Rent-controlled buildings in Washington DC by neighborhood
This index covers 4,271 properties across 103 neighborhoods in Washington, DC, from registration filings held by the District's Rental Accommodations Division, about 75,740 units in total. DC rent control generally covers buildings built before 1976 and caps how much the rent can rise each year. A property is listed because its housing provider filed it as covered, so registration is the operative record.
22 neighborhoods with fewer than 5 properties were left off rather than published as near-empty pages. Start with your neighborhood, or open the map.
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Frequently asked questions
How many properties in Washington, DC does this index list?
4,271 properties across 103 neighborhoods, from registration filings held by the District's Rental Accommodations Division. A further 22 neighborhoods had fewer than 5 properties and are not broken out here, rather than published as near-empty pages. A property is listed because its housing provider filed it as covered, so registration is the operative record.
Which neighborhood in Washington, DC has the most properties?
Bellevue, with 213 of the 4,271 properties listed here (5.0%). Dupont Circle follows with 206. That is where this dataset records them, which is not the same as where every regulated unit in Washington, DC is.
What rent is reported for rent-controlled units in Washington DC?
The median rent reported to the Rental Accommodations Division across the 2,373 properties in this index that reported one is $1,584. That is what housing providers filed, not the market rent and not what a specific unit will cost.