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The $800,000 house is nearly an extinct species in the D.C.-area housing market. Once the typical price of a home for a move-up buyer, an $800,000 house is about as rare as a three-car garage in Dupont Circle.

Finding starter homes in the $300,000 and $500,000 price range for previous “what you can buy” stories was a challenge, but tracking down $800,000 houses was especially daunting, particularly inside the Beltway.

“The move-up market is hurting right now because there is not a lot there,” said Bonnie Casper, a Long & Foster agent and past president of the Maryland Association of Realtors. “Demand has outstripped supply.”

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Where have all the $800,000 homes gone? Some of them have become $1 million houses after being renovated by their owners. Others have become rentals. These days, someone in search of an $800,000 house is more likely to rent one than buy one. Still more are being held on tightly by their owners who fear selling and finding nothing to buy.

Casper also cites the clash between millennials and baby boomers who both value walkability as the reason why so few homes exist in this price range. There are too many buyers vying for similar homes.

“Fewer people want to get in a car,” she said.

Because of the lack of inventory, homes that once sold at this price are being bid up closer to $1 million.

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Casper isn’t optimistic about seeing more $800,000 homes on the market inside the Beltway anytime soon. Instead, she predicts that millennials will take their search farther out.

“Maybe they’re going to have to be just like their parents, get in their cars and drive around,” she said.

Based on a 20 percent down payment and a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 4 percent, the monthly mortgage payment on an $800,000 home would be about $4,202, including taxes and insurance. To keep within the general guidelines of spending no more than 30 percent of your gross income on housing, a home buyer would need to earn at least $168,085 to afford a home in this price range.

Within the $800,000 price range, the type of home you can buy varies depending on where you look. In pricey urban areas, you are unlikely to find a detached house. But the farther from the city center you travel, the more house you will get for your money. We found a mix of properties across the region and the country, from a Cape Cod in Arlington, Va., to a five-bedroom house in Laurel, Md., to a cottage near the beach in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Wonder what you can buy for $800,000? Here are some of the homes on the market now: