Moving from Washington, DC

The median Washington, DC home costs $3,144 a month. See what the same home costs in 52 cities, and what you keep. In 52 of them, the average commute is shorter too.⁶

$572,150Typical home^1,2About $3,144 a month
51% pricierHousing costs³Than the US average
34 minAverage commute⁶Each way
23,791More people left than arrived⁴July 2024 to July 2025

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Popular cities with the biggest savings

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Pittsburgh, PA57% below Washington, DC
Home
$245,000
Mortgage
$1,346/mo
You keep
$1,798/mo
A year
$21,574
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McAllen, TX55% below Washington, DC
Home
$258,750
Mortgage
$1,422/mo
You keep
$1,722/mo
A year
$20,667
Columbia, SC48% below Washington, DC
Home
$299,763
Mortgage
$1,647/mo
You keep
$1,497/mo
A year
$17,963

Towns that pay you to move

Some communities offer cash to new residents, usually for remote workers.⁵

Jackson, MI100 Homes Program (City of Jackson down payment assistance)Up to $60,000 toward a home Topeka, KSChoose Topeka Relocation Incentive$15,000 cash Morgantown, WVAscend West Virginia: Morgantown Area$12,000 cash

52 cities that cost less than Washington, DC

What you keep each month on the median home, compared with $3,144 a month in Washington, DC.^1,2

Monthly payment thereFull bar = Washington, DC, $3,144/mo

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Notes on the numbers

1Home prices: median listing price, Realtor.com via FRED, September 2026. Washington, DC metro median: $572,150.
2Monthly cost: Principal and interest on the median listed home with 20% down, 30-year fixed at 7.32% (Freddie Mac 30-year fixed average, week of October 22, 2026). Excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Rate source
3Housing costs: BEA regional price parities, 2024. Washington, DC housing cost index 151.1, US = 100.
4More people left than arrived: net domestic migration, July 2024 to July 2025, US Census Bureau.
5Incentive amounts: each program's own page, accessed October 2026. Terms and eligibility vary by program.
6Commute: Census ACS 2025 1-year, table S0801, mean travel time to work (one way, workers who do not work from home), 2025. Census table