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Southwest vs Stanton Park
Southwest and Stanton Park are two official neighborhood clusters in Washington, DC. Southwest is the calmer DC Code map (58 vs 16). Stanton Park wins the errand count. Southwest has the lower ACS median ($2,213).
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 | Southwest | Stanton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 58 | 16 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 39 | 60 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 48 | 45 |
| Median rent | $2,213 | $2,490 |
| Median home | $496,837 | $943,553 |
| Population | 16,380 | 35,148 |
| Commute to Downtown | 12 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Capitol | 14 min | 8 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 10 min | 18 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Southwest | Stanton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 69% | 60% |
| Median age | 36.3 | 34.2 |
| Median income | $113K | $146K |
| DC Code per 1k | 28.9 | 42.8 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 20 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 81 | 129 |
| Parks / 800m | 110 | 75 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Washington city. Up 50% since 2014. SW is 13% 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 Southwest if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 58 vs 16. ACS median rent is $2,213 vs $2,490. 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 39. Vibe is 45 vs 48. Read both pages before you decide.
Southwest
Cluster 9 is Southwest Employment Area, Southwest/Waterfront, Fort McNair, and Buzzard Point. Search the Wharf and you land here. Waterfront apartments and a federal edge. The park count of 110 includes the Mall within 800 meters, not a hundred local parks. Navy Yard is the newer towers east, its own cluster.
$2,213 median rent · safety 58 · 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, Southwest or Stanton Park?
Southwest is the lower ACS median: $2,213 vs $2,490. About 69% rent in Southwest vs 60% in Stanton Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Southwest more walkable than Stanton Park?
Stanton Park wins the errand count (walk 39 vs 60). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 20. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Southwest or Stanton Park?
Southwest is the calmer DC Code read (58 vs 16). Combined rate 28.9 vs 42.8 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Southwest or Stanton Park?
Southwest leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 36.3 vs 34.2. Stanton Park has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
12 minutes from Southwest to Downtown, 14 from Stanton Park. Southwest is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood cluster that is not Southwest or Stanton Park: Downtown. Cluster 8 is Downtown, Chinatown, Penn Quarters, Mount Vernon Square, and North Capitol Street. The GIS spelling is Penn Quarters. Property rate is the highest in this set, 75.4 per 1,000, and the park count of 140 includes the Mall and people who do not sleep here. That is visitors and civic land, not a score for every side street.
Scores are relative among official Washington, DC neighborhood clusters with the same editorial weights. Read the method.