HPI (2025)FHFA
300
Metro Series · South · Rank #7
Home Price History in Washington, D.C.
FHFA all-transactions House Price Index for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan statistical area — annual data, 1975 through 2025, rebased to 100 in the year 2000.
YoY changeFHFA
+2.1%
5-yr changeFHFA
+36%
Since 2000FHFA
+200%
Washington, D.C. has tracked the national index closely for most of the modern series, with two divergences: (1) the 2007–2011 drawdown was milder (-15%) thanks to federal-employment stability, and (2) the 2020–2024 surge has been somewhat below the national pace (the federal workforce was less affected by remote-work-driven housing migration). As of 2024 the DC HPI is roughly 2.4× its 2000 base.
The 2007–2011 housing crisis cut the Washington, D.C. HPI by 24.5% peak-to-trough — from 222.8 in 2006 to 168.3 in 2011. For context, the U.S. national HPI fell roughly 24% over the same period, so Washington, D.C. was similarly affected than the national average.
The pandemic-era surge brought the Washington, D.C. HPI from 215.8 in 2019 to 299.9 in 2025 — a cumulative +39.0% move in 6 years. Compared to the U.S. national HPI's roughly 50% gain over the same period, Washington, D.C. appreciated slower than the national rate.
Located in the South region of the United States, Washington, D.C. is one of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas by population. Long-run housing appreciation in Washington, D.C. reflects a combination of regional employment trends, in-migration patterns, and local supply constraints. The full year-by-year FHFA HPI for Washington, D.C. is in the data table below.
To compare Washington, D.C. to the national U.S. housing market, see the national median price history dashboard. Other metros in the South region: see the full metro index. For state-level data, see the state index.
Annual data — Washington, D.C.
FHFA House Price Index, 2000=100. Annual data; not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency.
| Year | HPI (2000=100) | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 299.92 | +2.10% |
| 2024 | 293.75 | +5.39% |
| 2023 | 278.72 | +4.19% |
| 2022 | 267.51 | +10.82% |
| 2021 | 241.39 | +9.06% |
| 2020 | 221.34 | +2.59% |
| 2019 | 215.75 | +3.45% |
| 2018 | 208.56 | +3.23% |
| 2017 | 202.04 | +3.32% |
| 2016 | 195.54 | +3.04% |
| 2015 | 189.78 | +3.02% |
| 2014 | 184.22 | +5.44% |
| 2013 | 174.71 | +3.51% |
| 2012 | 168.78 | +0.30% |
| 2011 | 168.28 | -1.39% |
| 2010 | 170.66 | -2.07% |
| 2009 | 174.27 | -10.27% |
| 2008 | 194.22 | -11.34% |
| 2007 | 219.06 | -1.70% |
| 2006 | 222.85 | +11.35% |
| 2005 | 200.14 | +25.53% |
| 2004 | 159.43 | +18.21% |
| 2003 | 134.87 | +8.06% |
| 2002 | 124.81 | +11.62% |
| 2001 | 111.82 | +11.82% |
| 2000 | 100.00 | +9.94% |
| 1999 | 90.96 | +3.73% |
| 1998 | 87.69 | +2.27% |
| 1997 | 85.74 | +0.22% |
| 1996 | 85.55 | +0.88% |
| 1995 | 84.80 | -0.56% |
| 1994 | 85.28 | -0.30% |
| 1993 | 85.54 | -0.40% |
| 1992 | 85.88 | +0.35% |
| 1991 | 85.58 | -0.59% |
| 1990 | 86.09 | +1.87% |
| 1989 | 84.51 | +11.58% |
| 1988 | 75.74 | +18.86% |
| 1987 | 63.72 | +10.70% |
| 1986 | 57.56 | +6.53% |
| 1985 | 54.03 | +5.80% |
| 1984 | 51.07 | +5.89% |
| 1983 | 48.23 | +7.95% |
| 1982 | 44.68 | -3.25% |
| 1981 | 46.18 | +6.70% |
| 1980 | 43.28 | +13.21% |
| 1979 | 38.23 | +13.34% |
| 1978 | 33.73 | +13.95% |
| 1977 | 29.60 | +8.03% |
| 1976 | 27.40 | +7.16% |
| 1975 | 25.57 | — |
Methodology
The FHFA House Price Index is a weighted, repeat-sales index that measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties. The all-transactions index incorporates both purchase mortgages and refinance appraisals; the index is calibrated to the South census region and rebased to 100 in the year 2000. Coverage begins in 1975 for Washington, D.C..