The Zumper D.C. Metro Report analyzed active listings in June across 8 metro cities to show the most and least expensive cities and cities with the fastest growing rents.
Cities Ranked By Rent
Most Expensive
–Arlington, VA was the most expensive city to rent in the D.C. area with one bedroom units priced at a median of $2,350.
–Washington, DC ranked as the second with a median one bedroom rent of $2,150.
–Bethesda, MD rent was up to $2,040, making it as the third most expensive city in the area.
Least Expensive
–Frederick, MD was the most affordable city with rent priced at a median of $1,140.
–Rockville, MD came in as the second most affordable with one bedroom median rent at $1,600.
–Alexandria, VA ranked as the third least expensive city at $1,730.
Yearly Growth Rate
The Fastest Growing (Y/Y%)
–Silver Spring, MD had the fastest growing rent, up 11% year over year.
–Arlington, VA rent was up 2.2% compared with this time last year.
–Washington, DC was third with a yearly growth rate of 0.9%.
The Fastest Growing (M/M%)
–Bethesda, MD and Reston, VA were tied for the fastest growing monthly rate, up 5.2%.
–Arlington, VA followed with a monthly growth rate of 2.6%.
–Washington, DC ranked as the third with a 2.3% monthly growth rate.
Full Data
| Ranking | Metro Area | Retiree Population | Zumper Rent | Household Income | Housing Score (W/ Mortgage) | Housing Score (w/o Mortgage) | Crime Score | Healthcare Score | Weather Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tucson, AZ Metro Area | 95.6 | 43.9 | 18.1 | 39.15 | 47.8 | 93 | 74.1 | 90.05 | A |
| 2 | Redding, CA Metro Area | 99.1 | 54.3 | 7.7 | 61.15 | 61.6 | 79.1 | 96.5 | 78.4 | A |
| 3 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area | 98.2 | 80.1 | 21.5 | 46.05 | 28.85 | 38.2 | 98.2 | 86.6 | A |
| 4 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area | 51.7 | 64.6 | 62 | 49.55 | 46.95 | 48.6 | 75 | 96.95 | A |
| 5 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area | 68.9 | 18.9 | 35.3 | 23.2 | 9.45 | 59.1 | 58.6 | 68.5 | A- |
| 6 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area | 33.6 | 68.1 | 49.1 | 48.65 | 53 | 66.9 | 81 | 92.65 | A- |
| 7 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metro Area | 43.9 | 10.3 | 31.8 | 23.65 | 21.5 | 89.5 | 88.7 | 77.95 | A- |
| 8 | Lake Charles, LA Metro Area | 45.6 | 55.1 | 16.3 | 14.15 | 8.15 | 88.6 | 45.6 | 89.15 | A- |
| 9 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area | 54.3 | 23.2 | 15.5 | 28.85 | 11.15 | 54.7 | 95.6 | 63.3 | A- |
| 10 | Macon, GA Metro Area | 63.7 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 13.7 | 4.25 | 74.7 | 90.5 | 74.95 | A- |
| 11 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area | 62 | 18.1 | 5.1 | 25.8 | 6.4 | 84.3 | 87 | 76.65 | A- |
| 12 | Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area | 27.5 | 21.5 | 48.2 | 25.8 | 30.1 | 63.4 | 93.1 | 75.35 | A- |
| 13 | Grand Junction, CO Metro Area | 87.9 | 40.5 | 33.6 | 31.85 | 43.05 | 46 | 56 | 54.7 | A- |
