I am planning on moving to the DC area but am not looking into spending alot of money on an apartment. Al I am looking for is a simple apartment in a safe neighborhood that is clean and has good management. Can you reccomend any? Arlington, Richmond, etc...?
2006-12-16 05:42:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Washington, D.C.
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2006-12-16 05:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by Joe S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The previous posters are right that you are likely going to have a hard time finding a 1 bedroom or studio for under 800, but don't give up hope. The DC area has the lowest vacancy rate for apartments in the nation, but has a very strange market (as far as I can tell) because it has changed so quickly that no one knows exactly what an apartment is worth; and so the rent varies wildly from building to building in any given neighborhood. This is particularly true in the City itself, where you'll have much better luck at finding affordable housing in some of the older buildings than in the newer developments in the near suburbs (Arlington, Alexandria, Montgomery County, MD).
I don't know about some of the farther out places (Shirlington, Reston, Chantilly). However, judging by your price boundaries, I'm going to guess that you're fairly young in which case the quality-of-life benefits of being in the city more than make up for added cost of rent.
Still, you might be better off expecting to pay something closer to 800-1200 / month for an apartment in a hi-rise. You may be able to find a basement apartment for less than that, but it might require some tradeoff on amenities. Otherwise, I would consider looking at getting roommates, either in a group house (of which Washington has many) or looking to share a 2-bedroom place.
Besides Craigslist and the City Paper posted above, my favorite site is www.housingmaps.com , which overlays Craigslist with a google map of the city. Hope this helps.
2006-12-19 02:30:27 · answer #2 · answered by Mike J 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately you will not have much to choose from in the DC area in that rent range. Even basement apartments in Arlington and other parts of Northern Virginia are renting for over $1000. Your best bet would be in the city itself (and even then it will be difficult as efficiencies in even marginal neighborhoods are going for $1000) or to look for a roommate situation. Check the Washington City Paper (washingtoncitypaper.com) for group housing situations.
Your money will go much further in Richmond but that is over a 2 hour drive to DC even in the best of traffic. If you do look that far south, check the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) web site for their train lines. It is the big commuter rail system to DC. It does not go all the way to Richmond but you can find information about commuter bus lines that connect to the VRE and plan your house-hunting that way.
I wish I had better news for you, but really it has been over 5 years since we have seen rents that low anywhere in the DC area, and more like 10 years or more for the NoVA suburbs. I have a friend who has a very small house in Arlington and rents a single bedroom room for $1100 plus utilities. it is a very, very expensive place to live.
2006-12-18 06:44:57 · answer #3 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Apartments In Dc Under 800
2016-11-10 08:46:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't even bother with Richmond, like someone said earlier that's not in the DC area. I lived in Prince William County and our townhouse with 2 bedrooms cost $750 a month. PWC is a 30-45 minute drive to DC, but that's if you're not driving during the rush hours. Right now I live in College Park, 10 minutes away from DC and I'm paying 1200 for a shitty 2 bedroom apartment.
2006-12-16 12:27:21 · answer #5 · answered by Meekha 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It may be hard to find an apt for that much in Northern Virginia. And just so you know Richmond is no where near DC, its about 1 1/2 or 2 hours away. One bedrooms in Northern VA go for around 1000 at least, even in okay neighborhoods they are 1200-1400
2006-12-16 05:53:01 · answer #6 · answered by fahadk99 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 20:41:14 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rents are high all over the DC area but you should be able to find something, it just might not be your typical apartment building apt. You may want to think about renting a basement apt, or renting a room in a house. craigslist has lots of postings for different types of housing.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/
and if youre not sure if this will be a permanent move, or you're just trying things out, you may want to consider a sublet or temporary rental.
Good luck!
2006-12-17 11:19:58 · answer #8 · answered by julie since 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