In Trinidad,
the price is still a conversation.
For a buyer pricing a row house in Trinidad: 59 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 Trinidad?
A median of $575,000 over the last twelve months, on 59 fee simple sales. The middle half went for $465,000 to $735,000, and the largest group, 100%, sold under $1M. The median price per square foot was $445, against $629 across DC: $1M buys about 2,250 square feet here.
What does a $1M row house in Trinidad 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 Trinidad median of $575,000, the same math is about $123,000 in cash and $3,502 a month.
How competitive is the Trinidad housing market?
Trinidad sells much slower than the city. Its row houses went under contract in a median 42 days, against 17 across DC. 12% were under contract within a week, and 15% sold over the first ask, against 32% and 26% city-wide. It has sped up: the last six months ran a median 21 days, against 60 in the six before.
| Trinidad | All of DC | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 59 | 1,525 |
| Median price | $575,000 | $960,000 |
| Median per square foot | $445 | $629 |
| Median days on market | 42 | 17 |
| Under contract within a week | 12% | 32% |
| Sold over the first ask | 15% | 26% |
| Cut the price before selling | 51% | 30% |
Which Trinidad streets sold the most row houses?
Owen Pl NE had 8 sales, at a median $670,000. Montello Ave NE had 7 sales, at a median $694,000. Oates St NE had 6 sales, at a median $605,000. 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 Trinidad?
The median row house that sold had 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, and 40% had four bedrooms or more. 42% of the houses that sold came with off-street parking. Those sold at a median $625,000, against $575,000 without. Size and condition account for part of that gap. None of the sales were inside a historic district.
Which Trinidad sales explain the market?
The fast ones. 1230 Oates St NE went under contract in 7 days and sold for $510,000, 102% of its first ask (August 2026). 1344 Queen St NE went under contract in 4 days and sold for $775,000, 100% of its first ask (July 2026). 1227 Owen Pl NE went under contract in 5 days and sold for $625,000, 100% of its first ask (July 2026). The ones that sat. 1510 Montello Ave NE sat 148 days and sold for $745,000, 87.7% of its first ask (February 2026). 1249 Owen Pl NE sat 168 days and sold for $550,000, 87.4% of its first ask (September 2026).
Where is there room to negotiate in Trinidad?
On the houses that sat. 71% took more than two weeks to go under contract. 51% cut the asking price, and those sold at a median 87.5% of the first ask: $875,000 on a house first listed at $1M (see what a price cut costs).
How does Trinidad compare with the neighborhoods around it?
Trinidad: a median $575,000, 42 days, 15% over the ask. Capitol Hill: a median $1,100,000, 8 days, 35% over the ask. Near Northeast / NoMa / H Street: a median $842,000, 17 days, 22% 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 Trinidad?
Read the days before the price. In Trinidad, 71% of the row houses took more than two weeks, and 51% 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.