District of Columbia, DC housing market
In District of Columbia, DC, 649 homes sold during May 2026 and the typical one went for $740,000. The typical sale took 47 days. Buyers and sellers are about evenly matched right now.
Over the last 36 months the typical sale price here went from $615,000 to $740,000 — up 20%.
1,073 homes came on the market during May 2026, and 649 sold.
Every number on this page is from Redfin's published market data for the District of Columbia, DC area. We do not adjust it, and we say which months it covers.
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Source: Redfin's published market data for the District of Columbia, DC area, through May 2026. Neighborhood Numbers is an independent data publisher and is not affiliated with Redfin.