D.C. Metro Report: July 2018

The Zumper D.C. Metro Report analyzed active listings in July 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 $1,488.

Cities Ranked By Rent

The Most Expensive

–Arlington, VA outpaced D.C. to rank as the most expensive city with rent at $2,180.

–Washington, DC dropped a spot to become second with one bedrooms priced at $2,160.

–Bethesda, MD saw rent climb to $2,100 and continue to rank as third.

The Least Expensive

–Frederick, MD rent rose $20 to $1,250 but stayed the most affordable in the metro.

–Silver Spring, MD ranked as second with rent at $1,640.

–Rockville, MD dropped one spot, behind Alexandria, to become the third least expensive with rent decreasing $20 to $1,700.

Growth Rate

The Fastest Growing (Y/Y%)

–Reston, VA continued to have the largest year over year growth rates, climbing 13.2%.

–Frederick, MD was second with rent growing 9.6% since this time last year.

The Fastest Growing (M/M%)

–Bethesda, MD had the fastest growing rent last month, up 5%.

Full Data

		1 Bedroom			2 Bedrooms
Pos.	City	Price	M/M %	Y/Y %	Price	M/M %	Y/Y %
1	Centennial	$1,540	2.00%	14.90%	$1,960	-2.50%	10.70%
2	Denver	$1,500	4.90%	15.40%	$1,980	-4.80%	7.00%
3	Broomfield	$1,480	0.00%	3.50%	$1,840	1.10%	8.20%
4	Lakewood	$1,430	-2.10%	5.10%	$1,520	-5.00%	7.80%
5	Castle Rock	$1,390	1.50%	15.80%	$1,610	5.20%	6.60%
5	Westminster	$1,390	-2.10%	11.20%	$1,610	3.20%	15.80%
7	Littleton	$1,360	-4.20%	15.30%	$1,690	-0.60%	5.00%
8	Parker	$1,330	0.80%	1.50%	$1,620	0.00%	1.30%
9	Thornton	$1,280	3.20%	15.30%	$1,590	5.30%	14.40%
10	Northglenn	$1,170	5.40%	4.50%	$1,450	0.70%	2.10%
11	Aurora	$1,140	-0.90%	14.00%	$1,460	-0.70%	5.00%
12	Arvada	$1,060	-3.60%	6.00%	$1,600	5.30%	12.70%

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