Best Places to Buy Rental Property in Washington DC (2026)
1 Washington DC city markets we cover, by entry price, $675,000 to $675,000, each with 0+ tracked closings inside the city limits.
Washington DC is a single municipality, so there is no list of cities to rank here. Measured inside its own limits it is one market, and this page reports what that market actually did: 1,121 closings over the last six months at a median closed price of $675,000. Anything finer than that, a ranking of neighbourhoods or wards, would need sub-municipal boundaries Resideline does not measure against. Where you see those rankings elsewhere they are usually built on postal areas, which for the District reach well past the city line.
What this page measures, and what it does not
You will not find rent estimates, rent-to-price ratios, cap rates, cash-on-cash projections or gross yield rankings here. Resideline does not have verified rent data for these cities, so publishing those numbers would be invention rather than analysis. Entry price and transaction volume are what the data supports. Every figure describes closings inside the city limits, not the wider postal area that shares the city's name. The two can differ a lot: a postal area usually reaches into surrounding townships, which pulls the median toward whatever those townships are worth. Washington DC's statewide median closed price is $675,000 across 1,121 tracked closings.
The market
| City | Median closed price | Closings tracked | Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC | $675,000 | 1,121 | 6 months |
1. Washington DC, $675,000, 1,121 closings
At $675,000 the entry price is about 100 percent of the Washington DC median. Resideline tracked 1,121 closings there over the last six months, roughly 187 a month. Full detail is on the Washington DC market page.
How to use this page
Treat it as a shortlist, not an answer. A citywide median cannot price a specific address: property type, size, condition and location move a number far more than the city line does. Run any address on this list through Resideline for the comparable set behind its value.
Figures last updated August 23, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cheapest Washington DC city to buy an investment property?
Of the 1 cities on this list, Washington DC has the lowest median closed price at $675,000, measured across 1,121 closings tracked inside the city limits.
Which affordable Washington DC market has the most transaction volume?
Washington DC, with 1,121 tracked closings and a median closed price of $675,000. More closings means a deeper comparable set to price against.
Do these rankings include rent or cash flow figures?
No. Resideline does not have verified rent data for these cities, so this page ranks on entry price and transaction volume only. Publishing yields or cash-on-cash figures without rent data would be invention rather than analysis.
Do these figures cover the city or the wider postal area?
The city. Every median and count here describes closings inside the municipal boundary, which is usually a smaller and different footprint from the postal area that shares the name.
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