housing costs · District of Columbia
Housing costs in District of Columbia
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,954 | ± $26 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,900 | ± $24 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,817 | ± $19 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,681 | ± $18 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $737,100 | ± $10,625 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $724,600 | ± $9,892 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $705,000 | ± $10,380 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $635,900 | ± $9,507 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 28.6 % | ± 0.4 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 28.5 % | ± 0.5 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 28.5 % | ± 0.5 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 28.4 % | ± 0.4 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in District of Columbia is $1,954, at the District of Columbia median of $1,954 across 1 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.
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