Living in D.C. and Surrounding Rental Rates in DC and Surrounding Areas

Communities Washington DC Apartment Rental Rates* Neighborhood Efficiency One Two Apartment Searching Bedroom Bedroom When looking for a new home in the D.C.-metropolitan area, there are several factors that you should $1300- $1550-2250 $1800-3700 consider in your decision-making process: 1840  Price: As a general rule, the farther away from the $1250- $1650-2400 $1730-3200 city, the less expensive the cost of housing will be. 1900 There are also trade-offs when deciding whether Columbia Heights $1175- $1575-2200 $1875-3100 to live closer or further away from a metro stop, 2050 because proximity to a metro stop may impact the cost of housing. Other factors such as the $1600- $2400-2900 $3800 condition and age of the building, as well as 2100 available amenities may impact rental prices. $1550- $2200-2400 $3000-4150  Area: Consider the neighborhood you’re 1725 evaluating based on your lifestyle and the kind of community in which you want to live. Do you want $1130- $1455-1821 $1940-2680 to live near outdoor spaces, shopping centers, or 1250 around city nightlife? Mount Vernon $1380- $1400-2475 $1800-3220  Safety: Visit the areas you are looking to rent in Square 1985 during the day and night to gauge your comfort level. You may want to check out $1250- $1550-2350 $2250-4400 1730 http://crimemap.dc.gov or CrimeDC.com for additional information regarding a particular area.  Commute Time: Consider the cost, time and Suburban convenience of whether or not you need to use Communities public transportation to get to work and campus. Alexandria $1140- $1000- $1200-  Parking: If you own a car, consider the cost of 2020 1790 2620 parking the car in a daily garage or the challenge of finding street parking in a city. Oftentimes you Arlington $1300- $1350- $1905- will need to pay extra per month for a parking 1765 2140 3395 spot in your apartment building or residential Bethesda/Chevy Chase $1280- $1305- $1360- area. 2065 2570 3295

Begin Your Search Rockville $1070- $1160- $1205- The Office of Off-Campus Student Affairs website 1220 1650 2150 (http://offcampus.students.gwu.edu/) is an excellent Silver Spring $900-1525 $955-1690 $1250- first step to finding housing options. The majority of 2220 students who live off-campus find their apartment or *Based on 2015 rental rates: home through online resources or by using a local http://dc.about.com/od/rentals/a/Washington-Dc-Apartment- realtor to help them find housing. Our website lists a Rental-Rates.htm variety of rental search engines, leasing companies, and options for temporary housing, as well as other Getting Around the District resources for renters. Living in an urban setting affords you with several ways to travel across the city and into southern GW Off-Campus Housing and Northern Virginia. One of the primary (https://gwoffcampus.com/) methods of public transportation is the Metrorail, You can find listings for both undergraduate and which consists of six different colored lines (Red, Blue, graduate students, create and search roommate Orange, Silver, Green and Yellow) serving distinct profiles, and use message boards and other resources areas of the D.C.-metropolitan area. In addition to to assist your search. Creating an account is free. Metrorail, Metrobus is another method of transportation across the District. Bus stops are located throughout the district and routes and schedules can be found online at • Southeast D.C. http://www.wmata.com/bus/. Finally, another means Southeast D.C., which has a mixed population of of public transportation is the D.C. Circulator which politicians, professionals, and students, is the area operates routes that provide access to Georgetown, known as “.” Other prominent features of Woodley Park-Adams Morgan, and Navy Yard. More this quadrant are RFK Stadium, Nationals Stadium information about the Circulator is available at Ballpark, and Eastern Market. The Metro Green, http://www.DCcirculator.com/ Orange and Blue lines primarily serve the Southeast area. In addition to public transportation, many GW • Northern Arlington, Virginia students choose to bring their own bicycles or invest Accessible via the Metro Orange Line, Northern in a Capital Bikeshare membership, which allows Arlington has a number of neighborhoods that attract students to rent bikes and use them at stations located students and young professionals, including Court throughout the D.C. area. More information on Capital House, Clarendon, and Ballston. Housing ranges Bikeshare can be found here: widely from high-rises to more residential properties. http://www.capitalbikeshare.com/ Being in the less urban setting allows for immediate

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retail stores. Getting to Know the District & Surrounding Areas The District consists of many neighborhoods that • Southern Arlington, Virginia range in history, culture and modernization across the Accessible via the Metro Blue Line, Southern Arlington city. A rule of thumb when traveling the District is to also has a number of neighborhoods that attract a remember that the numbered streets go from north to variety of people living in areas such as Crystal City or south, lettered streets go east to west and diagonal Pentagon City. Housing tends to be of the high-rise and streets are states. The District is divided up into four apartment variety, although more residential quadrants: Southwest, Southeast, Northwest, and properties do exist. Features of this area include the Northeast. Pentagon, Pentagon City Mall, and the Crystal City Shops. • Northwest D.C. Where The University and the • Alexandria, Virginia Foggy Bottom-area are located is in the Northwest Alexandria, a historic city, offers a wide price range in quadrant. Other major features to Northwest include housing and a wide variety in types of housing. Many Georgetown, Dupont Circle, the U Street corridor, and students, young adults, and families live in Alexandria. the Woodley Park and Adams Morgan neighborhoods. Alexandria’s better known area is Old Town, a As the largest quadrant, all Metro lines serve various restored colonial area with shops and restaurants. parts of the Northwest quadrant except notably Alexandria is metro accessible serving both the Metro Georgetown, which is primarily accessible via the Blue and Yellow lines making it easy to commute in Circulator or Metrobus. and out of the District. • Northeast D.C. • Silver Spring, Maryland This area is home to many students due to the Silver Spring serves as the primary urban proximity of Catholic University, Howard University, area in Montgomery County and its revitalization has and Gallaudet University all within this quadrant. ushered in a diverse mix of people. It contains many Generally, housing options are less expensive and the reasonably priced apartments. In recent years the area is very public transit accessible. Better known Downtown area has been revitalized with an eclectic features of Northeast D.C. include Union Station and mix of entertainment, restaurants, and shopping the rapidly developing area known as “NoMa,”, which centers. Silver Spring is located on the Red Line of the includes residential, commercial and retail spaces. The Metrorail. Metro Red line primarily serves Northeast D.C. • Bethesda, Maryland • Southwest D.C. Just north of the District, Bethesda is home to the Otherwise known as the Capitol Waterfront, this area National Institute of Health, National Naval Medical of D.C. includes residential areas as well as many Center. Bethesda is best known for its large number of federal office buildings. Some better known restaurants. There are many apartment buildings and attractions of this area are the National Mall grounds, condominiums in downtown Bethesda. This lively Maine Avenue Fish Market, and Hains Point. Metro urban community is located near two metro stops on Blue and Orange lines primarily serve Southwest D.C. the Red line (Bethesda and Medical Center).