Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area - Investment Guide

Metro Area • 208 Cities • 319 ZIP Codes

Avg Home Value $628,332
Avg Monthly Rent $2,195
Avg Cap Rate 2.93%
Avg Investability 2.8 ★
Cities 208
ZIP Codes 319

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🏦 30-yr Fixed Rate: 6.76% as of Sep 10 Source: Freddie Mac PMMS

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Cities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Accokeek Maryland 1 ZIPs Adamstown Maryland 1 ZIPs Aldie Virginia 1 ZIPs Alexandria Virginia 8 ZIPs Amissville Virginia 1 ZIPs Annandale Virginia 1 ZIPs Aquasco Maryland 1 ZIPs Arlington Virginia 11 ZIPs Aroda Virginia 4 ZIPs Ashburn Virginia 2 ZIPs Ashton Maryland 1 ZIPs Barnesville Maryland 2 ZIPs Bealeton Virginia 1 ZIPs Bel Alton Maryland 1 ZIPs Beltsville Maryland 1 ZIPs Bentonville Virginia 1 ZIPs Berryville Virginia 1 ZIPs Bethesda Maryland 6 ZIPs Bladensburg Maryland 1 ZIPs Bluemont Virginia 2 ZIPs Boston Virginia 1 ZIPs Bowie Maryland 4 ZIPs Boyce Virginia 1 ZIPs Brandy Station Virginia 1 ZIPs Brandywine Maryland 1 ZIPs Brightwood Virginia 1 ZIPs Brinklow Maryland 1 ZIPs Bristow Virginia 1 ZIPs Broad Run Virginia 1 ZIPs Brookeville Maryland 1 ZIPs Brunswick Maryland 1 ZIPs Bryans Road Maryland 1 ZIPs Bryantown Maryland 1 ZIPs Bumpass Virginia 1 ZIPs Burke Virginia 1 ZIPs Burtonsville Maryland 1 ZIPs Cabin John Maryland 1 ZIPs Capitol Heights Maryland 1 ZIPs Castleton Virginia 1 ZIPs Catharpin Virginia 1 ZIPs Catlett Virginia 1 ZIPs Centreville Virginia 2 ZIPs Chantilly Virginia 2 ZIPs Charles Town West Virginia 1 ZIPs Cheltenham Maryland 1 ZIPs Chesapeake Beach Maryland 1 ZIPs Chester Gap Virginia 1 ZIPs Chevy Chase Maryland 1 ZIPs Clarksburg Maryland 1 ZIPs Clifton Virginia 1 ZIPs Clinton Maryland 1 ZIPs Cobb Island Maryland 1 ZIPs College Park Maryland 2 ZIPs Cottage City Maryland 1 ZIPs Culpeper Virginia 1 ZIPs Damascus Maryland 1 ZIPs Delaplane Virginia 1 ZIPs Derwood Maryland 1 ZIPs Dickerson Maryland 1 ZIPs District Heights Maryland 1 ZIPs Dowell Maryland 1 ZIPs Dumfries Virginia 2 ZIPs Dunkirk Maryland 1 ZIPs Dunn Loring Virginia 1 ZIPs East Riverdale Maryland 1 ZIPs Edmonston Maryland 1 ZIPs Elkwood Virginia 1 ZIPs Emmitsburg Maryland 1 ZIPs Etlan Virginia 2 ZIPs Fairfax Virginia 5 ZIPs Falls Church Virginia 5 ZIPs Faulkner Maryland 1 ZIPs Flint Hill Virginia 1 ZIPs Forest Heights Maryland 1 ZIPs Fort Belvoir Virginia 1 ZIPs Fort Hunt Virginia 1 ZIPs Fort Washington Maryland 1 ZIPs Frederick Maryland 5 ZIPs Fredericksburg Virginia 7 ZIPs Front Royal Virginia 1 ZIPs Gainesville Virginia 1 ZIPs Gaithersburg Maryland 5 ZIPs Garrett Park Maryland 1 ZIPs Germantown Maryland 3 ZIPs Glen Echo Maryland 1 ZIPs Glenn Dale Maryland 1 ZIPs Goldvein Virginia 1 ZIPs Great Falls Virginia 1 ZIPs Greater Landover Maryland 1 ZIPs Greenbelt Maryland 2 ZIPs Hamilton Virginia 1 ZIPs Harpers Ferry West Virginia 1 ZIPs Haymarket Virginia 1 ZIPs Haywood Virginia 1 ZIPs Herndon Virginia 2 ZIPs Hughesville Maryland 2 ZIPs Hume