0.70%
15West Palm Beach$1,2504.20%4.20%$1,4000.00%0.00%
16Pompano Beach$1,2402.50%6.90%$1,4300.00%-7.70%
17Coral Springs$1,2302.50%7.00%$1,3902.20%2.20%
18Homestead$1,1001.90%15.80%$1,2504.20%0.00%
19Lauderhill$1,0904.80%11.20%$1,250-3.80%0.00%

About

The Zumper DC Metro Report analyzed active listings that hit the market in January 2018. Listings are aggregated by city to calculate median asking rents.

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