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Cleveland Park vs Tenleytown
Cleveland Park and Tenleytown are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Cleveland Park is the calmer DC Code map (79 vs 74). Walk is a wash (14 vs 12). Cleveland Park has the lower ACS median ($2,260).
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 | Cleveland Park | Tenleytown |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 79 | 74 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 14 | 12 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 14 | 15 |
| Median rent | $2,260 | $2,413 |
| Median home | $1,270,906 | $1,280,291 |
| Population | 15,454 | 11,934 |
| Commute to Downtown | 22 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 30 min | 34 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 36 min | 40 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Cleveland Park | Tenleytown |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 62% | 28% |
| Median age | 40.8 | 47 |
| Median income | $145K | $239K |
| DC Code per 1k | 25.8 | 26.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 6 | 7 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 76 | 66 |
| Parks / 800m | 31 | 47 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Washington city. Up 50% since 2014. Cleve Pk is 16% above the 2024 city median. Tenley is 23% 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 Cleveland Park if the rent gap is the point and the shorter ride to Downtown is the point. ACS median rent is $2,260 vs $2,413. 22 vs 28 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Tenleytown if you already want this pocket more than the table. Cleveland Park leads the numbered axes on this page.
Cleveland Park
Cluster 15 is Cleveland Park, Woodley Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights, and Woodland-Normanstone Terrace. Search Woodley Park and you land here. Violent rate is the lowest in this set, 0.6 per 1,000. ACS home value is $1,270,906. Adams Morgan is the night south of here.
$2,260 median rent · safety 79 · walk 14
Tenleytown
Cluster 11 is Friendship Heights, American University Park, and Tenleytown. Search Friendship Heights or AU Park and you land here. Median age is 47, the oldest in this set, and ACS income is $239,075. About 28% of households rent. Cleveland Park is south.
$2,413 median rent · safety 74 · walk 12
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Cleveland Park or Tenleytown?
Cleveland Park is the lower ACS median: $2,260 vs $2,413. About 62% rent in Cleveland Park vs 28% in Tenleytown. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Cleveland Park more walkable than Tenleytown?
Walk is basically a tie (14 vs 12). Count groceries if you care: 6 in Cleveland Park vs 7 in Tenleytown, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Cleveland Park or Tenleytown?
Cleveland Park is the calmer DC Code read (79 vs 74). Combined rate 25.8 vs 26.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Cleveland Park or Tenleytown?
Cleveland Park leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 40.8 vs 47. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
22 minutes from Cleveland Park to Downtown, 28 from Tenleytown. Cleveland Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Cleveland Park or Tenleytown: 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.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.