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Area Guide

Parkside Washington, DC

DC's trendiest new location

Mixed-Use Walkable Bicycle-Friendly

Parkside is a mixed-use, master-planned community with elegant townhomes, apartment buildings, office space, shops, and restaurants located along the Anacostia River. With ample park space and a pedestrian bridge to the Minnesota/Benning Metro Station, Parkside is one of DC's newest neighborhoods. Following the river from Benning Road north to Deane Avenue, residents of Parkside have fast access to the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, the National Arboretum, DC United, and Anacostia Park.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Parkside is $1,692 for a studio, $1,350 for one bedroom, $1,639 for two bedrooms, and $1,601 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Parkside has decreased by -1.7% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 548 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,692/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 690 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,350/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 851 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,639/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 855 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,601/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Parkside

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Exceptionally Bikeable

Bikeability

90 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

60 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

50 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Kingman and Heritage Island Park
  • Fort Dupont Park
  • Washington Youth Garden
  • National Arboretum
  • Dueling Creek Natural Area

Airports

  • Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl
  • Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall

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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.