Best PlacesFort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington, DC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington ranks 1,831st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Household income$127,687 median, better than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,143 a month, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Short commute34.3 minutes each way, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington
A household needs to earn about $173,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,687, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington.
Who works in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington, and how
Work in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 42%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 31 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington, month by month
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 68° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 8 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington
Schools across Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington average a C, better than 35% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Takoma Park MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington suits
Common questions about living in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington
Is Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington ranks 1,831st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low disaster risk, and low property taxes, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $687,767. The overall cost of living runs about 38% above the national average. Set against a $127,687 median income, cost of living beats 65% of neighborhoods.
Is Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington safe?
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington is safer than 26% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $914 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 28. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 27% of neighborhoods.
Is Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington good for families?
Schools beat 35% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $2,143 a month.
Compare Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
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