Property tax by ZIP code in Washington, D.C.
Enter a D.C. ZIP and see the median property tax paid, median home value, and effective tax rate from the 2020–2024 American Community Survey — plus how it compares to the District-wide median.
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Washington, D.C.'s effective property-tax rate looks low — about 0.58% of value District-wide — but that is a story about home values, not light taxation. The Class 1 residential rate is just $0.85 per $100 of assessed value, the Homestead Deduction shaves tens of thousands off the taxable assessment of a principal residence, and a 10% cap limits how fast that taxable assessment can climb each year. All three pull effective rates below the nominal rate.
The offsetting factor is price: a median home value of $737,100 is among the highest in the country, so even a modest rate produces a substantial dollar bill. Enter a 5-digit D.C. ZIP to see its median property tax, median home value, and effective rate from the US Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 vintage, plus how it compares to the District-wide and US national medians. The explainer below covers annual market-value assessment, the Class 1 rate, the Homestead Deduction, the assessment cap, and senior and disabled relief.
How D.C. property tax works
In Washington, D.C., the Office of Tax and Revenue assesses every parcel of real property each year at its estimated market value, under D.C. Code §47-820. Most homes fall in Class 1, the residential class, taxed at $0.85 per $100 of assessed value; the portion of a Class 1B property's value above $2,558,000 is taxed at the higher rate of $1.00 per $100. Because the District is a single taxing jurisdiction, there are no separate county, township, or school-district mills stacked on top — one assessment, one rate schedule, one bill.
The District's homeowner relief is built around the Homestead Deduction, which reduces the assessed value of an owner-occupied principal residence of five units or fewer by $91,950 for tax year 2026 — about $781.58 a year at the Class 1 rate (D.C. Code §47-850). Homestead properties also receive the Assessment Cap Credit, which limits the growth of the taxable assessment to 10% a year, or 2% a year if the owner also qualifies for senior or disabled relief.
Owners who are age 65 or older, or who are disabled, who hold at least a 50% interest in the property, and whose household income is under $163,500 for tax year 2026 can claim the Senior Citizen / Disabled Property Tax Relief, which cuts the bill in half (D.C. Code §47-863); a separate Disabled Veterans Homestead Deduction removes $445,000 from assessed value. These amounts were updated in the FY2026 Budget Support Acts that took effect October 1, 2025, which raised the Homestead Deduction and the senior income ceiling to their tax-year-2026 levels while leaving the Class 1 rate unchanged — those changes are enacted, not proposed.
Why your actual bill differs
The numbers above describe a typical homeowner in this ZIP — not your specific bill. A few D.C.-specific things move bills away from the median:
- One jurisdiction, no stacked levies. Unlike a state where municipal, county, and school taxes pile up, the District applies a single assessment and rate schedule — so most of the variation comes from deductions and credits, not from which district you live in.
- Homestead status and the cap. An owner-occupied principal residence gets the $91,950 Homestead Deduction and the 10% taxable-assessment cap; rentals and non-principal residences get neither, so they pay on a higher base.
- Senior, disabled, and high-value rates. Senior or disabled owners under the income ceiling pay 50% relief, while the portion of a Class 1B home's value above $2,558,000 is taxed at the higher $1.00 per $100 rate — both pull individual bills away from the ZIP median.
Because Washington, D.C. is a single jurisdiction, there is one place to look up and pay your bill: the District's MyTax.DC.gov portal.
Methodology
Data on this page comes from the US Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 vintage (released January 29, 2026), at the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) level. After filtering ZCTAs the Census suppresses for privacy or small-sample reasons, this page covers 22 Washington, D.C. ZIPs.
Topcoding in Washington, D.C. The Census caps median property tax at $10,000, reporting anything higher as $10,001. In the District, topcoding is essentially absent across the ZIPs in this dataset, so the figures here read as true medians.
See the full methodology page for source details (Census table IDs, the comparison-median rule, calculator formulas), how we handle topcoding across every area, and the refresh cadence.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the median tax in my ZIP different from what I pay?
The median is the middle of the distribution, not your bill. The Office of Tax and Revenue assesses at estimated market value, then your bill reflects the $0.85 per $100 Class 1 rate, the Homestead Deduction, the 10% assessment cap, and any senior or disabled relief. Rentals and second homes, which get none of those, sit above the median.
What is the D.C. Homestead Deduction?
It cuts the taxable assessed value of an owner-occupied principal residence of five units or fewer by $91,950 for tax year 2026 — about $781.58 a year at the Class 1 rate (D.C. Code §47-850). Homestead properties also get the 10% Assessment Cap Credit, or 2% if the owner is also senior or disabled.
Where do I find my actual D.C. property tax bill?
At the District's MyTax.DC.gov portal. As a single jurisdiction, D.C. runs one system for every property — there is no separate county treasurer to track down.
When does D.C. data update on this page?
Annually, when the Census Bureau releases a new ACS 5-year vintage. The 2020–2024 vintage released January 29, 2026. The next vintage (2021–2025) typically follows the next year, though the Census has not yet posted its release date.
Why don't you cover every state yet?
It is a state-by-state rollout, with Washington, D.C. as one jurisdiction in the queue. Each area needs its own context section (assessment method, deductions, credits, local structure) to be genuinely useful. Higher-search-volume areas are going live first.