Home values, rents and more in Washington, DC
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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- $870k+
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How Washington compares
The typical home in Washington, DC is worth about $567,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Washington are about the same as the typical value in the Washington metro area ($570,000) and 1.5 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Washington fell 0.7%, compared with +0.2% in the Washington metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,484 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 3% above the Washington metro area ($2,407) and 29% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.1% over the past year.
The median household income is $109,870, against $126,684 in the Washington metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 681,294 people live in Washington (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Washington has the 72nd-highest typical home value of the 157 cities in the Washington metro area with Zillow figures.
Part of: District of Columbia, DC · Washington metro area · District of Columbia
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- 5- and 10-year price changes
- Days on market and months of supply
- Price cuts and sale-to-list ratio
- Price-to-income and monthly cost to buy
- Crime rates
- Homeowners insurance premiums
- Commute time to downtown
- Flood, wildfire and natural hazard risk
- Property-tax rate
- 2024 presidential vote
- Age, education and household make-up
- Amenities and transit nearby
ZIP codes in Washington, DC
- 20001 · Washington $626,000
- 20002 · Washington $601,000
- 20003 · Washington $822,000
- 20004 · Washington $419,000
- 20005 · Washington $498,000
- 20006 · Washington $225,000
- 20007 · Washington $1,245,000
- 20008 · Washington $819,000
- 20009 · Washington $567,000
- 20010 · Washington $679,000
- 20011 · Washington $600,000
- 20012 · Washington $790,000
- 20015 · Washington $1,356,000
- 20016 · Washington $1,096,000
- 20017 · Washington $527,000
- 20018 · Washington $538,000
- 20019 · Washington $349,000
- 20020 · Washington $352,000
- 20024 · Washington $380,000
- 20032 · Washington $316,000
- 20036 · Washington $364,000
- 20037 · Washington $518,000
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.