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Washington, DC

🇺🇸 District of Columbia · Ranked #158 of 182 worldwide
50SCORE
Washington, DC is a balanced market with steady fundamentals. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

Deep, stable job base, but expensive housing and the Northern Virginia data-center load pressure resilience.

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The numbers

Median home$573k
Median rent$2,433/mo
Gross rental yield5.1%
Median age38 yrs

How it scores

Climate
58
Affordability
34
Momentum
56
Resilience
52

Livability grades

C+Safety
A+Schools
BState
BHiking

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