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Area Guide

Edgewood Washington, DC

This up-and-coming neighborhood shines

Walkable Metro Mass Transit

With its charming, 1900s row houses mixed with sleek new condos, Edgewood is still one of DC's more affordable neighborhoods, but that's quickly changing. This walkable neighborhood is home to Trinity Washington University, and the Catholic University of America sits just north of Edgewood. The Brookland-CUA Metro station is located in the northeast corner of the neighborhood, along Michigan Avenue, and the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Metro station is located on the southeast end, along Rhode Island Avenue. With its variety of restaurants and shops, Edgewood is quickly becoming DC's trendiest neighborhood.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Edgewood is $1,801 for a studio, $2,018 for one bedroom, $2,832 for two bedrooms, and $3,845 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Edgewood has decreased by -4.9% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 339 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,801/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 667 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,018/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 869 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,832/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,141 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,845/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Exceptionally Walkable

Walkability

90 / 100

Strong Public Transit

Transit

80 / 100

Fairly Drivable

Drivability

50 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

70 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Great Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

80 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere

Vibrancy

60 / 100

Good Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

70 / 100

Somewhat Noisy

Quiet Score

80 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
  • Washington Youth Garden
  • Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS
  • Meridian Hill Park
  • Marian Koshland Science Museum

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 February 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.