Patio / balcony, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance, Parking, Recently renovated, Walk in closets + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, Garage + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance, Garage + more
On-site laundry, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance, Parking, Recently renovated + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance, Parking + more
Pet friendly, Carport, Gym, Pool, Smoke-free community, Smoke-free units + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly + more
On-site laundry, Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, New construction + more
In unit laundry, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, Garage, Recently renovated + more
Searching for an apartment for rent in Silver Spring, MD? Look no further! Apartment List will help you find a perfect apartment near you. There are 95 available rental units listed on Apartment List in Silver Spring. Click on listings to see photos, floorplans, amenities, prices and availability, and much more!
The average rent in Silver Spring is $1,590 for a studio, $1,839 for a one-bedroom apartment, and $2,192 for a two-bedroom apartment. If you are looking for a deal, keep an eye out for a red pulsing icon that indicates rent specials.
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Welcome to the Apartment List February 2026 Rent Report for Silver Spring, MD. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $1,947, after falling 0.8% last month. Prices are now down 2.2% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Silver Spring rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader Washington metro area and the nation as a whole.
The median rent in Silver Spring fell by 0.8% over the course of January, and has now decreased by a total of 2.2% over the past 12 months. Silver Spring’s rent growth over the past year has has fallen behind the state average (-0.5%) and is similar to the national average (-1.4%).
If we expand our view to the wider Washington metro area, the median rent is $2,116 meaning that the median price in Silver Spring ($1,947) is 8.0% lower than the price across the metro as a whole. Metro-wide annual rent growth stands at -1.8%, above the rate of rent growth within just the city.
The table below shows the latest rent stats for 31 cities in the Washington metro area that are included in our database. Among them, Lorton is currently the most expensive, with a median rent of $2,660. Frederick is the metro’s most affordable city, with a median rent of $1,633. The metro's fastest annual rent growth is occurring in Fredericksburg (2.5%) while the slowest is in Washington, DC (-4.2%).
You can also use the map below to explore the latest rent trends in the Washington metropolitan area.
Apartment List is committed to the accuracy and transparency of our rent estimates. We begin with reliable median rent statistics from the Census Bureau, then extrapolate them forward to the current month using a growth rate calculated from our listing data. In doing so, we use a same-unit analysis similar to Case-Shiller’s approach, capturing apartment transactions over time to provide an accurate picture of rent growth in cities across the country. Our approach corrects for the sample bias inherent in other private sources, producing results that are much closer to statistics published by the Census Bureau and HUD. For more details, please see the Apartment List Rent Estimate Methodology.
Apartment List publishes monthly rent reports and underlying data for hundreds of cities across the nation, as well as data aggregated for counties, metros, and states. These data are intended to be a source of reliable information that help renters and policymakers make sound decisions. Insights from our data are covered regularly by journalists across the country. To access the data yourself, please visit our Data Downloads Page.
Apartment List has released Silver Spring’s results from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters nationwide, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of the country’s 111 million renters.
"Silver Spring renters expressed general satisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "They gave most categories average scores."
Key Findings in Silver Spring include the following:
Silver Spring renters gave their city an A overall.
The highest-rated categories for Silver Spring were public transit and safety and low crime rate, which both received A+ scores.
The areas of concern to Silver Spring renters are affordability and pet-friendliness, which received C+ and B- grades, respectively.
Silver Spring millennials are very satisfied with their city, giving it an overall rating of A-.
Silver Spring earned similar scores compared to other nearby cities like Washington, DC (A-), Arlington (A), Alexandria (A) and Rockville (A+).
Silver Spring did relatively well compared to cities nationwide, including Philadelphia (C+), Dallas (B) and Los Angeles (C+).
The top rated cities nationwide for renter satisfaction include Scottsdale, AZ, Irvine, CA, Boulder, CO and Ann Arbor, MI. The lowest rated cities include Tallahassee, FL, Stockton, CA, Dayton, OH, Detroit, MI and Newark, NJ.
For more information on the survey methodology and findings or to speak to one of our researchers, please contact our team at rentonomics@apartmentlist.com.
The name Silver Spring isn't just for show; original landowner Francis Preston Blair named Silver Spring, Maryland after finding fresh spring water whose base was flecked with mica in 1840.
Even if the town was named for the glitter of mica chips in spring water, there's no fools gold in Silver Spring
View Silver Spring City GuideThe name Silver Spring isn't just for show; original landowner Francis Preston Blair named Silver Spring, Maryland after finding fresh spring water whose base was flecked with mica in 1840.
Even if the town was named for the glitter of mica chips in spring water, there's no fools gold in Silver Spring
The representation of ethnic minorities in Silver Spring is higher than the national average. The eight main ethnic groups that make up the population of Silver Spring are Black Or African American (34.8%), White (34%), Hispanic Or Latino (16.5%), Asian (8%), Two Or More (5.7%), Other (0.6%), American Indian Or Alaska Native (0.5%), and Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander (0%).
The representation of ethnic minorities in Silver Spring is higher than the national average. The eight main ethnic groups that make up the population of Silver Spring are Black Or African American (34.8%), White (34%), Hispanic Or Latino (16.5%), Asian (8%), Two Or More (5.7%), Other (0.6%), American Indian Or Alaska Native (0.5%), and Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander (0%).
Apartment List has released the results for Silver Spring from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters nationwide, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of the country’s 111 million renters.
