Context Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States. Washington's [population is approaching 700,000 people][1], and has been growing since 2000 following a half-century of population decline. The city is [highly segregated][2] and features a [high cost of living][3]. In 2017, the average price of a single family home in the district was [$649,000][4]. This dataset provides insight on the housing stock of the district. Content The residential property descriptions and address point information is current as of July 2018 and is provided by D.C. Geographic Information System. The **raw_census_tracts_in_2010.csv** provides contextual information for regions throughout D.C. and can be joined with the main **DC_Property_data.csv** dataset through the **tract** value. Census tract shapefiles are also included to serve mapping visualizations. Acknowledgements All data is available at [Open Data D.C.][5]. The residential and address point data is managed by the [Office of the Chief Technology Officer][6] **Distribution Liability:** [data terms and conditions][7] The [banner photograph][8] is provided by Caleb Wright. [1]: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/21/AR2010122102609.html [2]: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/social-mobility-memos/2015/03/24/segregation-and-concentrated-poverty-in-the-nations-capital/ [3]: https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/washington-d-c [4]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/after-a-solid-year-in-2017-can-the-dc-areas-housing-market-remain-strong/2018/04/04/2f6f45aa-35ac-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html?utm_term=.582684789614 [5]: http://opendata.dc.gov/ [6]: https://octo.dc.gov/ [7]: http://dc.gov/page/terms-and-conditions-use-district-data [8]: https://unsplash.com/photos/5CFA3Uv74FA