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LeDroit Park vs Stanton Park
LeDroit Park and Stanton Park are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Stanton Park is the calmer DC Code map (16 vs 11). Stanton Park wins the errand count. Stanton Park has the lower ACS median ($2,490).
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 | Stanton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 11 | 16 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 28 | 60 |
| Cost fit | 91 | 100 |
| Vibe | 32 | 45 |
| Median rent | $2,752 | $2,490 |
| Median home | $952,800 | $943,553 |
| Population | 15,236 | 35,148 |
| Commute to Downtown | 14 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 18 min | 8 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 26 min | 18 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | LeDroit Park | Stanton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 61% | 60% |
| Median age | 30.9 | 34.2 |
| Median income | $159K | $146K |
| DC Code per 1k | 65.7 | 42.8 |
| Groceries / 800m | 17 | 20 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 71 | 129 |
| Parks / 800m | 32 | 75 |
| 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. Stanton is 27% 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 LeDroit Park if you want the cafes and the night. Vibe is 32 vs 45. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Stanton Park if you want the errands on foot and you want the cafes and the night. Walk is 60 vs 28. Vibe is 45 vs 32. ACS median rent is $2,490 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
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.
$2,490 median rent · safety 16 · walk 60
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, LeDroit Park or Stanton Park?
Stanton Park is the lower ACS median: $2,752 vs $2,490. About 60% rent in Stanton Park vs 61% in LeDroit Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is LeDroit Park more walkable than Stanton Park?
Stanton Park wins the errand count (walk 28 vs 60). Groceries inside 800 meters: 17 vs 20. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, LeDroit Park or Stanton Park?
Stanton Park is the calmer DC Code read (16 vs 11). Combined rate 42.8 vs 65.7 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, LeDroit Park or Stanton Park?
LeDroit Park leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 30.9 vs 34.2. Stanton Park 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, 14 from Stanton Park. A wash on this estimate. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not LeDroit Park or Stanton Park: 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.