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Living in Trinidad & Ivy City, DC

Housing in Trinidad & Ivy City (with Arboretum and Carver Langston) is mostly condo and apartment buildings — 42% of homes are in buildings of 10 or more units, and NoMa-Gallaudet U Metro is about a mile away. With about 18,100 residents, it's D.C.'s 14th-largest neighborhood cluster. Below: prices, housing and getting around, and how Fred works here.

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Median home value: $559K–$727K; varies by area
Median rent: $1,137–$2,080; per month
Own their home: 31%; of households
Nearest Metro: 0.9 mi; NoMa-Gallaudet U

At a glance

Homes, prices & getting around.

Typical home values here run from about $559K in some parts to $727K in others, against a D.C.-wide median of $737K. Typical rents run from $1,137 to $2,080 a month (D.C.: $1,954).

Housing here is mostly condo and apartment buildings — 42% of homes are in buildings of 10 or more units. Most homes are rented (69%, against 58% across D.C.). The housing stock spans eras: in some parts the typical home was built around 1944, in others around 2011.

The nearest Metro station is NoMa-Gallaudet U (Red Line), about a mile from the center of Trinidad & Ivy City. Of workers here, 21% take public transit (close to the D.C. rate of 20%) and 33% work from home.

Homes by type of building

Detached houses 4%
Townhouses 21%
2–9 unit buildings 33%
10+ unit buildings 42%

Residents: 18,149; 2020 Census
Homes: 9,961; 2020 Census
Typical home built: 1944 to 2011; varies by area
Avg. commute: 35 min; one way
Transit commuters: 21%; of workers
Work from home: 33%; of workers
Households: 9,864; ACS 2020–2024

Straight-line distance to major job centers

Downtown D.C.: 2 mi
Bethesda / NIH: 9 mi
Tysons: 13 mi
Fort Meade: 19 mi
Dulles Airport: 26 mi
Downtown Baltimore: 33 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 Trinidad & Ivy City: common questions.

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

The D.C. Office of Planning groups Ivy City, Arboretum, Trinidad and Carver Langston into one neighborhood cluster. Together they're home to 18,149 residents in 9,961 homes (2020 Census), the 14th most populous of D.C.'s 39 residential clusters.

What do homes cost in Trinidad & Ivy City?

Typical home values run from about $559K in some parts to $727K in others, and typical rents from $1,137 to $2,080 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 Trinidad & Ivy City?

31% of households own their home and 69% rent (ACS 2020–2024), compared with 42% owners across the District. Fred can run the rent-versus-buy numbers for a specific Trinidad & Ivy City home.

What's the nearest Metro to Trinidad & Ivy City?

The nearest Metro station is NoMa-Gallaudet U (Red Line), about a mile away. The average one-way commute from here is 35 minutes.

Which schools serve Trinidad & Ivy City?

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 Trinidad & Ivy City?

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 Trinidad & Ivy City?

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 Trinidad & Ivy City real estate agent.

Whether you're buying, selling, investing or relocating in Trinidad & Ivy City, 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 Trinidad & Ivy City, with a patient, jargon-free guide from pre-approval to closing day.

Selling

Pricing from recent Trinidad & Ivy City 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 Trinidad & Ivy City with nearby towns and runs remote tours before you arrive.

Nearby

Trinidad & Ivy City and its neighbors.

The closest places on this site, across county and state lines. Stanton Park & Kingman Park is about a mile away, Bloomingdale & Eckington is about 1.6 miles away, Capitol Hill & Lincoln Park is about 1.6 miles away.

Community	Population	Median home value	Median rent	Own their home	Typical home	Avg. commute
Trinidad & Ivy City	18,149	$559K–$727K	$1,137–$2,080	31%	Condos & apartments	35 min
Stanton Park & Kingman Park	35,945	$636K–$1.15M	$1,526–$3,500+	40%	Condos & apartments	28 min
Bloomingdale & Eckington	27,110	$441K–$1.04M	$1,480–$3,500+	44%	Condos & apartments	31 min
Capitol Hill & Lincoln Park	29,278	$731K–$1.25M	$1,969–$3,091	56%	Townhouses	26 min
Downtown, Chinatown & Penn Quarter	22,117	$371K–$874K	$1,268–$3,455	24%	Condos & apartments	24 min
Shaw & Logan Circle	21,090	$520K–$1.06M	$1,856–$3,063	35%	Condos & apartments	28 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.

Next step

Thinking about Trinidad & Ivy City?

Ask Fred for a current Trinidad & Ivy City 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.