Property tax · District of Columbia
Property tax in District of Columbia
Property tax (County assessors) data for ZIP codes in District of Columbia. Pick a ZIP below to dive into the property tax summary.
Last verified 2026-05-13 · methodology
What lands here
Pages show the county millage rate, assessment methodology, homestead and senior exemptions, and a link to the assessor's portal for address-specific searches.
Source & refresh
County assessors. Refreshed annual reassessment per county. Primary source →
District of Columbia top concern
Lead service lines (DC Water), flood
DC Water has documented elevated lead service line replacement obligations under LCRR. The Anacostia + Potomac waterfronts have FEMA AE zones; FBI UCR jurisdictional reporting for DC differs from state UCR aggregations.
See District of Columbia state page for the full state-level rollup across all 12 dimensions.
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Property tax millage — what 'mill' means and how your bill is computed
Plain-English guide to property tax millage rates, assessment ratios, and homestead exemptions. How county assessors compute your annual property tax bill.
School district boundaries — how to confirm yours and why it matters
How school district boundaries work, where to find them, and why the same street can split between two districts.
Deed records — what they show and what they don't
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