The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 20012 sells for about $797,000, or $387 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (-0.1%), a market in balance. Homes take about 86 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,701 a month.
ZIP 20012 — Washington
The 20012 housing market shows signs of cooling with a 5-year CAGR of -0.1% and a high price-to-rent ratio. While the median home value remains near $797,000, the market is characterized by a tenant-protective regulatory environment that complicates investment returns.
This ZIP is suited for buyers seeking established residential neighborhoods in the District, though the high price-to-rent ratio and regulatory climate may deter pure cash-flow investors.
Median prices moved down 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 86 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.4% · poverty 7.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Built from 323 recorded sales in the last 24 months against HUD 3-bedroom fair market rents. The location premium is the part of the price that rent, income, education, employment, vacancy, price trend, hazard, lending and flood risk don't explain. It usually reflects amenities, schools and scarcity. It's area context and does not change this ZIP's home value estimates.
ZCTA 20012, District of Columbia
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (District of Columbia) — Deed Transfer Tax: 1.5% of consideration or fair market value; 1.1% for residential properties under $250,000. State (District of Columbia) — Deed Recordation Tax: 1.5% of consideration or fair market value; 1.1% for residential properties under $250,000. State (District of Columbia) — Real Property Tax: 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.
The area exhibits a high price-to-rent ratio of 27.0, making cash-flow challenging for investors in a tenant-protective regulatory environment.
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- The St. James4.415 mi
- F1 Arcade Washington, D.C.4.65.1 mi
- Lake Fairfax Park4.615.5 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.110.8 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park415.6 mi
- Nationals Park4.67.5 mi
- Capital One Arena4.55.7 mi
- Northwest Stadium410.2 mi
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center4.55.2 mi
- International Spy Museum4.46.6 mi
- Lincoln Memorial4.86.4 mi
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History4.86.1 mi
- Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum4.66.4 mi
- Smithsonian National Zoological Park4.63.6 mi
- Washington Monument4.76.3 mi
- Lincoln Memorial4.86.4 mi
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History4.86.1 mi
- Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum4.66.4 mi
- United States Capitol4.76.3 mi
- National Mall4.86.4 mi
- Lincoln Memorial4.86.4 mi
- National Mall4.86.4 mi
- United States Botanic Garden4.86.4 mi
- Great Falls Park4.812.1 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial4.96.5 mi
- The Wharf DC4.77 mi
- Adventures Unbound: Columbia Island Marina4.67.3 mi
- The Wharf Marina4.77.2 mi
- Adventures Unbound: Thompson Boat Center4.55.7 mi
- Washington Marina Company4.36.8 mi
- East Potomac Golf Links4.17.3 mi
- Topgolf National Harbor412.5 mi
- Congressional Country Club4.77.9 mi
- Puttery4.55.8 mi
- Northwest Golf Course4.39.2 mi
- Tysons Corner Center4.611.2 mi
- Union Market4.55.3 mi
- Tanger Outlets National Harbor4.412.9 mi
- Fashion Centre at Pentagon City4.48.2 mi
- Tysons Galleria4.511.2 mi
- Dulles International Airport4.123 mi
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport4.29 mi
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport4.323.7 mi
- Capital One Lounge at IAD4.322.5 mi
- The Club BWI3.924 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.