Selling in Columbia Heights?
The first two weeks sort every house.
For an owner thinking about selling a row house in Columbia Heights. If you are buying there, the buying page linked at the foot of this one is yours.
What will my row house sell for in Columbia Heights?
Most likely between $800,000 and $1,057,000, the middle half of the last twelve months' sales. The median was $920,000. Against their assessments, Columbia Heights row houses sold at a median 97.7%: on a house assessed at $1M, about $977,000. Your own block narrows that range more than the neighborhood can.
How long does it take to sell a row house in Columbia Heights?
A median of 14 days on the market, against 17 across DC. 50% went under contract within two weeks. The last six months ran faster, a median 10 days against 42 before.
What separates the Columbia Heights houses that sold in two weeks from the rest?
The first asking price, set before any buyer walked in. 39% of Columbia Heights row houses went under contract within two weeks at 98% of the first ask or better. They sold at a median 100.1% of that ask in 6 days. The other 61% sold at 94.2% after 55 days. On a $1M first ask, the gap is about $59,000.
| Columbia Heights, priced right | Columbia Heights, the rest | DC, priced right | DC, the rest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of sales | 39% | 61% | 40% | 60% |
| Median sale, % of first ask | 100.1% | 94.2% | 100.4% | 94.8% |
| Median days on market | 6 | 55 | 6 | 45 |
What did a price cut cost sellers in Columbia Heights?
About 70 more days and a lower sale. 25% of the row houses cut their asking price. Those sold at a median 90.1% of the first ask after 80 days. The ones that never cut sold in 10. Across DC, see what a price cut costs.
Which Columbia Heights sales show the difference?
Priced with the sales: 3493 Holmead Pl NW listed at $1,000,000 and sold for $990,000, 99.0% of the ask, in 12 days (October 2026). 1408 Newton St NW listed at $788,000 and sold for $788,000 in 12 days (August 2026). Priced past them: 1220 Euclid St NW listed at $895,000, cut to $800,000 and sold for $800,000 after 97 days (April 2026). 2724 13th St NW listed at $1,095,000, cut to $1,000,000 and sold for $995,000 after 85 days (December 2025).
How many row houses will I be competing with in Columbia Heights?
34 fee simple row houses were for sale on October 26, at a median ask of $938,000. That is more than 5 months of sales at last year's pace. They had been on the market a median 40 days, and 17 had already cut the price. Those are the houses a buyer will tour before yours.
Does renovating before selling pay in Columbia Heights?
Here, renovated row houses sold at a median 103.2% of their assessment and houses sold as-is at 83.8%, on 15 and 12 sales. On a house assessed at $1M, that is $1,032,000 against $838,000. 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 in Columbia Heights?
Know which section your house will land in before you list. In Columbia Heights, 39% of the row houses sold within two weeks near their first ask and the rest took a median 55 days. The first ask is the one decision made before any buyer walks in.
Read next: Columbia Heights, the neighborhood page, buying in Columbia Heights 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.