How Much Does It Cost to Paint an Apartment Between Tenants in Northern Virginia?

Published figures

• Arlington, VA painting and staining projects: $376 to $1,227, $789 average (HomeAdvisor).
• Interior painting nationally: $2 to $6 per square foot (Angi).
• A 600 square foot apartment at those rates: $1,200 to $3,600.

The Arlington figure covers small projects of every kind, not apartment repaints only. Use it as a floor for a single room, not as the price of a unit.

What sets the price between tenants

• Touch-up or full repaint. Touch-ups blend only when color and sheen match the wall around them.
• Patching first. Every patch needs drying time and primer before the finish coat.
• Ceilings, doors and trim, or walls only.
• Getting material up. Alexandria garden apartments are walk-ups, while Arlington high-rises need a reserved elevator.
• A color change, such as covering a dark accent wall, which adds coats.

How we price it

Per room, once we have seen the unit. Every room is labelled spot work or a full coat, ceilings, doors and trim sit on separate lines, and the written figure comes by text within two days. We bring the paint, or use what your property stocks, and the scope names which. See interior painting and our Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax pages.

Where these numbers come from

• HomeAdvisor, Arlington VA cost data for painting and staining small projects: $376 to $1,227, average $789.
• Angi, interior painting cost guide (2026): $2 to $6 per square foot nationally.
• The 600 square foot range is those per square foot figures multiplied out, as published in our painting cost guide.