In Hill East,
the house sets the pace, not the street.
For a buyer pricing a row house in Hill East: 34 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 Hill East?
A median of $895,000 over the last twelve months, on 34 fee simple sales. The middle half went for $728,000 to $1,199,000, and the largest group, 56%, sold under $1M. The median price per square foot was $694, against $629 across DC: $1M buys about 1,440 square feet here.
What does a $1M row house in Hill East 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 Hill East median of $895,000, the same math is about $192,000 in cash and $5,489 a month.
How competitive is the Hill East housing market?
Hill East sells much faster than the city. Its row houses went under contract in a median 9 days, against 17 across DC. 44% were under contract within a week, and 24% sold over the first ask, against 32% and 26% city-wide. The pace has held: a median 9 days in the last six months, 9 in the six before.
| Hill East | All of DC | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 34 | 1,525 |
| Median price | $895,000 | $960,000 |
| Median per square foot | $694 | $629 |
| Median days on market | 9 | 17 |
| Under contract within a week | 44% | 32% |
| Sold over the first ask | 24% | 26% |
| Cut the price before selling | 26% | 30% |
Which Hill East streets sold the most row houses?
Independence Ave SE had 5 sales, at a median $625,000. 17th St SE had 5 sales, at a median $700,000. G St SE had 4 sales, at a median $1,260,000. 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 Hill East?
The median row house that sold had 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, and 38% had four bedrooms or more. 26% of the houses that sold came with off-street parking. Those sold at a median $1,070,000, against $835,000 without. Size and condition account for part of that gap. None of the sales were inside a historic district.
Which Hill East sales explain the market?
The fast ones. 415 17th St SE went under contract in 7 days and sold for $700,000, 100% of its first ask (August 2026). 1521 Independence Ave SE went under contract in 7 days and sold for $625,000, 100% of its first ask (August 2026). 1705 Bay St SE went under contract in 7 days and sold for $1,200,000, 100% of its first ask (August 2026). The ones that sat. 35 17th St SE sat 32 days and sold for $685,000, 93.2% of its first ask (October 2026). 1706 Bay St SE sat 15 days and sold for $1,825,000, 93.6% of its first ask (March 2026).
Where is there room to negotiate in Hill East?
On the houses that sat. 41% took more than two weeks to go under contract. 26% cut the asking price, and those sold at a median 93.2% of the first ask: $932,000 on a house first listed at $1M (see what a price cut costs).
How does Hill East compare with the neighborhoods around it?
Hill East: a median $895,000, 9 days, 24% over the ask. Capitol Hill: a median $1,100,000, 8 days, 35% over the ask. Navy Yard: a median $1,160,000, 21 days, 0% over the ask. Kingman Park: a median $595,000, 21 days, 27% over the ask.
What would I do to buy a row house in Hill East?
Sort the house before you write. In Hill East, 53% of the sales went under contract within two weeks at 98% of the first ask or more, and 26% cut the price. Which group a house belongs to decides how hard to push on price and terms.
Read next: Hill East, the neighborhood page and row house prices in every neighborhood.
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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.