Selling in Sixteenth Street Heights?
The second month costs money.
For an owner thinking about selling a row house in Sixteenth Street 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 Sixteenth Street Heights?
Most likely between $861,000 and $1,180,000, the middle half of the last twelve months' sales. The median was $1,021,000. Against their assessments, Sixteenth Street Heights row houses sold at a median 106.1%: on a house assessed at $1M, about $1,061,000. Your own block narrows that range more than the neighborhood can.
How long does it take to sell a row house in Sixteenth Street Heights?
A median of 24 days on the market, against 17 across DC. 35% went under contract within two weeks. The last six months ran faster, a median 12 days against 57 before.
What separates the Sixteenth Street Heights houses that sold in two weeks from the rest?
The first asking price, set before any buyer walked in. 31% of Sixteenth Street Heights row houses went under contract within two weeks at 98% of the first ask or better. They sold at a median 101.1% of that ask in 6 days. The other 69% sold at 94.6% after 49 days. On a $1M first ask, the gap is about $65,000.
| Sixteenth Street Heights, priced right | Sixteenth Street Heights, the rest | DC, priced right | DC, the rest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of sales | 31% | 69% | 40% | 60% |
| Median sale, % of first ask | 101.1% | 94.6% | 100.4% | 94.8% |
| Median days on market | 6 | 49 | 6 | 45 |
What did a price cut cost sellers in Sixteenth Street Heights?
About 68 more days and a lower sale. 42% of the row houses cut their asking price. Those sold at a median 91.2% of the first ask after 80 days. The ones that never cut sold in 12. Across DC, see what a price cut costs.
Which Sixteenth Street Heights sales show the difference?
Priced with the sales: 4102 Arkansas Ave NW listed at $850,000 and sold for $850,000 in 12 days (September 2026). 1317 Gallatin St NW listed at $1,395,000 and sold for $1,368,000, 98.0% of the ask, in 2 days (July 2026). Priced past them: 1355 Kennedy St NW listed at $650,000, cut to $625,000 and sold for $600,000 after 64 days (November 2025). 5407 13th St NW listed at $1,145,000, cut to $1,079,000 and sold for $1,060,000 after 357 days (March 2026).
How many row houses will I be competing with in Sixteenth Street Heights?
4 fee simple row houses were for sale on October 26, at a median ask of $960,000. That is under two months of sales at last year's pace. They had been on the market a median 27 days, and 1 had already cut the price. Those are the houses a buyer will tour before yours.
Does renovating before selling pay in Sixteenth Street Heights?
6 renovated row houses sold here at a median 93.8% of their assessment, against 106.1% for every sale. Too few sold as-is to compare. 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 Sixteenth Street Heights?
Plan for the first two weeks, not the second month. In Sixteenth Street Heights, the houses that cut sat a median 80 days and sold at 91.2% of their first ask. I would set the first ask from the sales on the block, so there is nothing to cut.
Read next: Sixteenth Street Heights, the neighborhood page, buying in Sixteenth Street 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.