Virginia 1 ZIPs Huntington Virginia 1 ZIPs Huntingtown Maryland 1 ZIPs Huntly Virginia 1 ZIPs Hyattsville Maryland 1 ZIPs Ijamsville Maryland 1 ZIPs Indian Head Maryland 1 ZIPs Issue Maryland 1 ZIPs Jefferson Maryland 1 ZIPs Jeffersonton Virginia 1 ZIPs Kearneysville West Virginia 1 ZIPs Kensington Maryland 1 ZIPs Keymar Maryland 1 ZIPs Knoxville Maryland 1 ZIPs La Plata Maryland 1 ZIPs Landover Hills Maryland 1 ZIPs Langley Park Maryland 1 ZIPs Lanham Seabrook Maryland 1 ZIPs Laurel Maryland 5 ZIPs Leesburg Virginia 2 ZIPs Lincolnia Virginia 1 ZIPs Linden Virginia 1 ZIPs Locust Grove Virginia 1 ZIPs Lorton Virginia 1 ZIPs Lovettsville Virginia 1 ZIPs Lusby Maryland 1 ZIPs Madison Virginia 1 ZIPs Manassas Virginia 4 ZIPs Marbury Maryland 1 ZIPs Markham Virginia 1 ZIPs Marshall Virginia 1 ZIPs McLean Virginia 2 ZIPs Mechanicsville Maryland 2 ZIPs Middleburg Virginia 1 ZIPs Middletown Maryland 1 ZIPs Midland Virginia 1 ZIPs Monrovia Maryland 1 ZIPs Montgomery Village Maryland 1 ZIPs Mount Rainier Maryland 1 ZIPs Mount Vernon Virginia 1 ZIPs Myersville Maryland 1 ZIPs Nanjemoy Maryland 1 ZIPs New Market Maryland 1 ZIPs Newburg Maryland 1 ZIPs Nokesville Virginia 1 ZIPs North Beach Maryland 1 ZIPs Oakton Virginia 1 ZIPs Occoquan Virginia 1 ZIPs Olney Maryland 1 ZIPs Orange Virginia 1 ZIPs Owings Maryland 1 ZIPs Partlow Virginia 1 ZIPs Point of Rocks Maryland 1 ZIPs Pomfret Maryland 1 ZIPs Poolesville Maryland 1 ZIPs Port Republic Maryland 1 ZIPs Port Tobacco Maryland 1 ZIPs Potomac Maryland 1 ZIPs Prince Frederick Maryland 1 ZIPs Purcellville Virginia 1 ZIPs Quantico Virginia 1 ZIPs Ranson West Virginia 1 ZIPs Rapidan Virginia 1 ZIPs Remington Virginia 1 ZIPs Reston Virginia 3 ZIPs Reva Virginia 1 ZIPs Richardsville Virginia 1 ZIPs Rixeyville Virginia 1 ZIPs Rockville Maryland 4 ZIPs Rocky Ridge Maryland 1 ZIPs Rose Hill Virginia 2 ZIPs Round Hill Virginia 1 ZIPs Sabillasville Maryland 1 ZIPs Saint Leonard Maryland 2 ZIPs Sandy Spring Maryland 1 ZIPs Shenandoah Junction West Virginia 1 ZIPs Shepherdstown West Virginia 1 ZIPs Silver Spring Maryland 7 ZIPs Solomons Maryland 1 ZIPs Somerset Virginia 1 ZIPs Spencerville Maryland 1 ZIPs Sperryville Virginia 1 ZIPs Spotsylvania Virginia 1 ZIPs Springfield Virginia 4 ZIPs Stafford Virginia 2 ZIPs Stanley Virginia 1 ZIPs Sterling Virginia 3 ZIPs Suitland-Silver Hill Maryland 1 ZIPs Sumerduck Virginia 1 ZIPs Summit Point West Virginia 1 ZIPs Sunderland Maryland 1 ZIPs Takoma Park Maryland 1 ZIPs Temple Hills Maryland 1 ZIPs The Plains Virginia 1 ZIPs Thurmont Maryland 1 ZIPs Triangle Virginia 1 ZIPs Union Bridge Maryland 2 ZIPs Upper Marlboro Maryland 2 ZIPs Upperville Virginia 1 ZIPs Vienna Virginia 3 ZIPs Waldorf Maryland 4 ZIPs Walkersville Maryland 1 ZIPs Warrenton Virginia 2 ZIPs Washington District of Columbia 55 ZIPs Washington Virginia 1 ZIPs Washington Grove Maryland 1 ZIPs Waterford Virginia 2 ZIPs Welcome Maryland 1 ZIPs White Post Virginia 1 ZIPs Woodbridge Virginia 3 ZIPs Woodsboro Maryland 1 ZIPs Woodville Virginia 1 ZIPs

