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610 Park Rd NWWashington, DC 20010
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1724 Kalorama Rd NWWashington, DC 20009
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5201 Hayes St NEWashington, DC 20019
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151 Q St NEWashington, DC 20002
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700 Constitution Ave NEWashington, DC 20002
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1900 Half St SWWashington, DC 20002
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6830-6896 Laurel St NWWashington, DC 20012
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2825-2836 Robinson Pl SEWashington, DC 20020
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1150 4th St SWWashington, DC 20024
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1700 H St NEWashington, DC 20002
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5661 3rd St NEWashington, DC 20011
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1717 E Capitol St SEWashington, DC 20003
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3003 Van Ness St NWWashington, DC 20008
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7 M St NEWashington, DC 20002
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750 Kenilworth Ter NEWashington, DC 20019
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1214 Bladensburg Rd NEWashington, DC 20002
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1825 7th St NWWashington, DC 20001
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44 Banner LnWashington, DC 20001
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4530 Connecticut Ave NWWashington, DC 20008
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1501 Harry Thomas Way NEWashington, DC 20002
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1319 S Capitol St SWWashington, DC 20003
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7 New York Ave NEWashington, DC 20002
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1301 15th St NWWashington, DC 20005
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1240 3rd St NEWashington, DC 20002
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2 M St NEWashington, DC 20002
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625 H St NEWashington, DC 20002
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770 C StWashington, DC 20003
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218 Vine St NWWashington, DC 20012
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1100 Alabama Ave SEWashington, DC 20032
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2121 Ward Pl NWWashington, DC 20037
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1605 Benning Rd NEWashington, DC 20002
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5119-5127 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NEWashington, DC 20019
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3002 Rodman St NWWashington, DC 20008
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2 L St NWWashington, DC 20001
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5435 Connecticut Ave NWWashington, DC 20015
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8125 48th AveCollege Park, MD 20740
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How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Washington?
| Bedroom | Average Rent | Cheapest Rent | Highest Rent |
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| Washington Studio Apartments | $1,935 | $719 | $6,910 |
| Washington 1 Bedroom Apartments | $2,400 | $737 | $10,000+ |
| Washington 2 Bedroom Apartments | $3,110 | $491 | $10,000+ |
| Washington 3 Bedroom Apartments | $3,636 | $833 | $10,000+ |
| Washington 4 Bedroom Apartments | $2,297 | $889 | $10,000+ |
| Washington 5 Bedroom Apartments | $2,595 | $950 | $10,000+ |
| Washington 6 Bedroom Apartments | $2,975 | $1,196 | $10,000+ |
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What is a cheap apartment in Washington?
A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Washington is under $900.
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The cheapest apartment in Washington is Gates of Ballston which is listed at $750, while the average apartment in Washington costs $5,384.
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Student, low-income, and by-the-bed apartments are typically the cheapest rentals in most cities, though they require qualifying criteria to rent. There are 48,634 regular apartments in Washington that we think qualify as ‘cheap apartments’ that do not have special requirements to apply to rent.
How do the prices of cheap apartments compare to the average apartment in Washington?
Cheap apartments in Washington have an average cost of $614 which is $4,770 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Washington.
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