Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 20005 (Downtown, Washington, DC)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 20005 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 20005 (Downtown, Washington, DC) is worth about $498,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 20005 are 13% below the typical value in the Washington metro area ($570,000) and 36% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 20005 rose 0.5%, compared with +0.2% in the Washington metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,565 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 7% above the Washington metro area ($2,407) and 33% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 0.6% over the past year.
The median household income is $116,724, against $126,684 in the Washington metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 13,131 people live in 20005 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
20005 has the 98th-lowest typical home value of the 290 ZIP codes in the Washington metro area and the 8th-lowest of 22 in District of Columbia with Zillow figures.
Part of: Washington, DC · District of Columbia, DC · Washington metro area · District of Columbia
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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.