The story of this market
The typical home in District of Columbia, District of Columbia sells for about $684,000, or $491 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (-0.68%), a market in balance. Homes take about 44 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 296% since 2000. Last year 66 of 140 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is heat wave, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,438 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $2,438 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2005 (+24%). Worst: 2009 (-4.9%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1%
DC · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$3,107
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 140 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
15
Very Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $292,473,638.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
75.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31189 | 15389 | 75.6% | 10% | $575,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
District of Columbia, District of Columbia
The District of Columbia housing market is characterized by softening demand and elevated inventory levels, especially in the multi-family condominium segment. Federal public-sector employment shifts, remote work patterns, and mortgage rate pressures have constrained buyer enthusiasm, yielding flat to mildly declining home values and extended market times.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 2.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 37 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0.93% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.1% · poverty 14.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 25 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
District of Columbia, District of Columbia — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 3.4%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 20001 | Washington | $620,000 | $611 | -5.2% | 54 | 98.2% | 21.4% | 4.1 | 213 | $2,499 | researched Sep 14 |
| 20002 | Washington | $599,900 | $507 | — | 34 | — | — | — | 528 | $2,212 | researched Sep 26 |
| 20003 | Washington | $1,150,000 | $685 | +1.2% | 16 | 98.5% | 22% | 3.3 | 160 | $2,698 | researched Sep 26 |
| 20004 | Washington | $410,000 | $546 | — | 49 | — | — | — | 5 | $2,997 | researched Sep 26 |
| 20005 | Washington | $475,000 | $725 | -10.2% | 43 | 98.5% | 12.5% | 3.2 | 91 | $2,298 | researched Sep 26 |
| 20006 | Washington | $268,500 | $202 | — | 84 | — | — | — | 9 | $1,951 | researched Sep 26 |
| 20007 | Washington | $1,202,900 | $650 | +2.1% | 35 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.4 | 185 | $2,106 | researched Sep 26 |
| 20008 | Washington | $830,943 | $585 | -0.1% | 66 | 98.2% | 21.4% | 4 | 112 | $2,206 | researched Sep 14 |
| 20009 | Washington | $550,000 | $650 | -9.6% | 45 | 98.5% | 25% | 6.2 | 343 | $2,341 | researched Sep 26 |
| 20010 | Washington | $725,000 | $542 | +2.1% | 48 | 98.5% | 18% | 3.7 | 155 | $1,793 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Violent and property crime rates in the District remain elevated relative to national and suburban DMV averages, although recent municipal initiatives and enhanced policing downtown have driven measurable year-over-year reductions in carjackings and violent offenses.
District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and the District's public charter sector exhibit wide disparities, with top-tier high schools like School Without Walls and Jackson-Reed performing among the region's best, while deep achievement gaps persist across East-of-the-River wards.
Lowland neighborhoods along the Potomac and Anacostia rivers face localized riverine and tidal flood risks, while coastal storms and urban heat island effects pose periodic hazards; overall insurance availability remains stable relative to coastal sunbelt states.
The regional economy continues to navigate federal workforce policy shifts and agency realignments, while anchors across healthcare, higher education, legal, and tech-lobbying sectors continue long-term capital investments.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. Federal (United States (federal)) — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Superfund Liens: Establishes a statutory federal lien upon the parcel running in favor of the United States for all unrecovered cleanup costs, damages, and statutory interest incurred by the EPA. Rate and formula: Direct Dollar-for-Dollar Reimbursement (Lien Amount = Incurred Response Costs + Administrative Costs + Federal (United States (federal)) — Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) Withholding: Imposes an affirmative withholding tax obligation on the transferee (buyer) to withhold and remit tax on the gross amount realized (gross sales price). The statutory base withholding rate is 15% of the total purchase price (Formula: Tax = Amount Realized × 15%). Exemptions and reductions: (1) 0% wit Federal (United States (federal)) — Federal General Tax Lien Encumbrance: Under IRC § 6321, a statutory lien arises automatically as of the date of assessment and attaches to all real property owned or acquired by the taxpayer.
Median rent hovers around $2,700 per month, reflecting softness in multi-family absorption and slight year-over-year declines in core apartment demand amid broader federal employment headwinds.
