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Apartment Costs Still Remain Lower Than a Year Before

Despite a recent uptick, apartment-hunters in Tysons are getting better deals than they did a year ago, according to new data.

The median Tysons apartment-rental rates in June stood at $1,998 for one-bedroom units and $2,389 for two-bedroom units, according to figures reported by Apartment List.

That’s a month-over-month bump-up of 1.5 percent, compared to a national rise of just 0.4 percent. Year-over-year, the median rental cost in Tysons was down 1.3 percent.

Tysons’s rental rate compares to a national median in June of $1,175 for one-bedroom units, $1,346 for two bedrooms and $1,369 for all units, according to the data. The highest median rate for the month could be found in Irvine, Calif. ($3,034) and the lowest in Cleveland ($800).

Month-over-month rents increased in June in 73 of the nation’s 100 largest urban areas, but are down year-over-year in 57 of them.

National rent growth in 2023 has come in at a much slower pace than previous years thanks to a combination of sluggish demand and increasing supply.

“The rental market hit a big milestone this month, as national rent growth is finally flat year-over-year after nearly a year of deceleration in the rental market,” Apartment List analysts said. “This marks a major shift from the recent past, when annual rent growth topped out at nearly 18 percent nationally and over 40 percent in a handful of popular cities.”

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For the full national report, see the Website at https://www.apartmentlist.com/research/national-rent-data.

About the Author

  • A Northern Virginia native, Scott McCaffrey has four decades of reporting, editing and newsroom experience in the local area plus Florida, South Carolina and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. He spent 26 years as editor of the Sun Gazette newspaper chain. For Local News Now, he covers government and civic issues in Arlington, Fairfax County and Falls Church.