Top ZIP Codes by Investability

ZIP Code City State Home Value Rent Cap Rate Rating
22152 Springfield VA $686,201 $2,846 3.23% 3.0 ★
20737 East Riverdale MD $394,660 $2,017 3.99% 3.0 ★
20037 Washington DC $555,520 $2,915 4.09% 3.0 ★
22206 Arlington VA $555,263 $2,295 3.22% 3.0 ★
20782 Hyattsville MD $433,913 $1,817 3.27% 3.0 ★
20129 Waterford VA $1,299,321 $2,277 1.37% 3.0 ★
22310 Rose Hill VA $676,972 $2,825 3.26% 3.0 ★
20158 Hamilton VA $984,064 $2,070 1.64% 3.0 ★
22554 Stafford VA $571,420 $2,236 3.05% 3.0 ★
20868 Spencerville MD $773,157 $2,043 2.06% 3.0 ★
20190 Reston VA $542,042 $2,585 3.72% 3.0 ★
22701 Culpeper VA $441,425 $1,619 2.86% 3.0 ★
20902 Silver Spring MD $531,181 $2,197 3.23% 3.0 ★
22727 Madison VA $426,964 $891 1.63% 3.0 ★
21727 Emmitsburg MD $376,452 $1,188 2.46% 3.0 ★
20658 Marbury MD $367,229 $1,863 3.96% 3.0 ★
21791 Union Bridge MD $456,008 $1,341 2.29% 3.0 ★
20707 Laurel MD $411,135 $2,015 3.82% 3.0 ★
22043 Falls Church VA $923,909 $2,392 2.02% 3.0 ★
22181 Vienna VA $1,118,910 $2,931 2.04% 3.0 ★
20745 Forest Heights MD $365,531 $1,911 4.08% 3.0 ★
20110 Manassas VA $518,571 $2,193 3.30% 3.0 ★
20137 Broad Run VA $796,870 $2,403 2.35% 3.0 ★
22401 Fredericksburg VA $461,281 $1,927 3.26% 3.0 ★
20851 Rockville MD $533,922 $2,737 4.00% 3.0 ★
20170 Herndon VA $684,586 $2,440 2.78% 3.0 ★
22623 Chester Gap VA $327,475 $1,188 2.83% 3.0 ★
20877 Gaithersburg MD $476,571 $1,973 3.23% 3.0 ★
20198 The Plains VA $972,906 $1,899 1.52% 3.0 ★
22714 Brandy Station VA $559,126 $1,278 1.78% 3.0 ★
20906 Silver Spring MD $450,661 $1,895 3.28% 3.0 ★
20625 Cobb Island MD $372,726 $1,917 4.01% 3.0 ★
22734 Remington VA $446,065 $1,440 2.52% 3.0 ★
20677 Port Tobacco MD $571,274 $1,971 2.69% 3.0 ★
25414 Charles Town WV $410,424 $1,767 3.36% 3.0 ★
22025 Dumfries VA $573,955 $2,486 3.38% 3.0 ★
20714 North Beach MD $421,232 $2,574 4.77% 3.0 ★
22066 Great Falls VA $1,705,560 $5,538 2.53% 3.0 ★
22124 Oakton VA $1,112,414 $3,287 2.30% 3.0 ★
20721 Bowie MD $602,976 $2,220 2.87% 3.0 ★
20019 Washington DC $357,206 $1,937 4.23% 3.0 ★
20769 Glenn Dale MD $647,231 $2,862 3.45% 3.0 ★
20119 Catlett VA $641,789 $1,710 2.08% 3.0 ★
22306 Alexandria VA $624,773 $2,023 2.53% 3.0 ★
20818 Cabin John MD $1,221,978 $3,033 1.94% 3.0 ★
20147 Ashburn VA $751,187 $2,927 3.04% 3.0 ★
22408 Fredericksburg VA $454,561 $2,080 3.57% 3.0 ★
20855 Derwood MD $687,291 $2,614 2.97% 3.0 ★
20180 Lovettsville VA $795,751 $2,088 2.05% 3.0 ★
22640 Huntly VA $615,735 $1,197 1.52% 3.0 ★

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About Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Real Estate Market

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan statistical area (MSA) encompasses 208 cities and 319 ZIP codes. The average home value across the metro is $628,332, with an average monthly rent of $2,195. Explore individual cities and ZIP codes to find investment opportunities that match your criteria.