Best Places20006, DC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 20006, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
20006 ranks 16,550th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 20006
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
20006's strengths and weaknesses
Where 20006 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
Where 20006 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$2,143 a month, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 20006
A household needs to earn about $231,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 20006 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $39,967, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 20006's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 20006
20006 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 20006.
Who works in 20006, and how
Work in 20006 centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 5%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 78%
Life in 20006
20006 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 99% of zip codes. The coast is about 23 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 20006 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 20006, month by month
20006 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 20006
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 3 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
20006 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 20006 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 20006
Is 20006 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 20006 ranks 16,550th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, cell coverage, and walkability, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 20006 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $908,300. The overall cost of living runs about 49% above the national average. Set against a $39,967 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 20006 safe?
20006 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $851 per resident a year.
Compare 20006 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 20006. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 20006 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
20006 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 20006: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 20006: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 20006: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 20006: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
20006 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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