Petworth home prices and affordability, 2019 to 2025
Petworth home prices rose about 10% from 2019 to 2025, and with higher mortgage rates, buying the median home here now takes $1,391 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.
How prices moved
Petworth rose about as much as DC
On our own index, Petworth home prices rose 10% from 2019 to 2025, against 12% for DC as a whole, and we rate it medium confidence.
The median sale rose by about the same, from $707,000 to $797,000. Our own index and the median sale measure different things, so in other neighborhoods they can tell different stories.
See DC home prices by neighborhoodWhat it costs to buy now
$1,391 more a month than in 2019
With 20% down on the median sale, the monthly mortgage payment went from $2,681 in 2019 to $4,072 in 2025. Higher prices added $400, and the higher mortgage rate, 6.60% against 3.94% added $991.
The 20% down payment grew from $141,400 to $159,400.
Compare the neighborhoods next door
Petworth
- Prices since 2019
- +10%
- Payment in 2025
- $4,072
- Rise a month
- +$1,391
- Prices since 2019
- +7%
- Payment in 2025
- $3,622
- Rise a month
- +$1,404
- Prices since 2019
- +22%
- Payment in 2025
- $3,653
- Rise a month
- +$1,255
Fort Tottenlow confidence
- Prices since 2019
- +35%
- Payment in 2025
- $2,963
- Rise a month
- +$952
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Questions about Petworth
How much have Petworth home prices changed since 2019?
On our own index, Petworth home prices rose about 10% from 2019 to 2025, against about 12% for DC as a whole. We rate the figure medium confidence. The median sale went from $707,000 to $797,000.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Petworth?
The median Petworth home sold for $797,000 in 2025. With 20% down, $159,400, and a 30-year fixed loan at 6.60%, the monthly mortgage payment comes to $4,072 before taxes and insurance.
What income do you need to buy in Petworth?
About $163,000 a year for the median Petworth home, by a common rule of thumb that keeps the monthly mortgage payment at 30% of gross income. The same rule gave $107,000 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 Petworth changed since 2019?
The monthly mortgage payment on the median Petworth home rose $1,391, from $2,681 in 2019 to $4,072 in 2025. Higher prices added $400, and the higher mortgage rate, 3.94% to 6.60%, added $991.
How does Petworth compare with DC?
The monthly mortgage payment on the median Petworth home was $4,072 in 2025, higher than the $3,704 on the median DC home. Since 2019 it rose $1,391, 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.