The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 20744 sells for about $515,000, or $201 per square foot.
Prices are down 3.8% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 40 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,827 a month.
ZIP 20744 — Fort Washington
The Fort Washington housing market is currently balanced with a median sale price of $515,000. Market activity has slowed slightly year-over-year, with days on market increasing, reflecting a stable environment for buyers and sellers.
This ZIP is well-suited for family buyers and commuters seeking suburban living with access to the Washington, D.C. metro area.
Median prices moved down 3.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 40 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 7.1% · poverty 4.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Built from 343 recorded sales in the last 24 months against HUD 3-bedroom fair market rents. The location premium is the part of the price that rent, income, education, employment, vacancy, price trend, hazard, lending and flood risk don't explain. It usually reflects amenities, schools and scarcity. It's area context and does not change this ZIP's home value estimates.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 20744
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Fort Washington serves as a residential suburb with commuters traveling toward the Washington, D.C. employment core.
The area features proximity to the Potomac River, Fort Washington Park, and various local shopping and dining options.
The rental market shows tight availability with competition among renters and a median asking rent of $2,900.
The local economy is driven by proximity to the Washington, D.C. federal and professional services employment hubs.
The area is primarily car-dependent with access to major regional highway corridors connecting to the D.C. beltway.
Data sourced from US Census Bureau and ZCTA-level reporting.
- The St. James4.410.4 mi
- F1 Arcade Washington, D.C.4.611.3 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park412.3 mi
- Dave & Buster's Springfield4.19.7 mi
- Round1 Bowling & Arcade - Woodbridge4.117.7 mi
- Nationals Park4.68.7 mi
- Capital One Arena4.510.5 mi
- Northwest Stadium413.2 mi
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center4.510.9 mi
- International Spy Museum4.49.5 mi
- Lincoln Memorial4.810.2 mi
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History4.810 mi
- Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum4.69.8 mi
- Washington Monument4.710 mi
- Smithsonian National Zoological Park4.612.9 mi
- Lincoln Memorial4.810.2 mi
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History4.810 mi
- Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum4.69.8 mi
- United States Capitol4.79.8 mi
- National Mall4.89.9 mi
- Lincoln Memorial4.810.2 mi
- National Mall4.89.9 mi
- United States Botanic Garden4.89.7 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial4.99.9 mi
- Georgetown Waterfront Park4.711.3 mi
- Washington Sailing Marina4.76.3 mi
- Fort Washington Marina4.23.4 mi
- National Harbor Marina4.72.8 mi
- Old Dominion Boat Club4.84.4 mi
- Topgolf National Harbor43.7 mi
- East Potomac Golf Links4.18.9 mi
- Puttery4.510.4 mi
- Langston Golf Course & Driving Range4.310.5 mi
- Pinecrest Golf Course4.210.3 mi
- Tanger Outlets National Harbor4.43.2 mi
- Union Market4.511.1 mi
- Springfield Town Center4.49.7 mi
- Fashion Centre at Pentagon City4.48.6 mi
- Eden Center4.412.1 mi
- Dulles International Airport4.128.5 mi
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport4.27.4 mi
- Capital One Lounge at IAD4.328 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Historic site featuring a coastal defense fort and river views.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.