Washington 20009

District Of Columbia County, DC · 14,926 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

59affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
24.8%
affordable
Days on market
50
daily
Price cuts
16.0%
of active
Valuation
+15.1%
vs assessor
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64
/100
stable
stable · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

35/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 93d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)100

Seller-favored market in 20009. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 24.8% of median income. Median days on market: 93. Renting is approximately 51% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 18.1).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
STABLEBALANCED

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers.

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Median price
$574,327
▾ 0.3% YoY
Days on market
50
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,640
ZORI
Investor score
57/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
284
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+15.1%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$661,200
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
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fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+31.5%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
District of Columbia+31.5%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$723
Price-to-income4.1×

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How 20009 ranks in DC
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Comparative ranking not available for this ZIP.

Affordability, supply & momentum

21SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply19.8 mo
Days on Market50d
Inv vs History+11.6%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %16.0%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply19.8
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,640
Price-to-rent18.1
Est. cap rate3.6%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score65
Transit score73
Bike score—

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District Of Columbia County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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