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Foggy Bottom vs Glover Park
Foggy Bottom and Glover Park are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Foggy Bottom is the calmer DC Code map (100 vs 95). Foggy Bottom wins the errand count. Glover Park has the lower ACS median ($2,200).
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 | Foggy Bottom | Glover Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 100 | 95 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 40 | 16 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 51 | 9 |
| Median rent | $2,479 | $2,200 |
| Median home | $696,389 | $681,013 |
| Population | 15,926 | 15,038 |
| Commute to Downtown | 10 min | 20 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 18 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 24 min | 34 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Foggy Bottom | Glover Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 71% | 56% |
| Median age | 28.8 | 42.7 |
| Median income | $104K | $114K |
| DC Code per 1k | 15.6 | 21.7 |
| Groceries / 800m | 12 | 15 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 68 | 70 |
| Parks / 800m | 71 | 25 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Washington city. Up 50% since 2014. Foggy B. is 27% above the 2024 city median. Glover 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 Foggy Bottom if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 51 vs 9. Walk is 40 vs 16. 10 vs 20 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Glover Park if the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $2,200 vs $2,479. Read both pages before you decide.
Foggy Bottom
Cluster 5 is West End, Foggy Bottom, and GWU. The campus pulls the median age to 28.8, the youngest in this set. Property rate is the lowest here, 14.0 per 1,000. Georgetown is the hill west. Downtown is the Mall side — a different cluster.
$2,479 median rent · safety 100 · walk 40
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.
$2,200 median rent · safety 95 · walk 16
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Foggy Bottom or Glover Park?
Glover Park is the lower ACS median: $2,479 vs $2,200. About 56% rent in Glover Park vs 71% in Foggy Bottom. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Foggy Bottom more walkable than Glover Park?
Foggy Bottom wins the errand count (walk 40 vs 16). Groceries inside 800 meters: 12 vs 15. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Foggy Bottom or Glover Park?
Foggy Bottom is the calmer DC Code read (100 vs 95). Combined rate 15.6 vs 21.7 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Foggy Bottom or Glover Park?
Foggy Bottom leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 28.8 vs 42.7. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
10 minutes from Foggy Bottom to Downtown, 20 from Glover Park. Foggy Bottom is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Foggy Bottom or Glover Park: Dupont Circle. Cluster 6 is Dupont Circle and Connecticut Avenue/K Street. The circle is the lawn and the night. OSM counted 245 restaurants in or near the cluster — visitors write the property rate, 62.6 per 1,000. Logan Circle is east. Adams Morgan is north.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.