Washington, DC housing market: home prices and forecast
Washington, DC home prices: Zillow Home Value Index figures put a typical Washington, DC home at $566,961 in September 2026. That is 0.7% below a year earlier, and 12.6% under the $648,678 high set in June 2022 for the city.
- Value of a typical home
- $566,961September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- −0.7%. compared with September 2025.
Washington, DC home prices since 2000
Washington, DC is the steel line, and the United States is the grey one. Since January 2000, a typical home in Washington, DC has moved from $159,520 to $566,961, or ×3.55. Over those same months the US figure was ×2.99. The boom high was $390,950 in June 2006; the low came in November 2009 at $350,889, −10.2%.
Median home price for Washington, DC by year
Every year is averaged from its twelve monthly values; the 2026 figure shows the latest month.
| Year | Washington, DC | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $166,166 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $181,367 | +9.1% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $208,359 | +14.9% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $244,372 | +17.3% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $286,862 | +17.4% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $346,839 | +20.9% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $386,839 | +11.5% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $387,571 | +0.2% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $378,969 | −2.2% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $359,769 | −5.1% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $359,175 | −0.2% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $356,865 | −0.6% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $363,212 | +1.8% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $405,760 | +11.7% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $448,356 | +10.5% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $474,721 | +5.9% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $499,812 | +5.3% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $520,642 | +4.2% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $548,318 | +5.3% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $563,756 | +2.8% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $587,660 | +4.2% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $621,885 | +5.8% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $633,787 | +1.9% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $610,455 | −3.7% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $598,448 | −2.0% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $579,152 | −3.2% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $566,961 | −0.7% | $366,157 |
Current worth of a Washington, DC home from any purchase year
This index estimate covers a typical home and is not an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is September 2026. Other tools: home appreciation calculator.
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Forecast for the Washington, DC housing market
Across the 12 months from September 2026, Zillow's forecast calls for 0.6% growth in the Washington, DC metro; over the next three months, it projects a 0.3% decline. Washington, DC's typical value stands at $566,961; after a year, the estimate would put it near $570,400.
The figure comes from Zillow's central estimate for the metro. This site only restates it and does not publish a separate forecast. Forecasts over 12 months like this have usually differed from the actual change by several percentage points, either higher or lower. This is not investment advice.
See housing market forecast for forecasts for every metro in one table.
Crash risk score for the Washington, DC housing market
Score of 61 out of 100: high
Washington, DC is ranked against the 292 cities by a score built on five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Every input is scored from 0 to 100 relative to the other cities. Equal weight is then applied when averaging the five scores. The score shows current conditions without predicting a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +11.7% | 61 | 20% |
| Days on the market vs 2019 | +7.5% | 57 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 19.0 | 55 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 5.2 | 59 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | −0.7% | 75 | 20% |
No investment advice is given here. Scoring of the inputs: methodology. Rankings for all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Days on market and inventory in Washington, DC
In September 2026 the Washington, DC metro counted 16,579 homes for sale, up +16.2% on a year earlier and up +11.7% compared with the same month of 2019. The median time to sell a listing was 43 days, which was +7.5% against 2019. Price cuts applied to 20.1% of listings.
| Washington, DC metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 16,579 | +16.2% |
| New listings | 7,648 | |
| Median days on market | 43 | +13.3% |
| Median list price | $572,150 | −4.6% |
| Share with a price cut | 20.1% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. All metros: days on market by city.
What it costs to live in Washington, DC
The Zillow Observed Rent Index places the typical asking rent in Washington, DC at $2,484 a month, +1.0% on a year. In rent terms, the typical home comes to 19.0 years of that rent. Census ACS 2024 reports median household income of $109,707. At that income, the typical home costs 5.2 times a year's earnings. BEA gives the metro a price rating of 108.9, compared with a US average of 100, and a housing-cost rating of 151.1.
Rent, prices and the salary you would need to move there: living costs in Washington, DC.
How to read this chart
Each point shows the Zillow Home Value Index for Washington, DC. It represents a typical home in the market's middle third, with smoothing and seasonal adjustment, in that month's dollars. The hollow dot identifies the selected month on the slider, while the terracotta dot identifies the latest month. No inflation adjustment is applied to these numbers, and the index tracks the typical home rather than any single house: to find what one house is worth from the price it sold for, use the home appreciation calculator or the card above it.