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Living in Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant, DC

Housing in Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant (with Pleasant Plains and Park View) is mostly condo and apartment buildings — 56% of homes are in buildings of 10 or more units, and Columbia Heights Metro is under half a mile away. With about 51,000 residents, it's D.C.'s largest neighborhood cluster. Below: prices, housing and getting around, and how Fred works here.

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Median home value: $453K–$1.33M; varies by area
Median rent: $1,356–$2,557; per month
Own their home: 36%; of households
Nearest Metro: 0.1 mi; Columbia Heights

At a glance

Homes, prices & getting around.

Typical home values here run from about $453K in some parts to $1.33M in others, against a D.C.-wide median of $737K. Typical rents run from $1,356 to $2,557 a month (D.C.: $1,954).

Housing here is mostly condo and apartment buildings — 56% of homes are in buildings of 10 or more units. Most homes are rented (64%, against 58% across D.C.). The housing stock spans eras: in some parts the typical home was built before 1940, in others around 2013.

The nearest Metro station is Columbia Heights (Green Line), under half a mile from the center of Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant. Of workers here, 22% take public transit (close to the D.C. rate of 20%) and 38% work from home.

Homes by type of building

Detached houses 3%
Townhouses 21%
2–9 unit buildings 20%
10+ unit buildings 56%

Residents: 50,965; 2020 Census
Homes: 25,238; 2020 Census
Typical home built: pre-1940 to 2013; varies by area
Avg. commute: 28 min; one way
Transit commuters: 22%; of workers
Work from home: 38%; of workers
Households: 22,731; ACS 2020–2024

Straight-line distance to major job centers

Downtown D.C.: 2 mi
Bethesda / NIH: 6 mi
Tysons: 11 mi
Fort Meade: 20 mi
Dulles Airport: 23 mi
Downtown Baltimore: 34 mi

As the crow flies from the community's Census center point; drive times vary with traffic — Fred can map your real commute.

Questions

Living in Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant: common questions.

Which neighborhoods are in this part of D.C.?

The D.C. Office of Planning groups Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, Pleasant Plains and Park View into one neighborhood cluster. Together they're home to 50,965 residents in 25,238 homes (2020 Census), the most populous of D.C.'s 39 residential clusters.

What do homes cost in Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant?

Typical home values run from about $453K in some parts to $1.33M in others, and typical rents from $1,356 to $2,557 a month (Census Bureau, 2020–2024). Values vary block by block in D.C.; Fred can pull recent sales for the exact streets you're considering.

Do more people rent or own in Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant?

36% of households own their home and 64% rent (ACS 2020–2024), compared with 42% owners across the District. Fred can run the rent-versus-buy numbers for a specific Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant home.

What's the nearest Metro to Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant?

The nearest Metro station is Columbia Heights (Green Line), under half a mile away. The average one-way commute from here is 28 minutes.

Which schools serve Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant?

D.C. Public Schools assigns each address an in-boundary school; you can also apply to other DCPS and public charter schools through the citywide lottery. See D.C. Public Schools and My School DC.

Are there first-time buyer programs for Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant?

Yes: Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP) — D.C.'s down-payment and closing-cost help for qualifying buyers. Eligibility and limits change, so confirm with a participating lender — Fred can introduce one.

Can Fred help me buy or sell in Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant?

Yes. Fred Mohseni is a Realtor® licensed in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. with The ONE Street Company at Samson Properties. Call (202) 704-5931 or send a note.

How Fred helps

Your Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant real estate agent.

Whether you're buying, selling, investing or relocating in Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant, you work directly with Fred — a Realtor® licensed in Maryland, Virginia and D.C., with an accountant's eye for the numbers.

Buying

Tours, offers and negotiation in Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant, with a patient, jargon-free guide from pre-approval to closing day.

Selling

Pricing from recent Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant sales, then preparation and marketing for the strongest possible offer.

Investing

Rent-versus-own math, cash-flow analysis and neighborhood selection from an accounting and finance background.

Relocating

New to the area? Fred compares Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant with nearby towns and runs remote tours before you arrive.

Nearby

Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant and its neighbors.

The closest places on this site, across county and state lines. Adams Morgan & Kalorama is about a mile away, Shaw & Logan Circle is about 1.4 miles away, Petworth & Brightwood Park is about 1.4 miles away.

Community	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
Adams Morgan & Kalorama	20,271	$461K–$1.54M	$2,173–$2,531	37%	Condos & apartments	29 min
Shaw & Logan Circle	21,090	$520K–$1.06M	$1,856–$3,063	35%	Condos & apartments	28 min
Petworth & Brightwood Park	40,405	$574K–$1.32M	$1,406–$3,201	63%	Townhouses	32 min
Bloomingdale & Eckington	27,110	$441K–$1.04M	$1,480–$3,500+	44%	Condos & apartments	31 min
Dupont Circle	21,407	$388K–$694K	$1,934–$2,455	35%	Condos & apartments	27 min
Foggy Bottom & West End	18,796	$255K–$893K	$2,004–$3,409	29%	Condos & apartments	19 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.

Next step

Thinking about Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant?

Ask Fred for a current Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant market report — recent sales, what's listed and what it means for your budget. Or call (202) 704-5931.

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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.