Washington 20018

District Of Columbia County, DC · 6,401 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

40affordability /100

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

Payment burden
36.3%
severe
Days on market
77
daily
Price cuts
20.8%
of active
Valuation
-79.6%
vs assessor
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32
/100
weak
cooling · 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

68/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
Needs 17.4% correction for affordability
DOM: 96d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)75
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)100
Days on Market (5%)100

Moderate buyer leverage in 20018. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 36.3% of median income. Median days on market: 96. Renting is approximately 82% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 21.9).

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.
COOLINGBALANCED

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 3.0% YoY.

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Median price
$553,850
▾ 3.0% YoY
Days on market
77
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,107
ZORI
Investor score
39/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
75
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-79.6%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$112,750
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$638
Price-to-income6.0×

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How 20018 ranks in DC
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Affordability, supply & momentum

19SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply22.6 mo
Days on Market77d
Inv vs History-18.6%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %20.8%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply22.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,107
Price-to-rent21.9
Est. cap rate3.0%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score6
Transit score48
Bike score—

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District Of Columbia County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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