Life in D.C. is unfortunately not cheap, recently ranking among the highest costs of living in the world, and sadly, it doesn’t seem like properties inside of D.C. will become more accessible any time soon…
That being said, we’ve taken the liberty of finding some of the cheapest places around D.C. and in the DMV area to buy a house that might be the perfect place for you to build a happy home without overspending!
The data used for this analysis is based on home sale data from Redfin Data Center, and the average rental data is from rent.com.
Population statistics were sourced from the United States Census Bureau.
With the obvious core indicator of an affordable place to buy a house around D.C., the focus includes:
- Lowest median home sale price
- Average sale price per square foot
- Distance from Washington, D.C.
With a limit of roughly a 40-minute drive from Downtown D.C., these were the results we were left with:
Adelphi, Maryland
- Distance from D.C. – 40 minutes by car (depending on traffic)
- Median home price – $262,000
- Average price per square foot – $224
- Average rent for a 2-BR apartment: $1,567
- Population – 17,000
Landover, Maryland
- Distance from D.C. – 35 minutes by car (depending on traffic)
- Median home price – $294,945
- Average price per square foot – $233
- Average rent for a 2-BR apartment: $1,525
- Population – 23,000
Capitol Heights, Maryland
- Distance from D.C. – 25 minutes by car (depending on traffic)
- Median home price –$317,500
- Average price per square foot – $225
- Population – 4,000
Oxon Hill, Maryland
- Distance from D.C. – 30 minutes by car (depending on traffic)
- Median home price – $326,000
- Average price per square foot – $222
- Average rent for a 2-BR apartment: $1,993
- Population – 18,000
Chillum, Maryland
- Distance from D.C. – 25 minutes by car (depending on traffic)
- Median home price – $359,000
- Average price per square foot – $256
- Average rent for a 2-BR apartment: $1,500
- Population – 35,000
Hyattsville, Maryland
- Distance from D.C. – 25 minutes by car (depending on traffic)
- Median home price – $374,900
- Average price per square foot – $253
- Population – 21,000
Langley Park, Maryland
- Distance from D.C. – 30 minutes by car (depending on traffic)
- Median home price – $474,000
- Average price per square foot – $296
- Population – 19,500
Mount Rainier, Maryland
- Distance from D.C. – 20 minutes by car (depending on traffic)
- Median home price – $500,000
- Average price per square foot – $337
- Population – 8,500
Silver Spring, Maryland
- Distance from D.C. – 25 minutes by car (depending on traffic)
- Median home price – $545,000
- Average price per square foot – $278
- Population – 81,000
Takoma Park, Maryland
- Distance from D.C. – 25 minutes by car (depending on traffic)
- Median home price – $593,500
- Average price per square foot – $354
- Population – 18,000
