Washington 20016

District Of Columbia County, DC · 11,124 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
37.9%
severe
Days on market
31
daily
Price cuts
17.1%
of active
Valuation
-62.2%
vs assessor
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31
/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

62/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
Needs 20.8% correction for affordability
DOM: 88d (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%)25
Days on Market (5%)75

Moderate buyer leverage in 20016. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 37.9% of median income. A 8% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 88. Renting is approximately 162% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 31.5).

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
$1,118,787
▾ 0.3% YoY
Days on market
31
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,956
ZORI
Investor score
31/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
181
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-62.2%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$422,900
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$1181
Price-to-income6.3×

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How 20016 ranks in DC
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Comparative ranking not available for this ZIP.

Affordability, supply & momentum

24SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply20.4 mo
Days on Market31d
Inv vs History+37.8%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %17.1%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply20.4
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,956
Price-to-rent31.5
Est. cap rate2.1%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score21
Transit score41
Bike score

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District Of Columbia County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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