In Eckington,
the price is still a conversation.
For a buyer pricing a row house in Eckington: 55 sold in the last twelve months. If you are buying a condo, these sales are not yours.
How much does a row house cost in Eckington?
A median of $715,000 over the last twelve months, on 55 fee simple sales. The middle half went for $527,000 to $795,000, and the largest group, 95%, sold under $1M. The median price per square foot was $523, against $629 across DC: $1M buys about 1,910 square feet here.
What does a $1M row house in Eckington cost in cash and per month?
At $1M, the cash is about $214,500 before lender and title charges: $200,000 down and $14,500 in DC recordation tax. The $800,000 loan at 7.32%, Freddie Mac's average on October 22, 2026, is $5,495 a month in principal and interest. Property tax with the homestead deduction adds about $643. At the Eckington median of $715,000, the same math is about $153,000 in cash and $4,371 a month.
How competitive is the Eckington housing market?
Eckington sells much slower than the city. Its row houses went under contract in a median 26 days, against 17 across DC. 24% were under contract within a week, and 22% sold over the first ask, against 32% and 26% city-wide. It has sped up: the last six months ran a median 10 days, against 54 in the six before.
| Eckington | All of DC | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 55 | 1,525 |
| Median price | $715,000 | $960,000 |
| Median per square foot | $523 | $629 |
| Median days on market | 26 | 17 |
| Under contract within a week | 24% | 32% |
| Sold over the first ask | 22% | 26% |
| Cut the price before selling | 35% | 30% |
Which Eckington streets sold the most row houses?
Todd Pl NE had 7 sales, at a median $810,000. 4th St NE had 4 sales, at a median $670,000. Cromwell Ter NE had 3 sales, at a median $735,000. A street median mixes every size and condition, so read it as a range, not a price.
What kind of house does that price buy in Eckington?
The median row house that sold had 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, and 44% had four bedrooms or more. 47% of the houses that sold came with off-street parking. Those sold at a median $783,000, against $588,000 without. Size and condition account for part of that gap. 5% of the sales were inside the Bloomingdale Historic District. The rest are outside any historic district.
Which Eckington sales explain the market?
The fast ones. 2022 4th St NE went under contract in 7 days and sold for $795,000, 100% of its first ask (September 2026). 102 U St NE went under contract in 3 days and sold for $654,000, 100.8% of its first ask (September 2026). 139 S St NW went under contract in 2 days and sold for $915,000, 102.2% of its first ask (July 2026). The ones that sat. 206 Cromwell Ter NE sat 54 days and sold for $450,000, 90% of its first ask (June 2026). 116 Todd Pl NE sat 98 days and sold for $588,000, 90.4% of its first ask (December 2025).
Where is there room to negotiate in Eckington?
On the houses that sat. 60% took more than two weeks to go under contract. 35% cut the asking price, and those sold at a median 90% of the first ask: $900,000 on a house first listed at $1M (see what a price cut costs).
How does Eckington compare with the neighborhoods around it?
Eckington: a median $715,000, 26 days, 22% over the ask. Bloomingdale: a median $959,000, 23 days, 21% over the ask. Near Northeast / NoMa / H Street: a median $842,000, 17 days, 22% over the ask. Truxton Circle: a median $765,000, 44 days, 18% over the ask.
What would I do to buy a row house in Eckington?
Read the days before the price. In Eckington, 60% of the row houses took more than two weeks, and 35% cut the asking price. On a house that has sat, I would write from the sales on the block, not from the ask. On a new one, I would still move in its first week.
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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. DC GIS historic districts. Freddie Mac, Primary Mortgage Market Survey, October 22, 2026. DC Office of Tax and Revenue, tax year 2026 rate and homestead deduction.