The Power Rankings*
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Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park, Stanton Park, Rosedale
Power Ranking: 52
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Logan Circle, Shaw, Mount Vernon Square, Chinatown/Penn Quarter
Power Ranking: 44
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Georgetown
Power Ranking: 43
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Anacostia, Fairlawn, Barry Farm, Buena Vista
Power Ranking: 43
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Brookland, University Heights
Power Ranking: 43
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Dupont Circle, Kalorama Heights, West End, Foggy Bottom
Power Ranking: 42
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Woodley Park, Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, North Cleveland Park
Power Ranking: 40
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Petworth, Brightwood, Brightwood Park, Manor Park, Crestwood
Power Ranking: 38
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Edgewood, Langdon, Ivy City, Trinidad, Kingman Park, Brentwood Village
Power Ranking: 38
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Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, Columbia Heights, Pleasant Plains
Power Ranking: 38
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Burleith, Glover Park, Cathedral Heights, McLean Gardens
Power Ranking: 34
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Chevy Chase, Hawthorne, Barnaby Woods, Pinehurst Circle
Power Ranking: 31
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Tenleytown, Friendship Heights, American University Park
Power Ranking: 30
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Palisades, Spring Valley, Wesley Heights, Senate Heights, Foxhall, Foxhall Village
Power Ranking: 28
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Congress Heights, Washington Highlands, Bellevue, Shipley Terrace
Power Ranking: 25
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Deanwood, Burrville, Lincoln Heights
Power Ranking: 25
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Bloomingdale, LeDroit Park, Eckington, Park View
Power Ranking: 23
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Takoma, Shepherd Park, Colonial Village, Lamond-Riggs
Power Ranking: 21
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Marshall Heights, Benning Heights, Capitol View
Power Ranking: 21
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Riggs Park, Michigan Park, Woodridge, Fort Lincoln, Gateway
Power Ranking: 20
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Randle Highlands, Twining, Penn Branch, Fort Dupont Park, Fairfax Village, Garfield Heights, Hillcrest
Power Ranking: 20
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Southwest, Navy Yard, Buzzard Point
Power Ranking: 17
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Mayfair Parkside, Eastland Gardens, River Terrace, Greenway
Power Ranking: 14
* A neighborhood's power ranking is the total of its arbitrary rank in six categories: kid-friendliness, housing, eats, consumer goods, nightlife and culture, and intangibles. Power rankings are authoritative in all respects.
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