Home Price History in District of Columbia

District of Columbia's FHFA all-transactions House Price Index runs from 1975 through 2025. The state-level HPI, rebased to 100 in 2000, stood at 398.4 at the latest reading. Cumulative nominal appreciation since 2000: +298.4%.

The 2007–2011 housing crisis cut the District of Columbia HPI by 11.0% peak-to-trough — from 248.3 in 2007 to 220.9 in 2010. The U.S. national HPI fell roughly 21% over the same window, so District of Columbia's drawdown was milder than the national average.

The pandemic-era surge brought District of Columbia's HPI from 346.7 in 2019 to 406.7 in 2022 — a +17.3% cumulative gain in 3 years, running below the national pace.

District of Columbia sits in the South census region of the United States. Long-run state-level home-price appreciation reflects regional employment patterns, in-migration flows, and supply constraints. State-level FHFA series can mask significant intra-state divergence — see the linked metro pages below for sub-state breakdowns where available.

Metros in District of Columbia covered by The Housing Almanac:

• Washington, D.C. (national rank #7)

For the U.S. national context, see the national median price history or browse all 50 states.

Annual data — District of Columbia

FHFA House Price Index, 2000=100. Annual data; not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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.