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Eckington vs Logan Circle
Eckington and Logan Circle are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Logan Circle is the calmer DC Code map (89 vs 37). Walk is a wash (41 vs 39). 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 | Logan Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 37 | 89 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 41 | 39 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 18 | 39 |
| Median rent | $2,208 | $2,390 |
| Median home | $860,846 | $768,801 |
| Population | 26,585 | 26,109 |
| Commute to Downtown | 16 min | 8 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 14 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 24 min | 22 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Eckington | Logan Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 56% | 64% |
| Median age | 34.8 | 35.4 |
| Median income | $140K | $142K |
| DC Code per 1k | 32.6 | 23.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 20 | 17 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 116 | 83 |
| Parks / 800m | 52 | 43 |
| 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. 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 Eckington if the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $2,208 vs $2,390. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Logan Circle if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the cafes and the night. Safety is 89 vs 37. Vibe is 39 vs 18. 8 vs 16 minutes to Downtown. 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
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, Eckington or Logan Circle?
Eckington is the lower ACS median: $2,208 vs $2,390. About 56% rent in Eckington vs 64% in Logan Circle. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Eckington more walkable than Logan Circle?
Walk is basically a tie (41 vs 39). Count groceries if you care: 20 in Eckington vs 17 in Logan Circle, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Eckington or Logan Circle?
Logan Circle is the calmer DC Code read (89 vs 37). Combined rate 23.5 vs 32.6 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Eckington or Logan Circle?
Eckington leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 34.8 vs 35.4. Logan Circle has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
16 minutes from Eckington 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 Eckington or Logan Circle: 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.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.