Rooms for Rent Near Shaw, Washington, DC

Shaw is one of DC's most in-demand neighborhoods — historic rowhouses, the 9:30 Club, Blagden Alley, and a straight shot downtown. It's also priced like it. Here's the honest nearby play.

The Shaw price reality

Rooms in Shaw proper commonly list at $1,100–$1,400+/month. Our approach: live one neighborhood over in Columbia Heights and keep Shaw's nightlife a short walk or one Metro stop away — for $797–$997/mo instead.

Our near-Shaw rooms

• Lincoln Room — $797/mo: furnished basement apartment room, in-unit laundry, private patio. Month-to-month, 3-month minimum.
• Washington Room — $997/mo: 24'x16' attic suite, smart TV, personal AC. Month-to-month, 3-month minimum.

Both sit near Georgia Ave–Petworth and Columbia Heights stations (Green/Yellow) — Shaw-Howard U station is minutes away by train, and the walk down 11th Street to Shaw's core is about 15–20 minutes.

What you give up (and don't)

You give up a Shaw address. You don't give up Shaw itself — its restaurants, venues, and Metro stop stay easy to reach, while your rent stays hundreds lower and your room comes furnished with utilities bundled.

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