Washington, DC/Compare
LeDroit Park vs Petworth
LeDroit Park and Petworth are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Petworth is the calmer DC Code map (63 vs 11). 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 | LeDroit Park | Petworth |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 11 | 63 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 28 | 70 |
| Cost fit | 91 | 100 |
| Vibe | 32 | 36 |
| Median rent | $2,752 | $1,730 |
| Median home | $952,800 | $809,640 |
| Population | 15,236 | 39,929 |
| Commute to Downtown | 14 min | 24 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 18 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 26 min | 36 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | LeDroit Park | Petworth |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 61% | 36% |
| Median age | 30.9 | 39 |
| Median income | $159K | $140K |
| DC Code per 1k | 65.7 | 26.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 17 | 34 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 71 | 134 |
| Parks / 800m | 32 | 78 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Washington city. Up 50% since 2014. LeDroit is 41% 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 LeDroit Park if you want the cafes and the night and the shorter ride to Downtown is the point. Vibe is 32 vs 36. 14 vs 24 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Petworth if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the errands on foot. Safety is 63 vs 11. Walk is 70 vs 28. ACS median rent is $1,730 vs $2,752. Read both pages before you decide.
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.
$2,752 median rent · safety 11 · walk 28
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, LeDroit Park or Petworth?
Petworth is the lower ACS median: $2,752 vs $1,730. About 36% rent in Petworth vs 61% in LeDroit Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is LeDroit Park more walkable than Petworth?
Petworth wins the errand count (walk 28 vs 70). Groceries inside 800 meters: 17 vs 34. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, LeDroit Park or Petworth?
Petworth is the calmer DC Code read (63 vs 11). Combined rate 26.9 vs 65.7 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, LeDroit Park or Petworth?
LeDroit Park leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 30.9 vs 39. Petworth has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
14 minutes from LeDroit Park to Downtown, 24 from Petworth. LeDroit Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not LeDroit Park or Petworth: Logan Circle. Cluster 7 is Shaw and Logan Circle. Search Shaw or U Street and you land here, not on the Howard cluster to the north. 14th Street is the strip; the side blocks are houses. Property rate is 21.4 per 1,000, quieter than Dupont’s visitor count. Dupont is west.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.