Average property tax rates in Washington, DC
Across the 1 Washington, DC counties we index here, modeled effective rates average about 0.58% (population-weighted), which works out to roughly $4,180 per year on each jurisdiction’s own benchmark before exemptions—open a row for the exact home-value assumption behind that place’s figure.
The federal district has one Census county-equivalent in this dataset—compare OTR notices for parcel-level class, homestead, and credits.
- Indexed jurisdiction
- 1
- Avg. effective rate
- 0.58%
- Single county-equivalent row for the District of Columbia.
Avg. modeled annual tax (same basis): $4,180
How this compares nationally
The population-weighted average modeled rate across the District of Columbia county-equivalent row is 0.58%. That modeled effective rate is below the broad national band many surveys use for orientation (often roughly 1–1.3% of home value, varying by source and methodology)—local bills still depend on your parcel.
Orientation band (~1–1.3%): broad U.S. survey context. See Tax Foundation — Property taxes as a percentage of owner-occupied housing value (state / local, illustrative national context).
Tools
Ballpark from average rate
Uses a population-weighted average effective rate across the counties we publish for Washington, DC. Open a county page for jurisdiction-specific figures.
Your value
Illustrative annual tax
$2,308
Uses the state’s population-weighted average effective rate (0.58%) across indexed counties—not a specific jurisdiction.
Scaled by 0.58% — the population-weighted mean effective rate across indexed county rows in this state (weights fall back to equal per row when population is missing). Not specific to any one jurisdiction.
Not a tax bill, legal estimate, or appeal tool. Exemptions, caps, specials, and assessment rules can change your actual amount; confirm with your assessor or collector.
District reference
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| District of Columbia | 0.58% | $4,180 | $724,600 | 702,250 |
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FAQ
Common questions
Statewide orientation for Washington, DC—open a county page for parcel-level rules.
What does this Washington, DC property tax reference include?
Washington, DC is a single Census county-equivalent. This hub points to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year owner-occupied medians (B25103 / B25077) with an implied effective rate, plus OTR and District statutory references—not your parcel’s class, homestead, or credit lines from OTR notices.
Why is Washington, DC listed like a state on the **States** page?
Rate Gazetteer treats the federal district like other hubs so you can open /district-of-columbia from States and reach /district-of-columbia/county/district-of-columbia for the same methodology block and primary sources. There is still only one county-equivalent row—Maryland and Virginia comparisons need their own state pages.
When are property taxes due in Washington, DC?
Washington, D.C. real property tax is billed semi-annually—installments often cluster around March and September—verify Office of Tax and Revenue due dates.
How should I compare Washington, DC to other U.S. jurisdictions?
Washington, DC is a single local property tax jurisdiction with class, homestead, and credit rules that differ from Maryland and Virginia. Use ACS medians here as a burden snapshot; compare to national tables only when definitions match. See our national context note and Rate Gazetteer’s methodology page.