The Zumper D.C. Metro Report analyzed active listings in October 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 $1,499.

Cities Ranked By Rent

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The Most Expensive

–Bethesda, MD ranked as the most expensive city with one bedrooms priced at $2,250.

–Arlington, VA was second with rent at $2,210.

–Washington, DC rent was $2,170, making it the third priciest in the metro.

The Least Expensive

–Frederick, MD remained the most affordable city with rent at $1,290.

–Silver Spring, MD ranked as the second least expensive city with one bedrooms priced at $1,640.

–Rockville, MD followed closely as third with rent at $1,680.

Growth Rate

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The Fastest Growing (Y/Y%)

–Frederick, MD was the only city with a substantial year over year growth rate, up 14.2%.

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Full Data

1 Bedroom2 Bedrooms
Pos.CityPriceM/M %Y/Y %PriceM/M %Y/Y %
1Bethesda$2,250-1.30%1.40%$3,2600.00%4.50%
2Arlington$2,2100.50%0.00%$2,780-0.70%-5.40%
3Washington$2,1700.50%-5.20%$2,7100.00%-13.70%
4Reston$2,080-2.80%6.70%$2,6604.30%15.70%
5Alexandria$1,8302.20%4.00%$2,2003.30%10.60%
6Rockville$1,6800.00%4.30%$2,0704.00%6.20%
7Silver Spring$1,6400.60%-5.20%$1,9300.50%-9.80%
8Frederick$1,2900.00%14.20%$1,3400.00%5.50%

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The Zumper D.C. Metro Report analyzed active listings that hit the market last month. Listings are aggregated by city to calculate median asking rents.

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