How Rent Near Silver Spring Metro Stations Compare To DC Region

SILVER SPRING, MD — The ever looming potential for rent increases and finding an apartment near Metro are some of the bigger challenges in the DC area. A new analysis takes that into perspective, mapping out rent by Metro and rent changes from year to year.

Apartment search website RentHop compiled the interactive map of rent around the DC Metro system. The good news is, rent dropped at 35 of 91 stops, compared to 19 last year. On average, rent for a one-bedroom apartment rose 0.41 percent in the DC area.

The lowest rent for a one bedroom (under $1,400) can be found in Southeast DC and Prince George's County, Md. The highest rent (around $2,400) is mostly in the downtown DC area.

So how does Silver Spring stack up?

Rent near the Silver Spring Metro stop falls in the mid range between the lowest one bedroom rents ($1,150 or less) and the highest rents ($2,400 and up).

Median rent for a one-bedroom near the Silver Spring stop is $1,570, a 1.3 percent increase from last year.

A one-bedroom near the Forest Glen station averages at $1,300, which is a 7.1 percent decrease since last year. Near the Glenmont station, a one-bedroom averages at $1,400, which is a 3.7 percent increase in the past year.

Here are the biggest increases in rent around the DC area:

• Suitland (Green Line) - $1,228, year to year change: +10.1 percent
• Ballston-MU (Orange/Silver Lines) - $1,900, year to year change: +8.7 percent
• Potomac Ave (Blue/Orange/Silver Lines) - $2,300, year to year change: +6.9 percent
• Greensboro (Silver Line) - $1,698, year to year change: +6.3 percent
• Foggy Bottom-GWU (Blue/Orange/Silver Lines) - $2,337, year to year change: +6.2 percent
• Cleveland Park (Red Line) - $2,000, year to year change: +6.0 percent

Here are the biggest decreases in rent:

• U St (Green/Yellow Lines) - $2,100, year to year change: -8.7 percent
• Forest Glen (Red Line) - $1,300, year to year change: -7.1 percent
• Court House (Orange/Silver Lines) - $1,875, year to year change: -6.7 percent
• Pentagon (Blue/Yellow Lines) - $2,002, year to year change: -5.8 percent
• Capitol South (Blue/Orange/Silver Lines) - $2,350, year to year change: -5.8 percent
• L'Enfant Plaza (Blue/Green/Orange/Silver/Yellow Lines) - $2,375, year to year change: -4.8 percent

See Rent Hop's full report here.

(Photo by Patch Editor Emily Leayman)