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Petworth vs Stanton Park
Petworth and Stanton Park are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Petworth is the calmer DC Code map (63 vs 16). 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 | Petworth | Stanton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 63 | 16 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 70 | 60 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 36 | 45 |
| Median rent | $1,730 | $2,490 |
| Median home | $809,640 | $943,553 |
| Population | 39,929 | 35,148 |
| Commute to Downtown | 24 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 28 min | 8 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 36 min | 18 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Petworth | Stanton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 36% | 60% |
| Median age | 39 | 34.2 |
| Median income | $140K | $146K |
| DC Code per 1k | 26.9 | 42.8 |
| Groceries / 800m | 34 | 20 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 134 | 129 |
| Parks / 800m | 78 | 75 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Washington city. Up 50% since 2014. Petworth is 11% below 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 Petworth if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 63 vs 16. ACS median rent is $1,730 vs $2,490. Walk is 70 vs 60. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Stanton Park if you want the cafes and the night and the shorter ride to Downtown is the point. Vibe is 45 vs 36. 14 vs 24 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
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
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, Petworth or Stanton Park?
Petworth is the lower ACS median: $1,730 vs $2,490. About 36% rent in Petworth vs 60% in Stanton Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Petworth more walkable than Stanton Park?
Petworth wins the errand count (walk 70 vs 60). Groceries inside 800 meters: 34 vs 20. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Petworth or Stanton Park?
Petworth is the calmer DC Code read (63 vs 16). Combined rate 26.9 vs 42.8 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Petworth or Stanton Park?
Petworth leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 39 vs 34.2. Stanton Park has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
24 minutes from Petworth to Downtown, 14 from Stanton Park. Stanton Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Petworth or Stanton Park: Eckington. Cluster 21 is Edgewood, Bloomingdale, Truxton Circle, and Eckington. Search Bloomingdale or Truxton and you land here, not on a second polygon. Houses and a Metro spine. Trinidad is east. The 14th Street strip is Logan Circle, south.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.