| 14 | Midland, TX Metro Area | 6.8 | 66.3 | 93.9 | 71.95 | 60.75 | 33.9 | 84.4 | 78.4 | A- |
| 15 | Amarillo, TX Metro Area | 28.4 | 43.1 | 41.3 | 31.85 | 34.9 | 86 | 97.4 | 65.45 | A- |
| 16 | Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area | 48.2 | 62 | 40.5 | 40.05 | 23.2 | 76.5 | 92.2 | 71.5 | A- |
| 17 | Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area | 75 | 6.8 | 24.1 | 10.3 | 21.1 | 47.8 | 50.8 | 46.9 | A- |
| 18 | Pueblo, CO Metro Area | 90.5 | 20.6 | 2.5 | 19.75 | 20.2 | 95.6 | 56.8 | 50.35 | A- |
| 19 | Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area | 82.7 | 21.5 | 20.6 | 28.4 | 30.1 | 75.6 | 51.7 | 47.4 | B+ |
| 20 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | 100 | 75 | 8.6 | 40.45 | 44.35 | 17.3 | 67.2 | 37 | B+ |
| 21 | Lynchburg, VA Metro Area | 94.8 | 12.9 | 25.8 | 24.95 | 31.45 | 6 | 6 | 42.2 | B+ |
| 22 | Tulsa, OK Metro Area | 53.4 | 24.1 | 38.7 | 25 | 20.2 | 67.8 | 65.5 | 62.45 | B+ |
| 23 | Knoxville, TN Metro Area | 89.6 | 33.6 | 13.7 | 22.75 | 31 | 53.9 | 59.4 | 42.65 | B+ |
| 24 | Wichita, KS Metro Area | 38.7 | 10.3 | 47.4 | 26.65 | 24.05 | 3.4 | 27.5 | 64.65 | B+ |
| 25 | Jacksonville, FL Metro Area | 50 | 65.5 | 50 | 41.3 | 43.9 | 58.2 | 87.9 | 77.1 | B+ |
| 26 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area | 93.9 | 95.6 | 28.4 | 74.95 | 74.95 | 29.5 | 100 | 92.2 | B+ |
| 27 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | 80.1 | 57.7 | 31 | 51.25 | 49.95 | 69.5 | 80.1 | 73.65 | B+ |
| 28 | Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area | 71.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 4.25 | 72.1 | 18.1 | 63.35 | B+ |
| 29 | El Paso, TX Metro Area | 9.4 | 27.5 | 3.4 | 37.85 | 28.4 | 13 | 34.4 | 83.55 | B+ |
| 30 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area | 81 | 35.3 | 71.5 | 56 | 61.15 | 60 | 41.3 | 40 | B+ |
| 31 | Topeka, KS Metro Area | 83.6 | 8.6 | 46.5 | 31.45 | 37 | 80 | 3.4 | 51.7 | B+ |
| 32 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | 84.4 | 30.1 | 51.7 | 34.85 | 45.65 | 33 | 30.1 | 25.8 | B+ |
| 33 | Lubbock, TX Metro Area | 13.7 | 25.8 | 14.6 | 35.3 | 20.25 | 93.9 | 91.3 | 71.5 | B+ |
| 34 | Montgomery, AL Metro Area | 39.6 | 29.3 | 19.8 | 12.05 | 4.3 | 73 | 60.3 | 56.85 | B+ |
| 35 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area | 57.7 | 53.4 | 32.7 | 23.2 | 17.6 | 80.8 | 49.1 | 52.15 | B+ |
| 36 | Albuquerque, NM Metro Area | 55.1 | 31 | 26.7 | 50.85 | 51.25 | 94.7 | 9.4 | 70.65 | B+ |
| 37 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | 74.1 | 13.7 | 68.9 | 43.05 | 45.65 | 71.3 | 8.6 | 37 | B+ |
| 38 | Cheyenne, WY Metro Area | 52.5 | 27.5 | 81.8 | 41.75 | 44.8 | 28.6 | 61.2 | 41.75 | B+ |
| 39 | Dayton, OH Metro Area | 85.3 | 5.1 | 25 | 33.6 | 36.2 | 49.5 | 68.1 | 25.8 | B+ |
| 40 | Columbia, SC Metro Area | 32.7 | 47.4 | 34.4 | 16.35 | 20.2 | 83.4 | 7.7 | 72.35 | B+ |
| 41 | Reno, NV Metro Area | 56.8 | 73.2 | 56.8 | 66.35 | 65.9 | 40.8 | 76.7 | 59.9 | B+ |
