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Washington DC DC Apartment Market Read
Covers Washington, Arlington and Alexandria.
Current market read
Balanced market
ConditionBalanced
Balanced on the yearly data, with the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs cooling.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 14,800 searches in August 2026 · Luxury apartmentsSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 14,800 searches in August 2026, for Washington DC on its own
What renters Google mostLuxury apartmentsSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Job growth has cooled (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
−1.8%
▼ Cooling, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$2,260 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 0.4% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +4.7% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$2,037/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · Washington DCNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, yesterday. softer neutral firmer
Howard University, Developers Break Ground on 11-Story Multifamily Development in D.C.Marcus & Millichap Arranges Partially Completed Building Multifamily Sale in Washington DC TenleytownWashington, D.C. multifamily sales volume surpasses 2025 totalView all 8 Washington DC news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs−1.8%
Migration 2025−3.7/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-23%
Vacancy 20244.6%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$2,568/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $2,037 · own $4,605
$2,037RENT
$4,605OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
−3.7/1k
▼ More people left for other US places than moved in. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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