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The District of Columbia Washington, DC

The FORWARD guide to buying and selling across the District, from Capitol Hill and NoMa to Dupont Circle and the West End.

Oct 1Tax year start
1.45%Transfer tax, $400K+
6Metro lines
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Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun Northern Virginia

The FORWARD guide to Arlington, Old Town Alexandria, McLean, Middleburg, and the rest of Northern Virginia.

5Area guides
Silver LineTo Dulles
VALicensed agents
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Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring Montgomery County

The FORWARD guide to Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac, and the rest of Montgomery County, Maryland.

3Guides
Red LineMetro
MDLicensed
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Montgomery County, Maryland Bethesda

A Metro-served downtown, Montgomery County public schools, and single-family streets minutes from Washington DC.

$1.25MMedian price
44 daysMedian DOM
Red Line2 stations
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Montgomery County, Maryland Potomac

Estate homes, larger lots, and the C&O Canal along the Potomac River, west of Bethesda.

$1.20MMedian price
37 daysMedian DOM
+1.7%YoY
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Washington, DC NoMa

Red Line service at NoMa-Gallaudet U, next to Union Station and the Union Market district.

$830KMedian price
12,299Residential units (NoMa BID)
Red LineNoMa-Gallaudet U
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Loudoun County, Virginia Middleburg

A Loudoun County town founded in 1787, long known as the Nation’s Horse and Hunt Capital.

$1.47MMedian price
About 670Town residents
1787Town founded
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Fairfax County, Virginia McLean

A Fairfax County community of 50,773 residents (2020 Census) along the Potomac, with a Silver Line Metro station.

$1.81MMedian price
38 daysMedian DOM
86.1%Owner-occ. (Census)
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Arlington County, Virginia Arlington

Across the Potomac from DC: 25.8 square miles and 11 Metrorail stations, according to Arlington County.

$700KMedian price
174Sold, Sep 2026
4 LinesMetro
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Washington, DC Capitol Hill

The Capitol Hill Historic District: intact rows of 19th-century row houses, and Eastern Market, open since 1873.

$907KMedian price
8,000Historic district buildings
1873Eastern Market opens
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Montgomery County, Maryland Chevy Chase

Seven incorporated municipalities just north of the DC line, in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School cluster.

$1.35MMedian price
7Municipalities
B-CCSchool cluster
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Washington, DC Dupont Circle

Where Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire Avenues meet, with a Red Line station and the Phillips Collection.

$526KMedian price
Red LineDupont Circle station
$687/sfMedian $/sqft
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Northern Virginia Alexandria

An independent city on the Potomac River, five miles south of Washington, DC, with five Metrorail stations.

$644.5KMedian price
148Sold, Sep 2026
3.9 moSupply
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City of Alexandria, Virginia Old Town Alexandria

Founded in 1749 on the Potomac River, with cobblestone Captain’s Row and King Street.

$942KMedian price
+1.1%NVAR 2026 forecast
1749Founded
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Washington, DC West End

Between Georgetown, Dupont Circle and Foggy Bottom, home to The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton and Westlight.

$1.14MMedian price
162Ritz-Carlton Residences units
Foggy BottomMetro
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Washington, DC Spring Valley

Large detached homes off Massachusetts Avenue, developed by W.C. & A.N. Miller from 1928, next to American University.

$3.77MMedian price
Mann ESDCPS
Tenleytown-AUMetro
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Washington, DC Wesley Heights

1920s Tudor and Colonial houses between Glover-Archbold Park and Battery Kemble Park, protected by a zoning overlay.

$3.0MMedian price
Hardy MSDCPS
Tenleytown-AUMetro
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Washington, DC AU Park

About 2,700 homes, nearly all single-family. Center-hall Colonials, front porches, and two Red Line stations nearby.

$2.07MMedian price
Janney ESDCPS
Tenleytown-AUMetro
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Washington, DC The Palisades

A river neighborhood along MacArthur Boulevard, with the C&O Canal and the Capital Crescent Trail.

$1.37MMedian price
Key ESDCPS
39 daysMedian to sell
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Washington, DC Georgetown

Founded in 1751. Federal-period houses, the C&O Canal, and a historic district reviewed by the Commission of Fine Arts.

$1.60MMedian price
Hyde-Addison ESDCPS
1751Founded
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Washington, DC Chevy Chase DC

The District side of Chevy Chase. Colonial Revival houses between Rock Creek Park and Friendship Heights.

$1.47MMedian price
Lafayette ESDCPS
Friendship HeightsMetro
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