Bethesda Rent Report: October 2024

Welcome to the Apartment List October 2024 Rent Report for Bethesda, MD. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $2,162, after falling 0.6% last month. Prices remain up 0.7% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Bethesda rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader Washington metro area and the nation as a whole.

Bethesda rents are down 0.6% month-over-month and up 0.7% year-over-year

The median rent in Bethesda fell by 0.6% over the course of September, and has now increased by a total of 0.7% over the past 12 months. Bethesda’s rent growth over the past year has has fallen behind the state average (2.4%) but has outpaced the national average (-0.7%).

Bethesda rent growth in 2024 pacing below last year

Nine months into the year, rents in Bethesda have risen 2.9%. This is a slower rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to September 2023 rents had increased 5.7%.

Bethesda rents are 1.5% lower than the metro-wide median

If we expand our view to the wider Washington metro area, the median rent is $2,196 meaning that the median price in Bethesda ($2,162) is 1.5% lower than the price across the metro as a whole. Metro-wide annual rent growth stands at 3.5%, above the rate of rent growth within just the city.

The table below shows the latest rent stats for 33 cities in the Washington metro area that are included in our database. Among them, Tysons Corner is currently the most expensive, with a median rent of $2,654. Frederick is the metro’s most affordable city, with a median rent of $1,642. The metro's fastest annual rent growth is occurring in Leesburg (10.7%) while the slowest is in Wheaton (-1.8%).

You can also use the map below to explore the latest rent trends in the Washington metropolitan area.

Methodology

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