Which district in Washington D.C. is cheapest to stay in?
In Washington D.C., the cheapest district to stay in is Ivy City / Gallaudet, at a median asking price of $110 a night, and the priciest is Penn Quarter at $319 (latest scan 24 October 2026). The ranking covers 14 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 37 of the 70 nights from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027, read on 24 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 24 October 2026 21:22 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Washington D.C., Penn Quarter asks a median $319 a night, +189% against $110 in Ivy City / Gallaudet, the cheapest of 14 districts compared on the same 37 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy City / Gallaudet | $110 | $109–$120 | 37 | 5 | 8.5 (5) | 0% of 5 |
| NoMa / Sirsum Corda | $128 | $122–$199 | 37 | 7 | 8.4 (7) | 20% of 5 |
| Shaw | $137 | $119–$228 | 37 | 11 | 8.4 (11) | 40% of 10 |
| Aurora Highlands | $145 | $136–$159 | 37 | 8 | 8.7 (8) | 38% of 8 |
| Foggy Bottom | $166 | $138–$255 | 37 | 7 | 8.9 (7) | 43% of 7 |
| Crystal City | $168 | $152–$174 | 37 | 6 | 9.0 (6) | 33% of 6 |
| Dupont Circle | $176 | $157–$219 | 37 | 20 | 8.6 (18) | 72% of 18 |
| Washington D.C. Downtown | $180 | $155–$205 | 37 | 36 | 8.7 (36) | 58% of 36 |
| Navy Yard | $191 | $166–$211 | 37 | 6 | 8.7 (6) | 33% of 6 |
| Southwest | $196 | $180–$373 | 37 | 11 | 8.7 (11) | 40% of 10 |
| Swampoodle / Judiciary Square | $196 | $189–$225 | 37 | 7 | 8.7 (7) | 100% of 7 |
| Georgetown | $203 | $155–$287 | 37 | 12 | 8.9 (12) | 70% of 10 |
| West End | $209 | $154–$381 | 37 | 10 | 9.0 (10) | 60% of 10 |
| Penn Quarter | $319 | $232–$350 | 37 | 6 | 8.9 (6) | 100% of 6 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 37 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 35 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Washington D.C. whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Ivy City / Gallaudet: a median $110 a night, score 8.5 across 5 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy City / Gallaudet | $110 | 8.5 | 5 |
| NoMa / Sirsum Corda | $128 | 8.4 | 7 |
| Shaw | $137 | 8.4 | 11 |
| Aurora Highlands | $145 | 8.7 | 8 |
| Foggy Bottom | $166 | 8.9 | 7 |
| Crystal City | $168 | 9.0 | 6 |
| Dupont Circle | $176 | 8.6 | 18 |
| Washington D.C. Downtown | $180 | 8.7 | 36 |
| Navy Yard | $191 | 8.7 | 6 |
| Southwest | $196 | 8.7 | 11 |
| Swampoodle / Judiciary Square | $196 | 8.7 | 7 |
| Georgetown | $203 | 8.9 | 12 |
| West End | $209 | 9.0 | 10 |
| Penn Quarter | $319 | 8.9 | 6 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Washington D.C. is in Penn Quarter: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $293 against $371 Monday to Thursday (-21%), over 11 and 22 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | $213 | $200 | +7% | 11 / 22 |
| Ivy City / Gallaudet | $112 | $110 | +1% | 11 / 22 |
| Shaw | $136 | $137 | -1% | 11 / 22 |
| Foggy Bottom | $166 | $176 | -6% | 11 / 22 |
| Swampoodle / Judiciary Square | $190 | $205 | -7% | 11 / 22 |
| Dupont Circle | $174 | $192 | -9% | 11 / 22 |
| NoMa / Sirsum Corda | $118 | $135 | -12% | 11 / 22 |
| Washington D.C. Downtown | $167 | $196 | -15% | 11 / 22 |
| Navy Yard | $191 | $228 | -16% | 11 / 22 |
| West End | $206 | $246 | -16% | 11 / 22 |
| Crystal City | $168 | $205 | -18% | 11 / 22 |
| Southwest | $206 | $254 | -19% | 11 / 22 |
| Aurora Highlands | $145 | $182 | -20% | 11 / 22 |
| Penn Quarter | $293 | $371 | -21% | 11 / 22 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 37 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Washington D.C.: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 272 of the 272 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 24 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →