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- Median effective property tax rate
- 0.58%
- Median annual property tax bill
- $4,180
- Median home value
- $724,600
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019-2023), pulled 2026-09-15.
Census figures for District of Columbia, with margins of error
The median owner-occupied home in District of Columbia had a real-estate tax bill of $4,180 (± $94) a year, compared with $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $724,600 (± $9,892), compared with $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | District of Columbia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 672,079 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $4,180 ± $94 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $724,600 ± $9,892 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $106,287 ± $1,803 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.58% ± 0.02 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 41.1% ± 0.8 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 27.2% ± 0.7 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 21.8% ± 1.1 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.