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Logan Circle vs Petworth
Logan Circle and Petworth are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Logan Circle is the calmer DC Code map (89 vs 63). 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 | Logan Circle | Petworth |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 89 | 63 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 39 | 70 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 39 | 36 |
| Median rent | $2,390 | $1,730 |
| Median home | $768,801 | $809,640 |
| Population | 26,109 | 39,929 |
| Commute to Downtown | 8 min | 24 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 14 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 22 min | 36 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Logan Circle | Petworth |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 64% | 36% |
| Median age | 35.4 | 39 |
| Median income | $142K | $140K |
| DC Code per 1k | 23.5 | 26.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 17 | 34 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 83 | 134 |
| Parks / 800m | 43 | 78 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Washington city. Up 50% since 2014. Logan is 22% 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 Logan Circle if you want the cafes and the night and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Vibe is 39 vs 36. Safety is 89 vs 63. 8 vs 24 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Petworth if you want the errands on foot and the rent gap is the point. Walk is 70 vs 39. ACS median rent is $1,730 vs $2,390. Read both pages before you decide.
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.
$2,390 median rent · safety 89 · walk 39
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, Logan Circle or Petworth?
Petworth is the lower ACS median: $2,390 vs $1,730. About 36% rent in Petworth vs 64% in Logan Circle. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Logan Circle more walkable than Petworth?
Petworth wins the errand count (walk 39 vs 70). Groceries inside 800 meters: 17 vs 34. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Logan Circle or Petworth?
Logan Circle is the calmer DC Code read (89 vs 63). Combined rate 23.5 vs 26.9 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Logan Circle or Petworth?
Logan Circle leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 35.4 vs 39. Petworth has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
8 minutes from Logan Circle to Downtown, 24 from Petworth. Logan Circle is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Logan Circle or Petworth: 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.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.