The median home in Fort Washington, Maryland is valued at $442,467, down 0.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,026, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 18.2x — near the national average of 18x. Fort Washington is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$442,467

-0.2%

Rent$2,026/mo

Prices falling — better for buyers.

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$88,493 on $442,467

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Out of reach44.1% of income

Need $118,200/yr to afford.

PITI$2,758

P/I44.1%

Afford$281K

Gap-$162K

P&I $2,237Tax $387Ins $133

Renting $732/mo cheaper ($2,026 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MD ins. 28% per HUD.

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Gibson Island$2.94M Chevy Chase View$1.43M Potomac$1.35M Glen Echo$1.29M Cabin John$1.25M Chevy Chase$1.2M Bethesda$1.11M Dayton$1.06M

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