Germantown
Montgomery County, MD
About Germantown
Upper Montgomery County rental area with MARC access and auto-oriented apartment clusters. RentSift has only a small Apr. 29 1BR sample in ZIP 20876, so renters should compare multiple exact buildings before treating any single rent as market truth.
Access profile
Car-oriented
Most errands require a car outside limited village-center blocks.
1BR asking rent
$1,491-$1,637
3 rows · ZIP 20876
Transit
No Metro
Bus / car context
Rent rule
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Regulated units
Rent and source basis
ZIP 20876 · 3 tracked 1BR rows · small-sample middle range from RentSift's Apr. 29, 2026 snapshot.
RentSift 1BR asking-rent snapshot, Apr. 29, 2026. These are asking rents from tracked listings, not signed leases, and small samples are labeled as such.
Address reports can include API-backed Walk Score data when the configured service returns it; the access labels on this guide are qualitative.
Regulated Montgomery County units: 5.7% through Jun. 30, 2026; 5.2% from Jul. 1, 2026 through Jun. 30, 2027.
Key facts for renters
- No Metrorail station; MARC Brunswick Line serves Germantown
- Small Apr. 29 RentSift 1BR sample
- Tracked rent basis: ZIP 20876 Apr. 29 snapshot 1BR rows
- Regulated Montgomery County units: 5.7% through Jun. 30, 2026; 5.2% from Jul. 1, 2026 through Jun. 30, 2027.
Transit access
MARC Brunswick Line at Germantown plus Ride On bus service; no Metrorail station.
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