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Logan Circle vs Stanton Park
Logan Circle and Stanton Park are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Logan Circle is the calmer DC Code map (89 vs 16). Stanton Park wins the errand count. Logan Circle has the lower ACS median ($2,390).
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 | Stanton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 89 | 16 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 39 | 60 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 39 | 45 |
| Median rent | $2,390 | $2,490 |
| Median home | $768,801 | $943,553 |
| Population | 26,109 | 35,148 |
| Commute to Downtown | 8 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 14 min | 8 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 22 min | 18 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Logan Circle | Stanton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 64% | 60% |
| Median age | 35.4 | 34.2 |
| Median income | $142K | $146K |
| DC Code per 1k | 23.5 | 42.8 |
| Groceries / 800m | 17 | 20 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 83 | 129 |
| Parks / 800m | 43 | 75 |
| 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. 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 Logan Circle if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the cafes and the night. Safety is 89 vs 16. Vibe is 39 vs 45. 8 vs 14 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Stanton Park if you want the errands on foot. Walk is 60 vs 39. 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
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, Logan Circle or Stanton Park?
Logan Circle is the lower ACS median: $2,390 vs $2,490. About 64% rent in Logan Circle vs 60% in Stanton Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Logan Circle more walkable than Stanton Park?
Stanton Park wins the errand count (walk 39 vs 60). Groceries inside 800 meters: 17 vs 20. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Logan Circle or Stanton Park?
Logan Circle is the calmer DC Code read (89 vs 16). Combined rate 23.5 vs 42.8 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Logan Circle or Stanton Park?
Logan Circle leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 35.4 vs 34.2. Stanton Park 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, 14 from Stanton Park. 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 Stanton Park: 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.