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Area Guide

Bethesda Row Bethesda, MD

Downtown Bethesda’s Shopping District

Shops Restaurants Nightlife

If you live to shop, then you’ll love living in Bethesda Row, the city’s premier shopping and dining destination. The wide, brick-paved sidewalks leading past storefront windows are often filled with residents and visitors alike, and the Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema is an added perk. This movie theater shows foreign and independent films and includes a cocktail lounge.

This downtown shopping hub is also home to some of Bethesda’s favorite restaurants and bars. Mon Ami Gabi is the go-to bistro, PassionFish Bethesda serves sushi and fish, and Georgetown Cupcake is the place to go for a gourmet treat. When a quiet respite is in order, the Capital Crescent Trail extends through the neighborhood, and Caroline Freeland Park provides a shady greenspace with picnic tables and a playground.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in Bethesda Row is $2,182 for a studio, $2,677 for one bedroom, and $3,723 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Bethesda Row has increased by 2.1% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 623 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,182/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 744 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,677/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,112 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,723/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Very Walkable

Walkability

80 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

60 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

60 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

100 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Exceptional Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

90 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Exceptional Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

90 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Audubon Naturalist-Woodend Sanctuary
  • Glen Echo Park
  • McCrillis Gardens
  • Locust Grove Nature Center
  • George Washington Memorial Parkway/Turkey Run Park

Airports

  • Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl
  • Washington Dulles International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.