District of Columbia

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. District of Columbia has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 109.9.

Sales tax

6.0%

Wage income tax

Yes

Property tax

0.63%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for District of Columbia. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

• SNAP eligibility · unlikely
• Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
• WIC eligibility · likely
• School meals eligibility · likely
• LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
• Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
• Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
• Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
• Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
• SSI eligibility · unlikely
• State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

• District of Columbia · 2-bed $2,438

Towns

1 places in District of Columbia have a cost page and a benefits page.

• Washington · benefits

Metros in this ranking

• Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV