Washington 20012

District Of Columbia County, DC · 5,091 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

38affordability /100

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

Payment burden
37.6%
severe
Days on market
51
daily
Price cuts
14.6%
of active
Valuation
-78.6%
vs assessor
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34
/100
weak
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

71/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
Needs 20.2% correction for affordability
DOM: 95d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)75
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)100
Days on Market (5%)100

Moderate buyer leverage in 20012. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 37.7% of median income. A 7% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 95. Renting is approximately 129% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 27.5).

What to Offer

Offer 5-10% below list. You have room to negotiate.

Conditions resemble 2019 pre-pandemic levels — moderate overvaluation with slowing demand. Negotiation room exists.
STABLEBALANCED

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

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Median price
$796,222
▾ 0.5% YoY
Days on market
51
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,412
ZORI
Investor score
33/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
60
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-78.6%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$170,400
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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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$792
Price-to-income6.2×

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How 20012 ranks in DC
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Affordability, supply & momentum

20SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply21.1 mo
Days on Market51d
Inv vs History+13.2%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %14.6%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply21.1
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,412
Price-to-rent27.5
Est. cap rate2.4%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score9
Transit score66
Bike score

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District Of Columbia County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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