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Eckington vs Southwest
Eckington and Southwest are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Southwest is the calmer DC Code map (58 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 | Southwest |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 37 | 58 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 41 | 39 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 18 | 48 |
| Median rent | $2,208 | $2,213 |
| Median home | $860,846 | $496,837 |
| Population | 26,585 | 16,380 |
| Commute to Downtown | 16 min | 12 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 14 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 24 min | 10 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Eckington | Southwest |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 56% | 69% |
| Median age | 34.8 | 36.3 |
| Median income | $140K | $113K |
| DC Code per 1k | 32.6 | 28.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 20 | 5 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 116 | 81 |
| Parks / 800m | 52 | 110 |
| 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. SW is 13% 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 you already want this pocket more than the table. Southwest leads the numbered axes on this page.
Pick Southwest if you want the cafes and the night and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Vibe is 48 vs 18. Safety is 58 vs 37. 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
Southwest
Cluster 9 is Southwest Employment Area, Southwest/Waterfront, Fort McNair, and Buzzard Point. Search the Wharf and you land here. Waterfront apartments and a federal edge. The park count of 110 includes the Mall within 800 meters, not a hundred local parks. Navy Yard is the newer towers east, its own cluster.
$2,213 median rent · safety 58 · walk 39
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Eckington or Southwest?
Eckington is the lower ACS median: $2,208 vs $2,213. About 56% rent in Eckington vs 69% in Southwest. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Eckington more walkable than Southwest?
Walk is basically a tie (41 vs 39). Count groceries if you care: 20 in Eckington vs 5 in Southwest, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Eckington or Southwest?
Southwest is the calmer DC Code read (58 vs 37). Combined rate 28.9 vs 32.6 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Eckington or Southwest?
Eckington leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 34.8 vs 36.3. Southwest has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
16 minutes from Eckington to Downtown, 12 from Southwest. Southwest is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Eckington or Southwest: 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.