Selling on Capitol Hill?
Buyers decide in two weeks.
For an owner thinking about selling a row house on Capitol Hill. If you are buying there, the buying page linked at the foot of this one is yours.
What will my row house sell for on Capitol Hill?
Most likely between $885,000 and $1,395,000, the middle half of the last twelve months' sales. The median was $1,100,000. Against their assessments, Capitol Hill row houses sold at a median 102.6%: on a house assessed at $1M, about $1,026,000. Your own block narrows that range more than the neighborhood can.
How long does it take to sell a row house on Capitol Hill?
A median of 8 days on the market, against 17 across DC. 62% went under contract within two weeks. The last six months ran faster, a median 7 days against 11 before.
What separates the Capitol Hill houses that sold in two weeks from the rest?
The first asking price, set before any buyer walked in. 55% of Capitol Hill row houses went under contract within two weeks at 98% of the first ask or better. They sold at a median 101.5% of that ask in 6 days. The other 45% sold at 94.7% after 41 days. On a $1M first ask, the gap is about $68,000.
| Capitol Hill, priced right | Capitol Hill, the rest | DC, priced right | DC, the rest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of sales | 55% | 45% | 40% | 60% |
| Median sale, % of first ask | 101.5% | 94.7% | 100.4% | 94.8% |
| Median days on market | 6 | 41 | 6 | 45 |
What did a price cut cost sellers on Capitol Hill?
About 56 more days and a lower sale. 22% of the row houses cut their asking price. Those sold at a median 92% of the first ask after 62 days. The ones that never cut sold in 6. Across DC, see what a price cut costs.
Which Capitol Hill sales show the difference?
Priced with the sales: 1225 E St SE listed at $865,000 and sold for $868,000 in 12 days (October 2026). 505 Constitution Ave NE listed at $2,675,000 and sold for $2,675,000 in 9 days (October 2026). Priced past them: 406 15th St SE listed at $999,000, cut to $963,000 and sold for $925,000 after 91 days (February 2026). 1221 Duncan Pl NE listed at $875,000, cut to $850,000 and sold for $800,000 after 46 days (November 2025).
How many row houses will I be competing with on Capitol Hill?
67 fee simple row houses were for sale on October 26, at a median ask of $1,100,000. That is about 3 months of sales at last year's pace. They had been on the market a median 39 days, and 27 had already cut the price. Those are the houses a buyer will tour before yours.
Does renovating before selling pay on Capitol Hill?
Here, renovated row houses sold at a median 104.5% of their assessment and houses sold as-is at 80.7%, on 52 and 26 sales. On a house assessed at $1M, that is $1,045,000 against $807,000. The record cannot see what the work cost, so price the work before you decide. See what renovation is worth across DC.
What would I do before listing on Capitol Hill?
Have the price set before the photos. On Capitol Hill, 55% of the row houses went under contract within two weeks at 98% of the first ask or more, most of them in about 6 days. A house priced with the sales gets the first weekend's buyers. A house priced past them waits for the next ones.
Read next: Capitol Hill, the neighborhood page, buying on Capitol Hill and choosing an agent to sell.
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Send me every sale on my blockSources. BrightMLS closed sales of DC fee simple row houses in the twelve months to October 24, 2026, attributed to neighborhoods by DC public records. BrightMLS active and coming-soon listings as of October 26. Condition is read from the listing remarks.