The National Zoo
Free admission every day. The Connecticut Avenue entrance is a few blocks north of the Metro station.
Woodley Park, Washington DC
Buying a home in Woodley Park
The National Zoo, Connecticut Avenue's 1920s apartment buildings, and Wardman rowhouses on the side streets.
What it costs here
$2.1M
Median house price · 186 sales
$894
Median per square foot
+51%
Renovated over needs some TLC
Recorded arm’s-length sales from DC’s assessment records, through August 12, 2026. Not an appraisal or a valuation of any particular home. Compare every DC neighborhood
Highlights
What's in Woodley Park
A neighborhood above Rock Creek Park, with a Red Line station at Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road.
Wardman's Woodley Park
Harry Wardman built rowhouses on Garfield Street in 1908 and 27th Street in 1910, apartment buildings on Connecticut Avenue around 1920, and Wardman Tower in 1928. Much of the neighborhood is the Woodley Park Historic District, listed in 1990.
Rock Creek & Klingle Valley
Rock Creek Park runs along the east side of the neighborhood. The Klingle Valley Trail, closed to cars, runs under Connecticut Avenue to the creek along the north edge.
The Red Line
Woodley Park–Zoo/Adams Morgan station at Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road, one stop from Dupont Circle and one from Cleveland Park.
Transportation
Getting around Woodley Park
- Metro
- Woodley Park–Zoo/Adams Morgan (Red Line) at Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road.
- Bus
- The D70 runs on Connecticut Avenue. The C53 runs on Calvert Street over the Duke Ellington Bridge to Adams Morgan.
- Bike & trails
- Rock Creek Park's trails on the east side, and the Klingle Valley Trail to the creek on the north edge.
- Parking
- Residential permit parking on the side streets. Check whether a listing includes a garage space or a rear parking pad.
Neighborhood
Living in Woodley Park
Schools, restaurants, parks, and shopping in the neighborhood.
- Schools
- Oyster-Adams Bilingual School's Oyster campus (PK–3, English and Spanish) is at 2801 Calvert Street and feeds Jackson-Reed High School. Maret School is at 3000 Cathedral Avenue.
- Dining & nights out
- Open City on Calvert Street, Duke's Counter on Connecticut Avenue across from the Zoo, and Lebanese Taverna on Connecticut Avenue.
- Parks & recreation
- Rock Creek Park, the Klingle Valley Trail, and the National Zoo.
- The library
- Woodley Park has no library branch. Cleveland Park Library, rebuilt in 2018, is at 3310 Connecticut Avenue.
- Groceries
- Capitol Grocer at 2616 Connecticut Avenue. Yes! Organic Market is at 3425 Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park, and Harris Teeter and Safeway are across the Duke Ellington Bridge in Adams Morgan.
- On foot
- The Metro station, the Zoo entrance and the Connecticut Avenue shops are within a few blocks of each other. 18th Street in Adams Morgan is across the Duke Ellington Bridge.
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01 · Still running numbers
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Estimate the full monthly payment, including DC property tax, insurance and any condo fee. The condo fee counts in full in your debt-to-income ratio.
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Plan the down payment
At Woodley Park prices, the down payment depends on the loan program and the property type. FHA needs 3.5% down, and the whole down payment can be a gift from family.
See what you'd need →03 · Writing offers
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FAQ
Woodley Park mortgage questions
Are the Connecticut Avenue apartment buildings condos or co-ops?
Both. A condo is financed with a standard mortgage plus a review of the building. A co-op is a purchase of shares in the corporation that owns the building, financed with a share loan that only some lenders offer, and the co-op board must approve you. Co-op monthly fees include your share of the building's property taxes and any mortgage on the building. We check which one a building is before you tour.
Will an FHA loan work for a Woodley Park condo?
Only if the building is on FHA's approved condo list or the unit passes FHA's single-unit approval. We check the building's FHA status before you make an offer.
Will a Woodley Park rowhouse need a jumbo loan?
That depends on the loan amount, not the price. In DC for 2026, loan amounts up to $832,750 are standard conforming, amounts from $832,751 to $1,249,125 are high-balance conforming, and amounts above $1,249,125 are jumbo. Jumbo loans have their own down payment and reserve rules.
What does the Woodley Park Historic District mean for renovations?
Exterior work visible from the street needs DC historic preservation review before the permit is issued. If you use a renovation loan, we build the review time into the draw schedule. Interior-only work does not go through historic review.
What do lenders review in an older condo building?
The association's reserves, its insurance, and any planned capital projects. A building in the middle of a facade or plumbing project may charge owners a special assessment, which counts toward your monthly costs. We request the building's documents early.
Do DC homebuyer assistance programs work at Woodley Park prices?
For tax year 2026, the DC Tax Abatement program covers purchases up to $576,000 and the first-time buyer recordation tax reduction covers homes up to $777,000, both with income limits. DC Open Doors has no maximum sales price and an income cap of $275,400, with a first mortgage within the conforming limit, so it can fit some Woodley Park condo and co-op purchases.
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Local expertise
Financing a Woodley Park home
Three things decide the loan: condo or co-op, the loan amount, and any planned renovation.
Condo or co-op
Connecticut Avenue's 1920s buildings include both. A condo needs a review of the building; a co-op needs a share loan and board approval. We check which one a building is before you tour.
Loan amounts above $1,249,125
Above DC's 2026 conforming limit the loan is a jumbo, with its own down payment and reserve rules. We quote conforming and jumbo side by side.
Historic district renovations
Exterior work visible from the street in the Woodley Park Historic District needs DC historic preservation review. On a renovation loan, we build that review time into the draw schedule.
Get pre-qualified for a Woodley Park home
Send us the listing and we will tell you which loan fits the building. Your assigned loan officer handles your file through closing.