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The median home value in District of Columbia, DC is $577,055 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.69% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$577,055
Year-over-Year
-1.69%
National Rank
#132 of 3071
District of Columbia ranks 1st out of 1 counties in DC by median home price, and is +146.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within DC, the typical county has a median home value of $577,055, making District of Columbia in line with the DC state median.
Households here earn a median of $109,870 a year against a typical home value of $577,055 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.3×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 87% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in District of Columbia recorded a violent crime rate of 926 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,588 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 702,250 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in District of Columbia is $577,055. That's down 1.69% from a year earlier. That is about 146.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes District of Columbia the 1st most expensive of 1 counties in District of Columbia.
Median household income here is $109,870, so a typical home costs about 5.3× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in District of Columbia recorded 926 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 702,250 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
This is the only tracked county in District of Columbia.