Best Neighborhoods in Washington, DC

District of Columbia · District of Columbia
34
Neighborhoods with 5+ sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026 (35 listed)
$665k
Citywide median sale price (Redfin city median, Jul–Sep 2026)

All 35 Washington Neighborhoods

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Foxhall / Palisades / Spring Valley / Wesley Heights
$2.5M · 187 sales
Georgetown
$1.6M · 234 sales
American University Park / Friendship Heights / Tenleytown
$1.4M · 142 sales
North Arlington
$950k · 1526 sales
Dominion Valley Country Club
$947k · 163 sales
Capitol Hill
$907k · 651 sales
Downtown Alexandria
$868k · 541 sales
Potomac West
$850k · 205 sales
Union Station / Kingman Park / Stanton Park
$818k · 377 sales
Van Ness-Forest Hills
$810k · 154 sales
Northwest Washington
$795k · 3875 sales
Columbia Heights / Mount Pleasant / Park View
$795k · 398 sales
Brightwood Park / Crestwood / Petworth
$782k · 399 sales
Logan Circle
$780k · 277 sales
Petworth
$765k · 213 sales
Bloomingdale / Eckington / Edgewood / Truxton Circle
$730k · 303 sales
U-Street
$730k · 166 sales
Columbia Heights
$720k · 302 sales
Brightwood / Manor Park / Takoma
$680k · 184 sales
Adams Morgan / Kalorama Heights / Lanier Heights
$670k · 296 sales
Seminary Hill
$638k · 190 sales
South Arlington
$615k · 804 sales
Adams Morgan
$600k · 236 sales
Northeast Washington
$599k · 1424 sales
Alexandria West
$580k · 216 sales
North Ridge-Rosemont
$579k · 267 sales
Cathedral-Wesley Heights-McLean Gardens
$579k · 191 sales
Chinatown / Mount Vernon Square / Penn Quarter
$553k · 195 sales
Glover Park / Cathedral Heights / McLean Gardens
$531k · 314 sales
Neabsco
$526k · 244 sales
Dupont Circle
$526k · 253 sales
Greater Upper Marlboro
$477k · 371 sales
Southeast Washington
$460k · 873 sales
Ballston-Virginia Square
$460k · 226 sales

Neighborhoods below had fewer than 5 recorded sales in the window, or are not in Redfin’s neighborhood list; their medians are a rough guide, not a ranking.

Old Town
$400k · fewer than 5 sales

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