Housing & affordability in Washington

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

46/100
39th of 60

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$737,100

Washington $579,90040% · scores 63

Median rent vs metro$1,954/mo

Washington $2,027/mo30% · scores 47

Ownership rate42%

Washington 64%15% · scores 12

Households spending >30% of income on housing36%

Washington 31%15% · scores 30

Context, not scored

Median year built · Washington 19831958

Houses rather than flats · Washington 64%33%

Households with children · Washington 32%20%

Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.

Vertical rule marks the Washington reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Washington suburbs for housing

All 60 ranked, Washington highlighted

1McLeanA$1,412,700 2PotomacB+$1,157,000 3BurkeB$747,700 4South RidingB$746,200 5BrambletonB$865,800 6BethesdaB−$1,169,900 7North PotomacB−$826,200 8Linton HallB−$617,000 9OlneyB−$656,600 10ClarksburgC+$679,400 11West SpringfieldC+$637,300 12OaktonC+$792,100 13MontclairC+$577,800 14AshburnC$699,300 15ChantillyC$663,600 16FairfaxC$722,600 17Fort WashingtonC$480,100 18West Falls ChurchC−$706,800 19LeesburgC−$667,800 20CentrevilleC−$590,500 21HerndonC−$599,100 22ArlingtonC−$895,000 23RestonC−$642,000 24BowieC−$459,300 25SpringfieldC−$640,300 26North BethesdaC−$731,800 27RockvilleD+$682,300 28AnnandaleD+$681,300 29Lake RidgeD+$471,200 30SterlingD+$526,000 31ClintonD+$431,400 32WheatonD+$501,200 33AlexandriaD+$735,100 34Aspen HillD+$570,000 35TysonsD$640,000 36Fair OaksD$608,200 37Camp SpringsD$415,000 38Dale CityD$425,500 39WashingtonD$737,100 40ManassasD$449,900 41GermantownD$422,400 42WaldorfD$407,600 43McNairD$595,800 44Cherry HillD−$492,500 45GaithersburgD−$496,500 46Ballenger CreekD−$387,300 47WoodbridgeD−$422,400 48Silver SpringD−$643,300 49Montgomery VillageF$388,900 50FrederickF$401,500 51FairlandF$477,300 52FredericksburgF$483,700 53Bailey's CrossroadsF$416,600 54South LaurelF$458,100 55LaurelF$385,500 56College ParkF$437,900 57ChillumF$393,600 58LandoverF$313,900 59SuitlandF$334,800 60GreenbeltF$255,400

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Better than Washington on housing & affordability

Washington grades D on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

McLean10 mi from WashingtonA$1.41M86% 72 B− Potomac12 mi from WashingtonB+$1.16M85% 67 C+ Burke16 mi from WashingtonB$748k90% 67 C+ Bethesda8 mi from WashingtonB−$1.17M64% 73 B North Potomac18 mi from WashingtonB−$826k83% 68 B− Olney17 mi from WashingtonB−$657k89% 66 C+

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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