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Home values, rents and more in Capitol Heights, MD

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$322,000
Metro: $570,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−3.3%
Metro: +0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,012/mo
Metro: $2,407 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+10.1%
Metro: +1.6% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
4,020
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$97,155
Metro: $126,684 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Capitol Heights, MD, shaded by typical home valueCapitol Heights2074320019
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ZIP codes around Capitol Heights, MD, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Capitol Heights is outlined.

How Capitol Heights compares

The typical home in Capitol Heights, MD is worth about $322,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Capitol Heights are 44% below the typical value in the Washington metro area ($570,000) and 12% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Capitol Heights fell 3.3%, compared with +0.2% in the Washington metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,012 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 16% below the Washington metro area ($2,407) and 4% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 10.1% over the past year.

The median household income is $97,155, against $126,684 in the Washington metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 4,020 people live in Capitol Heights (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Capitol Heights has the 7th-lowest typical home value of the 157 cities in the Washington metro area and the 73rd-lowest of 278 in Maryland with Zillow figures.

Part of: Prince George's County, MD · Washington metro area · Maryland

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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