The District

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D.C. has no towns, so these pages follow the D.C. Office of Planning's neighborhood clusters. Citywide, the median home value is $737K, 58% of households rent, and 20% of workers commute by transit.

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Residents: 689,545; 2020 Census
Median home value: $737K; ACS 2020–2024
Median rent: $1,954; ACS 2020–2024
Neighborhood clusters: 39; residential

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D.C. neighborhoods, side by side.

The 16 most populous clusters. Values and rents are ranges across each cluster's census tracts; ownership and commute figures are tract counts apportioned by 2020 population.

Neighborhood cluster	Population	Median home value	Median rent	Own their home	Typical home	Avg. commute
Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant	50,965	$453K–$1.33M	$1,356–$2,557	36%	Condos & apartments	28 min
Petworth & Brightwood Park	40,405	$574K–$1.32M	$1,406–$3,201	63%	Townhouses	32 min
Stanton Park & Kingman Park	35,945	$636K–$1.15M	$1,526–$3,500+	40%	Condos & apartments	28 min
Congress Heights & Washington Highlands	30,607	$339K–$506K	$484–$1,424	24%	Condos & apartments	36 min
Capitol Hill & Lincoln Park	29,278	$731K–$1.25M	$1,969–$3,091	56%	Townhouses	26 min
Bloomingdale & Eckington	27,110	$441K–$1.04M	$1,480–$3,500+	44%	Condos & apartments	31 min
Takoma & Brightwood	24,032	$630K–$843K	$1,237–$2,249	50%	Condos & apartments	35 min
Downtown, Chinatown & Penn Quarter	22,117	$371K–$874K	$1,268–$3,455	24%	Condos & apartments	24 min
Dupont Circle	21,407	$388K–$694K	$1,934–$2,455	35%	Condos & apartments	27 min
Shaw & Logan Circle	21,090	$520K–$1.06M	$1,856–$3,063	35%	Condos & apartments	28 min
Glover Park & Cathedral Heights	20,942	$367K–$2M+	$1,798–$3,493	46%	Condos & apartments	27 min
Adams Morgan & Kalorama	20,271	$461K–$1.54M	$2,173–$2,531	37%	Condos & apartments	29 min
Foggy Bottom & West End	18,796	$255K–$893K	$2,004–$3,409	29%	Condos & apartments	19 min
Trinidad & Ivy City	18,149	$559K–$727K	$1,137–$2,080	31%	Condos & apartments	35 min
Capitol View & Marshall Heights	18,018	$356K–$528K	$808–$1,581	48%	Mixed	35 min
Twining, Fairlawn & Penn Branch	16,914	$396K–$604K	$1,125–$1,481	44%	Mixed	36 min

ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates. * = wide margin of error. “Typical home” is the most common kind of building. On smaller screens some columns are hidden; open on a laptop for population, home type and commute.

D.C. at a glance

The District's housing.

Homes by type of building

Detached houses 11%
Townhouses 22%
2–9 unit buildings 17%
10+ unit buildings 50%

Households: 324,491; ACS 2020–2024
Own their home: 42%
Typical home built: 1958; median year
Work from home: 33%; of workers

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; D.C. Office of Planning neighborhood clusters and regional rail stations (D.C. GIS). Home values are owners' own estimates averaged over 2020–2024, so they trail today's prices. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Data updated November 2026.