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Capitol Hill vs Logan Circle
Capitol Hill and Logan Circle are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Logan Circle is the calmer DC Code map (89 vs 84). Walk is a wash (38 vs 39). Capitol Hill has the lower ACS median ($2,341).
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 | Logan Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 84 | 89 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 38 | 39 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 38 | 39 |
| Median rent | $2,341 | $2,390 |
| Median home | $1,001,504 | $768,801 |
| Population | 30,060 | 26,109 |
| Commute to Downtown | 14 min | 8 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 6 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 12 min | 22 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Capitol Hill | Logan Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 44% | 64% |
| Median age | 36.5 | 35.4 |
| Median income | $167K | $142K |
| DC Code per 1k | 24.9 | 23.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 16 | 17 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 78 | 83 |
| Parks / 800m | 81 | 43 |
| 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. Logan is 22% 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 quieter, family-leaning read. Capitol Hill is tagged family on this map; Logan Circle is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Logan Circle if you want the cafes and the night and the shorter ride to Downtown is the point. Vibe is 39 vs 38. 8 vs 14 minutes to Downtown. 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
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.
$2,390 median rent · safety 89 · walk 39
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Capitol Hill or Logan Circle?
Capitol Hill is the lower ACS median: $2,341 vs $2,390. About 44% rent in Capitol Hill vs 64% in Logan Circle. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Capitol Hill more walkable than Logan Circle?
Walk is basically a tie (38 vs 39). Count groceries if you care: 16 in Capitol Hill vs 17 in Logan Circle, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Capitol Hill or Logan Circle?
Logan Circle is the calmer DC Code read (89 vs 84). Combined rate 23.5 vs 24.9 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Capitol Hill or Logan Circle?
Capitol Hill leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 36.5 vs 35.4. Logan Circle has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
14 minutes from Capitol Hill to Downtown, 8 from Logan Circle. Logan Circle is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Capitol Hill or Logan Circle: Stanton Park. Cluster 25 is Union Station, Stanton Park, and Kingman Park. Search H Street and you land here, not in Trinidad. The station and the corridor pull visitors; property rate is 38.2 per 1,000. Capitol Hill is the row houses south.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.