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Eckington vs LeDroit Park
Eckington and LeDroit Park are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Eckington is the calmer DC Code map (37 vs 11). Eckington wins the errand count. Eckington has the lower ACS median ($2,208).
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 | Eckington | LeDroit Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 37 | 11 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 41 | 28 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 91 |
| Vibe | 18 | 32 |
| Median rent | $2,208 | $2,752 |
| Median home | $860,846 | $952,800 |
| Population | 26,585 | 15,236 |
| Commute to Downtown | 16 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 14 min | 18 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 24 min | 26 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Eckington | LeDroit Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 56% | 61% |
| Median age | 34.8 | 30.9 |
| Median income | $140K | $159K |
| DC Code per 1k | 32.6 | 65.7 |
| Groceries / 800m | 20 | 17 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 116 | 71 |
| Parks / 800m | 52 | 32 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Washington city. Up 50% since 2014. Eckington is 13% above the 2024 city median. LeDroit is 41% 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 Eckington if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 37 vs 11. ACS median rent is $2,208 vs $2,752. Walk is 41 vs 28. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick LeDroit Park if you want the cafes and the night. Vibe is 32 vs 18. Read both pages before you decide.
Eckington
Cluster 21 is Edgewood, Bloomingdale, Truxton Circle, and Eckington. Search Bloomingdale or Truxton and you land here, not on a second polygon. Houses and a Metro spine. Trinidad is east. The 14th Street strip is Logan Circle, south.
$2,208 median rent · safety 37 · walk 41
LeDroit Park
Cluster 3 is Howard University, LeDroit Park, and Cardozo. The name on this row is LeDroit. The 14th Street strip belongs on Logan Circle, Cluster 7 — not this polygon. ACS rent is $2,752. The property rate is 57.8 per 1,000 because that edge is busy.
$2,752 median rent · safety 11 · walk 28
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Eckington or LeDroit Park?
Eckington is the lower ACS median: $2,208 vs $2,752. About 56% rent in Eckington vs 61% in LeDroit Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Eckington more walkable than LeDroit Park?
Eckington wins the errand count (walk 41 vs 28). Groceries inside 800 meters: 20 vs 17. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Eckington or LeDroit Park?
Eckington is the calmer DC Code read (37 vs 11). Combined rate 32.6 vs 65.7 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Eckington or LeDroit Park?
Eckington leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 34.8 vs 30.9. LeDroit Park has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
16 minutes from Eckington to Downtown, 14 from LeDroit Park. LeDroit Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Eckington or LeDroit Park: Petworth. Cluster 18 is Brightwood Park, Crestwood, and Petworth. More house than bar, and the ACS rent median is $1,730 — below the northwest clusters. Georgia Avenue is the spine. Columbia Heights is south.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.