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Columbia Heights Housing Market
What is the housing market like in Columbia Heights today?
In June 2023, Columbia Heights home prices were down 1.7% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $713K. On average, homes in Columbia Heights sell after 37 days on the market compared to 28 days last year. There were 130 homes sold in June this year, down from 175 last year.
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Median Sale Price
(All Home Types)
$712,500
-1.7% YoY | Jun 2023
Based on Redfin calculations of home data from MLS and/or public records.
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Data
Jun 2023
Growth
% YoY
Columbia Heights, DC
$712,500
-1.7%
United States
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Learn about natural hazards and environmental risks, such as floods, storms, fires, droughts and heat risks that could impact homes in Columbia Heights.
Likelihood of Flooding in Columbia Heights Homes
Approximately 4,786 homes (8%) are already
at risk
in Columbia Heights, and within 30 years, about 5,066 homes (8%) will be at risk. Flood risk in Columbia Heights is increasing slower than the national average.Flood risk data is provided by Risk Factor™, a product of the nonprofit First Street Foundation. Risk Factor™ is a peer reviewed scientific model, designed to approximate flood risk and not intended to include all possible risks of flood.
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Likelihood of Drought, Fire, Heat, and Storm
Click on the risks below to learn which exist in Columbia Heights today and how they’ll change by 2050.
Heat Risk
High
Storm Risk
High
Drought Risk
Low
Fire Risk
Very Low
Heat risk estimates how much climate change might increase the typical number of hot days in a year and the likelihood of extreme heat and heatwaves.
- A day that reaches above 94ºF is considered hot for Columbia Heights. Normally, Columbia Heights experiences about 8 hot days per year.
- Columbia Heights’s forecast in 2050 is about 40 hot days per year.
- Columbia Heights’s heat risk (57) is 1% lower than average for people in District Of Columbia County (58).
Storm risk estimates how much climate change increases the chances of extreme precipitation, when a lot of rain or snow falls in a short time, including thunderstorms, snowstorms, and tropical cyclones.
- Normally, Columbia Heights experiences about 12 significant two-day storms per year, with about 1" of precipitation per storm.
- Columbia Heights’s forecast in 2050 is about 14 storms, with about 1" of precipitation per storm.
- Columbia Heights’s storm risk (54) is 28% lower than average for people in District Of Columbia County (74).
Fire risk estimates the risk of wildfires, based on the likelihood of burning in the future and the potential size and severity of a fire.
- Normally, about 0% of land near Columbia Heights burns in a year, or about 174 sq. miles within a 100-mile radius.
- Columbia Heights’s forecast in 2050 is up to about 204 sq. miles burned in a year (0%).
- Columbia Heights’s fire risk (12) is 147% higher than average for people in District Of Columbia County (5).
Drought risk is based on water stress, which estimates how much of the future water supply will be used for human purposes, like watering the lawn.
- The percentage of available water supply used by humans determines water stress. An area is at especially high risk when water stress is above 40%. Columbia Heights’s water stress now is about 3%.
- Columbia Heights’s projected water stress in 2050 is about 4%.
- Columbia Heights’s drought risk (30) is the same as District Of Columbia State (30).
See Columbia Heights’s climate risk details at climatecheck.com 
ClimateCheck™ analyzes a property's risk from climate change using the latest modeling and data from climate scientists, universities, and federal agencies.
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Transportation in Columbia Heights
Learn about the walkability, bikeability, and transit-friendliness of Columbia Heights
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