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Glover Park vs Tenleytown
Glover Park and Tenleytown are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Glover Park is the calmer DC Code map (95 vs 74). Walk is a wash (16 vs 12). 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 | Glover Park | Tenleytown |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 95 | 74 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 16 | 12 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 9 | 15 |
| Median rent | $2,200 | $2,413 |
| Median home | $681,013 | $1,280,291 |
| Population | 15,038 | 11,934 |
| Commute to Downtown | 20 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 28 min | 34 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 34 min | 40 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Glover Park | Tenleytown |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 56% | 28% |
| Median age | 42.7 | 47 |
| Median income | $114K | $239K |
| DC Code per 1k | 21.7 | 26.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 15 | 7 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 70 | 66 |
| Parks / 800m | 25 | 47 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Washington city. Up 50% since 2014. Glover is 13% above the 2024 city median. Tenley is 23% 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 Glover Park if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 95 vs 74. ACS median rent is $2,200 vs $2,413. 20 vs 28 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Tenleytown if you want the quieter, family-leaning read. Tenleytown is tagged family on this map; Glover Park is not. Read both pages before you decide.
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
Tenleytown
Cluster 11 is Friendship Heights, American University Park, and Tenleytown. Search Friendship Heights or AU Park and you land here. Median age is 47, the oldest in this set, and ACS income is $239,075. About 28% of households rent. Cleveland Park is south.
$2,413 median rent · safety 74 · walk 12
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Glover Park or Tenleytown?
Glover Park is the lower ACS median: $2,200 vs $2,413. About 56% rent in Glover Park vs 28% in Tenleytown. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Glover Park more walkable than Tenleytown?
Walk is basically a tie (16 vs 12). Count groceries if you care: 15 in Glover Park vs 7 in Tenleytown, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Glover Park or Tenleytown?
Glover Park is the calmer DC Code read (95 vs 74). Combined rate 21.7 vs 26.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Glover Park or Tenleytown?
Glover Park leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 42.7 vs 47. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
20 minutes from Glover Park to Downtown, 28 from Tenleytown. Glover Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Glover Park or Tenleytown: 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.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.