The local economy is heavily underpinned by the federal government, professional and legal services, universities, healthcare systems, and defense/tech consultancies, creating a resilient baseline despite periodic public-sector contract fluctuations.
The District is served by the comprehensive Metrorail and Metrobus networks operated by WMATA, supported by the DC Circulator, Capital Bikeshare, and regional rail at Union Station connecting MARC, VRE, and Amtrak.
Urban planning is governed by the DC Office of Planning and the Zoning Commission, prioritizing transit-oriented density corridors, historic preservation, and height restrictions governed by the federal Height of Buildings Act of 1910.
Real property assessment is conducted annually at 100% of fair market value by the Real Property Tax Administration (RPTA) within the DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO).
Parcels are subject to municipal general fund taxation; specific corridors carry Business Improvement District (BID) assessments or special tax district surcharges for local infrastructure and streetscapes.
Property insurance rates in DC remain competitive and well below southeastern coastal states, though increasing flood management standards and commercial real estate headwinds have driven modest rate hardening.
- The St. James4.410.8 mi
- F1 Arcade Washington, D.C.4.62.1 mi
- Lake Fairfax Park4.615.6 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park411.9 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.114.7 mi
- Nationals Park4.62.9 mi
- Capital One Arena4.51.1 mi
- Northwest Stadium49.3 mi
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center4.50.8 mi
- International Spy Museum4.41.7 mi
- Lincoln Memorial4.81.4 mi
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History4.81.3 mi
- Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum4.61.6 mi
- Smithsonian National Zoological Park4.61.7 mi
- Washington Monument4.71.2 mi
- Lincoln Memorial4.81.4 mi
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History4.81.3 mi
- Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum4.61.6 mi
- United States Capitol4.71.9 mi
- National Mall4.81.4 mi
- Lincoln Memorial4.81.4 mi
- National Mall4.81.4 mi
- United States Botanic Garden4.81.8 mi
- Great Falls Park4.813.2 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial4.91.5 mi
- The Wharf DC4.72 mi
- Adventures Unbound: Columbia Island Marina4.62.3 mi
- Washington Sailing Marina4.75.1 mi
- The Wharf Marina4.72.3 mi
- Adventures Unbound: James Creek Marina4.53.2 mi
- Topgolf National Harbor47.7 mi
- East Potomac Golf Links4.12.3 mi
- Congressional Country Club4.79.7 mi
- Trump National Golf Club Washington DC419.5 mi
- Puttery4.51 mi
- Tysons Corner Center4.610 mi
- Tanger Outlets National Harbor4.48 mi
- Union Market4.52.1 mi
- Fair Oaks Mall4.417.6 mi
- Springfield Town Center4.411.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Iconic civic green space featuring world-renowned monuments and national landmarks.
Sprawling 1,754-acre park offering multi-use trails, golf, tennis, and nature corridors.
World's largest museum, education, and research complex with free public admission.
Mile-long Southwest waterfront development offering dining, retail, marinas, and concert venues.
Major professional sports venues anchoring the Navy Yard and Buzzard Point entertainment district.
Retrieved from Census Bureau ACS profiles for District of Columbia county-equivalent.
applies when — Parcels governed by the Horizontal Property Act (condominiums)
Mandatory proportional contributions for administration and maintenance; creates a lien for unpaid assessments.
DC Code Title 42, Chapter 20
applies when — Residential mortgage on property with 4 or fewer single-family dwellings, including owner-occupied units
Borrower has the right to cure a default at any time up to 5 business days prior to the commencement of bidding at a trustee or judicial sale.
DC Code § 42-815.01
Requires seller to provide a written disclosure statement regarding the condition of the property.
DC Code Title 42, Chapter 13
1.5% of consideration or fair market value; 1.1% for residential properties under $250,000.
DC Code Title 47, Chapter 9
1.5% of consideration or fair market value; 1.1% for residential properties under $250,000.
DC Code Title 47, Chapter 9
Class 1 (improved residential) is taxed at $0.96 per $100 of assessed value. Assessed at 100% of market value. Owner-occupied Class 1 properties receive a $30,000 exemption from assessed value.
DC Code Title 47, Chapters 7-14
≈ $6,566/yr on a $684,000 median
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.