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Georgetown vs Glover Park
Georgetown and Glover Park are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Glover Park is the calmer DC Code map (95 vs 26). Walk is a wash (20 vs 16). 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 | Georgetown | Glover Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 26 | 95 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 20 | 16 |
| Cost fit | 90 | 100 |
| Vibe | 30 | 9 |
| Median rent | $2,779 | $2,200 |
| Median home | $1,357,427 | $681,013 |
| Population | 17,528 | 15,038 |
| Commute to Downtown | 16 min | 20 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 24 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 32 min | 34 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Georgetown | Glover Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 38% | 56% |
| Median age | 36.9 | 42.7 |
| Median income | $154K | $114K |
| DC Code per 1k | 37.5 | 21.7 |
| Groceries / 800m | 9 | 15 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 56 | 70 |
| Parks / 800m | 34 | 25 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Washington city. Up 50% since 2014. G'town is 42% 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 Georgetown if you want the cafes and the night. Vibe is 30 vs 9. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Glover Park if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 95 vs 26. ACS median rent is $2,200 vs $2,779. Read both pages before you decide.
Georgetown
Cluster 4 is Georgetown and Burleith/Hillandale. Search Burleith and you land here. ACS home value is $1,357,427, the highest in this set. Violent rate is 0.8 per 1,000. The shops pull the property count to 36.7. Foggy Bottom is east.
$2,779 median rent · safety 26 · walk 20
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, Georgetown or Glover Park?
Glover Park is the lower ACS median: $2,779 vs $2,200. About 56% rent in Glover Park vs 38% in Georgetown. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Georgetown more walkable than Glover Park?
Walk is basically a tie (20 vs 16). Count groceries if you care: 9 in Georgetown vs 15 in Glover Park, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Georgetown or Glover Park?
Glover Park is the calmer DC Code read (95 vs 26). Combined rate 21.7 vs 37.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Georgetown or Glover Park?
Georgetown leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 36.9 vs 42.7. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
16 minutes from Georgetown to Downtown, 20 from Glover Park. Georgetown is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Georgetown or Glover Park: 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.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.