| 42 | Jackson, MS Metro Area | 25.8 | 45.6 | 12.9 | 25.4 | 12.85 | 42.6 | 68.9 | 69.8 | B+ |
| 43 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | 81.8 | 31.8 | 66.3 | 45.65 | 52.55 | 21.7 | 10.3 | 30.15 | B+ |
| 44 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area | 21.5 | 12 | 0 | 22.8 | 7.75 | 64.3 | 83.6 | 72.8 | B |
| 45 | Springfield, MO Metro Area | 70.6 | 0 | 4.3 | 13.3 | 30.1 | 87.8 | 6.8 | 48.7 | B |
| 46 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area | 12.9 | 9.4 | 23.2 | 25.4 | 23.25 | 90.4 | 37 | 74.95 | B |
| 47 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area | 34.4 | 81.8 | 59.4 | 42.65 | 38.3 | 52.1 | 62 | 80.55 | B |
| 48 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area | 62.9 | 19.8 | 43.9 | 24.5 | 31 | 37.3 | 23.2 | 36.6 | B |
| 49 | Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area | 35.3 | 37 | 72.4 | 49.55 | 51.2 | 61.7 | 26.7 | 52.1 | B |
| 50 | Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metro Area | 68.1 | 25 | 17.2 | 19.8 | 17.2 | 98.2 | 25.8 | 57.3 | B |
| 51 | Fort Wayne, IN Metro Area | 42.2 | 2.5 | 37 | 6 | 18.9 | 23.4 | 13.7 | 34.85 | B |
| 52 | Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area | 65.5 | 31.8 | 6.8 | 27.1 | 26.65 | 55.6 | 12.9 | 55.15 | B |
| 53 | Richmond, VA Metro Area | 43.1 | 72.4 | 77.5 | 54.3 | 59.85 | 22.6 | 35.3 | 62.9 | B |
| 54 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area | 14.6 | 68.9 | 58.6 | 59.45 | 35.3 | 86.9 | 73.2 | 68.05 | B |
| 55 | Fresno, CA Metro Area | 8.6 | 60.3 | 11.2 | 57.7 | 56.85 | 77.3 | 69.8 | 83.15 | B |
| 56 | Savannah, GA Metro Area | 29.3 | 67.2 | 43.1 | 44.75 | 47.8 | 68.6 | 46.5 | 74.5 | B |
| 57 | Rapid City, SD Metro Area | 72.4 | 34.4 | 45.6 | 58.55 | 53.4 | 43.4 | 36.2 | 37 | B |
| 58 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area | 30.1 | 50.8 | 75.8 | 63.75 | 74.5 | 40 | 29.3 | 59.9 | B |
| 59 | Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area | 44.8 | 82.7 | 79.3 | 84 | 79.7 | 39.1 | 12 | 76.25 | B |
| 60 | Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area | 97.4 | 83.6 | 54.3 | 46.1 | 43.5 | 10.4 | 85.3 | 18.5 | B |
| 61 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area | 64.6 | 40.5 | 55.1 | 56.4 | 40.05 | 20.8 | 78.4 | 25.8 | B |
| 62 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area | 86.2 | 14.6 | 37.9 | 47.35 | 55.15 | 5.2 | 42.2 | 23.25 | B |
| 63 | Toledo, OH Metro Area | 59.4 | 0.8 | 12 | 31.4 | 26.7 | 66 | 71.5 | 20.65 | B |
| 64 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area | 3.4 | 69.8 | 78.4 | 71.5 | 61.6 | 32.1 | 81.8 | 71.95 | B |
| 65 | Pocatello, ID Metro Area | 23.2 | 0.8 | 6 | 20.25 | 43.9 | 34.7 | 89.6 | 38.3 | B |
| 66 | Bismarck, ND Metro Area | 60.3 | 37.9 | 90.5 | 64.6 | 64.6 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 21.5 | B |
| 67 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area | 41.3 | 84.4 | 22.4 | 41.75 | 38.3 | 65.2 | 77.5 | 62.05 | B |
