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Eckington vs Petworth
Eckington and Petworth are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Petworth is the calmer DC Code map (63 vs 37). Petworth wins the errand count. Petworth has the lower ACS median ($1,730).
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 | Petworth |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 37 | 63 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 41 | 70 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 18 | 36 |
| Median rent | $2,208 | $1,730 |
| Median home | $860,846 | $809,640 |
| Population | 26,585 | 39,929 |
| Commute to Downtown | 16 min | 24 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 14 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 24 min | 36 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Eckington | Petworth |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 56% | 36% |
| Median age | 34.8 | 39 |
| Median income | $140K | $140K |
| DC Code per 1k | 32.6 | 26.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 20 | 34 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 116 | 134 |
| Parks / 800m | 52 | 78 |
| 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. Petworth is 11% below 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 shorter ride to Downtown is the point. 16 vs 24 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Petworth if you want the errands on foot and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Walk is 70 vs 41. Safety is 63 vs 37. ACS median rent is $1,730 vs $2,208. 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
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.
$1,730 median rent · safety 63 · walk 70
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Eckington or Petworth?
Petworth is the lower ACS median: $2,208 vs $1,730. About 36% rent in Petworth vs 56% in Eckington. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Eckington more walkable than Petworth?
Petworth wins the errand count (walk 41 vs 70). Groceries inside 800 meters: 20 vs 34. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Eckington or Petworth?
Petworth is the calmer DC Code read (63 vs 37). Combined rate 26.9 vs 32.6 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Eckington or Petworth?
Eckington leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 34.8 vs 39. Petworth has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
16 minutes from Eckington to Downtown, 24 from Petworth. Eckington is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Eckington or Petworth: 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.