District of Columbia.
6th most expensive state. Typical home $567,271 (-0.7% in a year), estimated payment $3,127 a month. As of Sep 2026.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$895 (+43%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $4,055 -1%
- $571,325$567,271 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Down $60,004 -10%
- $627,274$567,271 since Sep 2021
- 10 years
- Up $65,658 +13%
- $501,612$567,271 since Sep 2016
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- District of Columbia$2,977
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, prices here aren't rising.
Typical home values in District of Columbia fell 0.7% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Buying the typical District of Columbia home now takes 34% of the median household income ($109,870/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.
Share of median income needed to buy
Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.
- District of Columbia32.52%
- United States28.57%
District of Columbia home values
Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- District of Columbia$567,271
- United States$366,157
Metros in District of Columbia
Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.
Zillow publishes no metros series for District of Columbia.
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