| 68 | Great Falls, MT Metro Area | 93.1 | 43.9 | 10.3 | 43.5 | 38.3 | 70.4 | 16.3 | 31.45 | B- |
| 69 | Billings, MT Metro Area | 79.3 | 25.8 | 52.5 | 53.85 | 60.7 | 81.7 | 21.5 | 29.7 | B- |
| 70 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area | 75.8 | 62 | 95.6 | 92.2 | 92.65 | 20 | 57.7 | 28.4 | B- |
| 71 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area | 20.6 | 15.5 | 56 | 26.25 | 28.85 | 73.9 | 15.5 | 34.45 | B- |
| 72 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area | 87 | 81 | 75 | 77.55 | 79.7 | 4.3 | 86.2 | 22.75 | B- |
| 73 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area | 17.2 | 50 | 73.2 | 56.4 | 62.9 | 36.5 | 31 | 34 | B- |
| 74 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area | 2.5 | 85.3 | 76.7 | 69.8 | 57.25 | 2.6 | 72.4 | 67.2 | B- |
| 75 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area | 61.2 | 71.5 | 87 | 88.3 | 84.4 | 26 | 55.1 | 39.6 | B- |
| 76 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area | 49.1 | 90.5 | 97.4 | 84.45 | 87 | 51.3 | 70.6 | 39.2 | B- |
| 77 | Raleigh, NC Metro Area | 5.1 | 70.6 | 88.7 | 60.3 | 60.7 | 60 | 38.7 | 49.5 | B- |
| 78 | Lincoln, NE Metro Area | 19.8 | 38.7 | 50.8 | 54.7 | 69.35 | 53 | 47.4 | 41.35 | B- |
| 79 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area | 40.5 | 56 | 67.2 | 49.55 | 48.65 | 40.8 | 32.7 | 24.95 | B- |
| 80 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area | 15.5 | 61.2 | 83.6 | 63.3 | 59.9 | 26.9 | 14.6 | 29.25 | B- |
| 81 | Columbia, MO Metro Area | 4.3 | 6 | 36.2 | 42.2 | 61.2 | 44.3 | 93.9 | 35.75 | B- |
| 82 | Binghamton, NY Metro Area | 96.5 | 36.2 | 27.5 | 41.35 | 43.05 | 30.4 | 11.2 | 11.15 | B- |
| 83 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area | 6 | 89.6 | 70.6 | 48.65 | 44.35 | 60.8 | 62.9 | 62.45 | B- |
| 84 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area | 37.9 | 4.3 | 42.2 | 41.75 | 48.65 | 15.6 | 28.4 | 15.45 | B- |
| 85 | Green Bay, WI Metro Area | 47.4 | 15.5 | 61.2 | 54.7 | 63.75 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 12.9 | B- |
| 86 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metro Area | 88.7 | 56.8 | 44.8 | 52.1 | 53.4 | 31.3 | 75.8 | 15.5 | B- |
| 87 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area | 69.8 | 39.6 | 30.1 | 56 | 61.15 | 91.3 | 22.4 | 17.2 | C+ |
| 88 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area | 76.7 | 77.5 | 64.6 | 86.6 | 88.75 | 50.4 | 94.8 | 43.9 | C+ |
| 89 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area | 77.5 | 87.9 | 69.8 | 85.3 | 90 | 13.9 | 52.5 | 35.7 | C+ |
| 90 | Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area | 91.3 | 49.1 | 29.3 | 28.4 | 40.45 | 56.5 | 0 | 6.4 | C+ |
| 91 | Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area | 0.8 | 78.4 | 89.6 | 88.3 | 89.15 | 35.6 | 43.1 | 68.5 | C+ |
| 92 | Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area | 1.7 | 73.2 | 85.3 | 58.6 | 71.9 | 0.8 | 53.4 | 55.1 | C+ |
| 93 | Rochester, NY Metro Area | 78.4 | 45.6 | 53.4 | 55.15 | 64.2 | 18.2 | 19.8 | 16.35 | C+ |
