Funeral prices in Washington, DC, District of Columbia
The median and the least expensive, service by service
| Service | Median | Least expensive |
|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | $5,075from only 2 price lists | $1,950Capitol Mortuary, Inc |
| Cremation with a service | $17,475Joseph Gawler's Sons, Llc. is the only published home here for this service, so this is that home's own figure. | |
| Immediate burial | $3,815from only 3 price lists | $3,500Capitol Mortuary, Inc |
| Burial with a graveside service | $14,400Joseph Gawler's Sons, Llc. is the only published home here for this service, so this is that home's own figure. | |
| Traditional funeral | $20,100Joseph Gawler's Sons, Llc. is the only published home here for this service, so this is that home's own figure. | |
3 published funeral homes in Washington, DC, side by side. 8 more within 30 miles are shown too, from over the state line, each labeled with its own state.
We hold posted prices for 3 of the 25 funeral homes we know in Washington, DC, District of Columbia.
A figure drawn from only a few price lists is a marker of the range rather than a going rate. Every price behind it is real and posted, and there are not yet enough of them for the middle to settle.
The newest price list behind these figures is dated Aug 3, 2026. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How much does a funeral cost in Washington, DC, District of Columbia
What each home charges
| Funeral home | Town | Direct cremation | Cremation with a service | Immediate burial | Burial with a graveside service | Traditional funeral | Price list posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Mortuary, Inc Washington, DC Map | $1,950 least expensive here | not posted | $3,500 least expensive here | not posted | not posted | Jan 1, 2026 | |
| Demaine Funeral Home , Alexandria In VA, over the state line Alexandria Map | $4,405 | $13,165 | $6,710 | $9,175 | $12,860 | Aug 25, 2026 | |
| Demaine Funeral Home , Springfield In VA, over the state line Springfield Map | $4,405 | $13,165 | $6,710 | $9,175 | $12,860 | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Fort Lincoln Funeral Home In MD, over the state line BRENTWOOD Map | $2,860 | not posted | $3,795 | not posted | $6,240 least expensive here | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Joseph Gawler's Sons, Llc. Washington, DC Map | $8,200 | $17,475 | $8,200 | $14,400 | $20,100 | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Marshall-March Funeral Home Washington, DC Map | not posted | not posted | $3,815 | not posted | not posted | Jul 1, 2023 | |
| Marshall-March Funeral Home of Maryland, Inc. In MD, over the state line Suitland Map | not posted | not posted | $3,795 | not posted | not posted | Jul 1, 2023 | |
| Marshall's Funeral Home of Maryland Inc In MD, over the state line Suitland Map | not posted | not posted | $3,795 | not posted | not posted | Jul 1, 2023 | |
| Murphy Funeral Homes , Arlington In VA, over the state line Arlington Map | $4,205 | $11,980 least expensive here | $6,010 | $7,990 least expensive here | $11,675 | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Murphy Funeral Homes , Falls Church In VA, over the state line Falls Church Map | $4,205 | $11,980 least expensive here | $6,010 | $7,990 least expensive here | $11,675 | Aug 25, 2026 | |
| National Funeral Home In VA, over the state line Falls Church Map | $4,705 | $13,880 | not posted | $9,635 | $13,620 | Aug 3, 2026 |
Sorted by funeral home name.
What each column means
- Direct cremation
- No viewing and no ceremony. The transfer into the funeral home's care, the cremation itself, and the filings.
- Cremation with a service
- A viewing or a ceremony first, then cremation.
- Immediate burial
- Burial with no viewing and no ceremony beforehand.
- Burial with a graveside service
- The ceremony is at the graveside, with none at the funeral home beforehand.
- Traditional funeral
- A viewing, a ceremony, then burial.
A filled dot marks the least expensive figure in that column among the homes on this table.
A cell reading "not posted" means that home's own price list carries no figure for that service. We never estimate one.
Every figure is that home's own posted price with its county's permit fee and one certified copy of the death certificate added, wherever both are on file, rounded once. Open a home to change the county or the number of copies. A figure here includes a casket only where that home's own page says so. Otherwise the casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount. 8 homes here sit over the state line and are labeled with their own state, because a family near a border shops across it.
How this table is built
A town is not a county. This page groups by town because no county has been read off a license record for these homes yet. When one has been, the county page becomes the comparison and this one points at it.
Statewide there are 36 funeral homes operating today in District of Columbia, by the state rosters. 18 of them post a price list we hold, and 5 have been read and reviewed far enough to publish. The rest are homes our collecting has not reached, not homes that charge nothing.
Every price here is rounded on purpose. A funeral home's own general price list is the only source, the date it carries is on the row, and the home's name links to the page that shows the document. Where a figure is missing the row says so rather than leaving a blank a reader would have to interpret.
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