Market rankings · District of Columbia
Mortgage brokers and lenders in the District of Columbia
Every metro area, small-town market and county in the District of Columbia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 57
- 21 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −9.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 58% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 265
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #1 of 51
- Market score 81 · High
A site report maps the mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings around any address in the District of Columbia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
The District of Columbia has 57 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 37%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the District of Columbia comes to about $5.9B a year: $18,134 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.7 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in the District of Columbia classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, down 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 8,770 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.5% over the same years.
Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #1 for mortgage brokers and lenders, with a Groundwork market score of 81 (high). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 52.
Every market in the District of Columbia for mortgage brokers and lenders
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 52 | 1,080 | 4.6 | 107 | +3.3% | #166 of 373 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | Not scored | 57 | 1.8 | 265 | +3.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the District of Columbia?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 57 mortgage brokers and lenders in the District of Columbia. 21 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5.9B a year, or $18,134 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 57 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.7 times the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.
How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The District of Columbia has 1.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 265, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 151, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,770 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 52 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The District of Columbia scores 81 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #1 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the District of Columbia. It maps the mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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