| 94 | Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area | 92.2 | 93.9 | 74.1 | 81 | 86.6 | 9.5 | 48.2 | 21.5 | C+ |
| 95 | Columbus, OH Metro Area | 12 | 59.4 | 68.1 | 61.15 | 61.15 | 46.9 | 24.1 | 27.1 | C+ |
| 96 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area | 11.2 | 87 | 92.2 | 67.2 | 69.35 | 0 | 31.8 | 46.95 | C+ |
| 97 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area | 46.5 | 50.8 | 63.7 | 75.4 | 81.85 | 57.3 | 37.9 | 21.5 | C+ |
| 98 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metro Area | 31 | 52.5 | 62.9 | 43.05 | 49.95 | 8.6 | 18.9 | 14.6 | C |
| 99 | Flagstaff, AZ Metro Area | 7.7 | 86.2 | 39.6 | 54.25 | 24.5 | 45.2 | 54.3 | 47.8 | C |
| 100 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area | 16.3 | 92.2 | 94.8 | 72.35 | 80.55 | 24.3 | 1.7 | 24.5 | C |
| 101 | Syracuse, NY Metro Area | 67.2 | 63.7 | 60.3 | 50.35 | 56.85 | 16.5 | 44.8 | 11.15 | C |
| 102 | Missoula, MT Metro Area | 36.2 | 48.2 | 18.9 | 75.8 | 74.95 | 62.6 | 82.7 | 13.75 | C |
| 103 | Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metro Area | 66.3 | 98.2 | 93.1 | 55.15 | 55.55 | 78.2 | 39.6 | 90.05 | C |
| 104 | Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area | 10.3 | 58.6 | 65.5 | 60.7 | 61.15 | 24.3 | 2.5 | 16.35 | C |
| 105 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area | 22.4 | 94.8 | 81 | 94.35 | 87.85 | 27.8 | 99.1 | 86.15 | C |
| 106 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area | 26.7 | 93.1 | 82.7 | 85.75 | 87.45 | 19.1 | 64.6 | 23.65 | C |
| 107 | Madison, WI Metro Area | 24.1 | 76.7 | 84.4 | 85.7 | 87.45 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 15.05 | C- |
| 108 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | 18.9 | 42.2 | 57.7 | 43.5 | 41.35 | 100 | 20.6 | 62.9 | C- |
| 109 | San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area | 25 | 96.5 | 91.3 | 93.05 | 84.9 | 14.7 | 63.7 | 84 | C- |
| 110 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area | 31.8 | 88.7 | 80.1 | 86.6 | 90.05 | 96.5 | 25 | 28 | C- |
| 111 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area | 37 | 91.3 | 87.9 | 92.6 | 93.95 | 11.3 | 43.9 | 8.6 | C- |
| 112 | Anchorage, AK Metro Area | 0 | 75.8 | 99.1 | 86.55 | 86.6 | 92.1 | 79.3 | 0 | C- |
| 113 | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area | 50.8 | 99.1 | 100 | 99.55 | 93.95 | 82.6 | 50 | 72.35 | D+ |
| 114 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area | 18.1 | 97.4 | 96.5 | 89.15 | 93.9 | 84.3 | 17.2 | 26.65 | D+ |
| 115 | Abilene, TX Metro Area | 58.6 | 17.2 | 9.4 | 26.7 | 9.45 | 1.7 | 66.3 | 80.1 | D+ |
| 116 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area | 56 | 100 | 98.2 | 96.5 | 97.35 | 99.1 | 33.6 | 38.75 | D+ |
| 117 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area | 73.2 | 79.3 | 86.2 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 97.3 | 40.5 | 16.3 | D- |
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