Washington 20036

District Of Columbia County, DC · 2,970 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

75affordability /100

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

Payment burden
15.5%
affordable
Days on market
63
daily
Price cuts
17.4%
of active
Valuation
+371.1%
vs assessor
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60
/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

26/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 76d (falling) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)0
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)75

Seller-favored market in 20036. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 15.5% of median income. Median days on market: 76.

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. Prices down 1.8% YoY.

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Median price
$270,000
▾ 1.8% YoY
Days on market
63
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,517
ZORI
Investor score
81/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
54
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+371.1%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$1,272,050
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$495
Price-to-income2.5×

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How 20036 ranks in DC
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Affordability, supply & momentum

13SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply32.3 mo
Days on Market63d
Inv vs History+24.6%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %17.4%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply32.3
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,517
Price-to-rent8.9
Est. cap rate7.3%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score100
Transit score60
Bike score—

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District Of Columbia County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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