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Capitol Hill vs Glover Park
Capitol Hill and Glover Park are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Glover Park is the calmer DC Code map (95 vs 84). Capitol Hill wins the errand count. Glover Park has the lower ACS median ($2,200).
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 | Capitol Hill | Glover Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 84 | 95 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 38 | 16 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 38 | 9 |
| Median rent | $2,341 | $2,200 |
| Median home | $1,001,504 | $681,013 |
| Population | 30,060 | 15,038 |
| Commute to Downtown | 14 min | 20 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 6 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 12 min | 34 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Capitol Hill | Glover Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 44% | 56% |
| Median age | 36.5 | 42.7 |
| Median income | $167K | $114K |
| DC Code per 1k | 24.9 | 21.7 |
| Groceries / 800m | 16 | 15 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 78 | 70 |
| Parks / 800m | 81 | 25 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Washington city. Up 50% since 2014. Cap Hill is 20% above the 2024 city median. Glover is 13% 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 Capitol Hill if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 38 vs 9. Walk is 38 vs 16. Capitol Hill is tagged family on this map; Glover Park is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Glover Park if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 95 vs 84. ACS median rent is $2,200 vs $2,341. Read both pages before you decide.
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
Glover Park
Cluster 14 is Cathedral Heights, McLean Gardens, and Glover Park. Wisconsin Avenue is the errand. Violent rate is 0.9 per 1,000. Georgetown is south; Tenleytown is north. It is not Georgetown.
$2,200 median rent · safety 95 · walk 16
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Capitol Hill or Glover Park?
Glover Park is the lower ACS median: $2,341 vs $2,200. About 56% rent in Glover Park vs 44% in Capitol Hill. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Capitol Hill more walkable than Glover Park?
Capitol Hill wins the errand count (walk 38 vs 16). Groceries inside 800 meters: 16 vs 15. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Capitol Hill or Glover Park?
Glover Park is the calmer DC Code read (95 vs 84). Combined rate 21.7 vs 24.9 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Capitol Hill or Glover Park?
Capitol Hill leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 36.5 vs 42.7. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
14 minutes from Capitol Hill to Downtown, 20 from Glover Park. Capitol Hill is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Capitol Hill or Glover Park: Logan Circle. Cluster 7 is Shaw and Logan Circle. Search Shaw or U Street and you land here, not on the Howard cluster to the north. 14th Street is the strip; the side blocks are houses. Property rate is 21.4 per 1,000, quieter than Dupont’s visitor count. Dupont is west.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.