Best PlacesLedroit Park, Washington, DC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ledroit Park, Washington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ledroit Park, Washington ranks 1,216th 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 Ledroit Park, 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.
Ledroit Park, Washington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ledroit Park, Washington ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Ledroit Park, Washington ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,143 a month, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ledroit Park, Washington
A household needs to earn about $248,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ledroit Park, Washington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $160,273, 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 Ledroit Park, Washington's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Ledroit Park, Washington
Ledroit Park, Washington runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ledroit Park, Washington.
Who works in Ledroit Park, Washington, and how
Work in Ledroit Park, Washington centers on public administration and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 23%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 37%
Life in Ledroit Park, Washington
The coast is about 26 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Ledroit Park, Washington, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ledroit Park, Washington, month by month
Ledroit Park, Washington sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Ledroit Park, Washington
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 5 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
Ledroit Park, 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 Ledroit Park, Washington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ledroit Park, Washington
Is Ledroit Park, Washington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ledroit Park, Washington ranks 1,216th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, biking, and population health, and lowest on childcare costs and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ledroit Park, Washington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $972,060. The overall cost of living runs about 60% above the national average. Set against a $160,273 median income, cost of living beats 72% of neighborhoods.
Is Ledroit Park, Washington safe?
Ledroit Park, Washington is safer than 17% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,095 per resident a year.
Compare Ledroit Park, Washington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ledroit Park, Washington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ledroit Park, 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.
Ledroit Park, Washington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ledroit Park, Washington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ledroit Park, Washington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ledroit Park, Washington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ledroit Park, Washington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ledroit Park, 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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