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Anacostia vs Capitol Hill
Anacostia and Capitol Hill are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Capitol Hill is the calmer DC Code map (84 vs 42). Capitol Hill wins the errand count. Anacostia has the lower ACS median ($1,424).
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · MPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Oct 2026. ACS and MPD retrieved 2026-10-01; OSM retrieved 2026-10-01. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
Scores
Fit axes among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters.
| Axis | Anacostia | Capitol Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 42 | 84 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 0 | 38 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 0 | 38 |
| Median rent | $1,424 | $2,341 |
| Median home | $475,667 | $1,001,504 |
| Population | 5,219 | 30,060 |
| Commute to Downtown | 22 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 16 min | 6 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 14 min | 12 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Anacostia | Capitol Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 70% | 44% |
| Median age | 33.3 | 36.5 |
| Median income | $43K | $167K |
| DC Code per 1k | 30.8 | 24.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 12 | 16 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 44 | 78 |
| Parks / 800m | 13 | 81 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Washington city. Up 50% since 2014. Anacostia is 27% below the 2024 city median. Cap Hill is 20% above the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Anacostia if the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $1,424 vs $2,341. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Capitol Hill if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the errands on foot. Safety is 84 vs 42. Walk is 38 vs 0. Vibe is 38 vs 0. Read both pages before you decide.
Anacostia
Cluster 28 is Historic Anacostia, a small official polygon of 5,219 people — not all of Southeast. ACS rent is $1,424. Violent rate is 8.2 per 1,000. Congress Heights is the larger cluster south. The river is the west edge.
$1,424 median rent · safety 42 · walk 0
Capitol Hill
Cluster 26 is Capitol Hill and Lincoln Park. Row houses, the park, and a violent rate of 1.6 per 1,000. Eastern Market is the errand people mean. Navy Yard is the new buildings south, its own cluster. The corridor north of here is Stanton Park.
$2,341 median rent · safety 84 · walk 38
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Anacostia or Capitol Hill?
Anacostia is the lower ACS median: $1,424 vs $2,341. About 70% rent in Anacostia vs 44% in Capitol Hill. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Anacostia more walkable than Capitol Hill?
Capitol Hill wins the errand count (walk 0 vs 38). Groceries inside 800 meters: 12 vs 16. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Anacostia or Capitol Hill?
Capitol Hill is the calmer DC Code read (84 vs 42). Combined rate 24.9 vs 30.8 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Anacostia or Capitol Hill?
Anacostia leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 33.3 vs 36.5. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
22 minutes from Anacostia to Downtown, 14 from Capitol Hill. Capitol Hill is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Anacostia or Capitol Hill: Navy Yard. Cluster 27 is Near Southeast and Navy Yard. Capitol Riverfront is the search that means this row. ACS rent is $2,760 and 87.6% of households rent — the most renter-heavy cluster in this set. The waterfront west of the channel is Southwest, its own cluster.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.