How much is monthly parking in downtown Washington DC?

Monthly garage parking in central DC neighborhoods like Downtown, Penn Quarter, and the West End commonly runs $250 to $350, with a metro median near $275. Outer neighborhoods are cheaper, often $150 to $220.

What are DC street parking meter rates?

Metered street parking in DC is zone-based, typically $2.30 per hour in premium downtown demand zones and around $0.85 to $2.30 per hour elsewhere, enforced on most weekdays and Saturdays.

Why are event-day parking rates higher?

Garages near venues such as Capital One Arena or Nationals Park raise rates sharply on game and event days. This tool lets you apply an event multiplier so your estimate reflects surge pricing.

Is monthly parking cheaper than paying daily?

Usually, if you park most weekdays. A $275 monthly pass beats roughly $14 per day across 20 weekdays. The tool compares your daily pattern against the monthly rate so you can decide.

Are these rates exact?

No. They are neighborhood medians and change with demand, garage operator, and time of day. Use them as planning estimates and confirm specific garage prices; all math runs in your browser.

Washington DC Parking Cost Estimator

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Parking is one of the biggest hidden costs of being in Washington DC, where central garages average around $275/mo and metered street rates climb to $2.30 an hour in peak demand zones. This free estimator uses neighborhood median rates to project your daily, monthly, and annual parking spend, including optional event-day surcharges.

How it works

The estimator supports two patterns:

Hourly / metered — cost = hourly_rate * hours_per_day, projected to monthly (* days_per_month) and annual (* 12).
Monthly garage — a flat monthly pass; daily equivalent is monthly / days_per_month and annual is monthly * 12.

An optional event multiplier scales the per-session cost up for game-day or event surge pricing. Neighborhood selection sets the default hourly and monthly medians, which you can override.

Example

In Downtown DC at $2.30/hour for 8 hours a day across 20 days: daily is $18.40, monthly is $368, annual is $4,416. A $275 monthly pass would be cheaper for that pattern, costing $3,300 a year.

Notes

These are neighborhood medians that change with demand, operator, and time of day. Event surcharges near venues can double rates. Use the figures for planning and confirm specific garage prices. All math runs locally in your browser.