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Columbia Heights home prices and affordability, 2019 to 2025

Columbia Heights home prices rose about 7% from 2019 to 2025, and with higher mortgage rates, buying the median home here now takes $1,404 more a month.

DC figures use qualified sales matched to current residential address records; some historical sales cannot be matched. Median sale prices describe the homes sold in each year, which may differ between years.

Home prices, 2019 to 2025+7%Our own index · DC +12%
Median sale, 2025$709,000was $585,000 in 2019
Monthly mortgage payment$3,622was $2,218 in 2019
Income to keep it under 30%$145,000was $89,000 in 2019

How prices moved

Columbia Heights rose more slowly than DC

On our own index, Columbia Heights home prices rose 7% from 2019 to 2025, against 12% for DC as a whole, and we rate it high confidence.

The median sale rose about 21% over the same years, from $585,000 to $709,000. The median moves with which homes happened to sell as well as with prices, so it can differ from our own index.

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What it costs to buy now

$1,404 more a month than in 2019

With 20% down on the median sale, the monthly mortgage payment went from $2,218 in 2019 to $3,622 in 2025. Higher prices added $552, and the higher mortgage rate, 6.60% against 3.94% added $852.

The 20% down payment grew from $117,000 to $141,800.

2019
$2,218
2025
$3,622
From higher prices $552From the higher rate $852

Compare the neighborhoods next door

  • Columbia Heights

    Prices since 2019
    +7%
    Payment in 2025
    $3,622
    Rise a month
    +$1,404

  • Le Droit Park

    Prices since 2019
    +1%
    Payment in 2025
    $3,730
    Rise a month
    +$1,114

  • Adams Morgan

    Prices since 2019
    +9%
    Payment in 2025
    $3,663
    Rise a month
    +$1,521

  • Petworth

    Prices since 2019
    +10%
    Payment in 2025
    $4,072
    Rise a month
    +$1,391
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Questions about Columbia Heights

How much have Columbia Heights home prices changed since 2019?

On our own index, Columbia Heights home prices rose about 7% from 2019 to 2025, against about 12% for DC as a whole. We rate the figure high confidence. The median sale went from $585,000 to $709,000.

How much does it cost to buy a home in Columbia Heights?

The median Columbia Heights home sold for $709,000 in 2025. With 20% down, $141,800, and a 30-year fixed loan at 6.60%, the monthly mortgage payment comes to $3,622 before taxes and insurance.

What income do you need to buy in Columbia Heights?

About $145,000 a year for the median Columbia Heights home, by a common rule of thumb that keeps the monthly mortgage payment at 30% of gross income. The same rule gave $89,000 in 2019. Lenders apply their own tests, and taxes and insurance come on top of the payment.

How much has the monthly mortgage payment in Columbia Heights changed since 2019?

The monthly mortgage payment on the median Columbia Heights home rose $1,404, from $2,218 in 2019 to $3,622 in 2025. Higher prices added $552, and the higher mortgage rate, 3.94% to 6.60%, added $852.

How does Columbia Heights compare with DC?

The monthly mortgage payment on the median Columbia Heights home was $3,622 in 2025, lower than the $3,704 on the median DC home. Since 2019 it rose $1,404, and DC’s rose $1,433.

What does the full cost to own a home add?

Property tax, insurance, HOA dues and upkeep come on top of the monthly mortgage payment shown here. A free account’s Cost to Own adds them up for a specific home, and three homes a month are free.

Home prices: our own index from DC Office of Tax and Revenue sales, 2019 to 2025. Monthly mortgage payment is principal and interest on the median sale with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan, at each year’s average Freddie Mac rate (3.94% in 2019, 6.60% in 2025); taxes and insurance are not included. Sales: DC Office of Tax and Revenue.