Pleasant Hill

Washington, DC

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Pleasant Hill - Washington, DC Area Guide

A small DC neighborhood near it all

University Wooded Mass Transit Location Parks

Pleasant Hill begins along Allison Street between Rock Creek Cemetery and Fort Totten Park. It extends south to Scale Gate Road, on the west side of the Catholic University of America. This small neighborhood also borders the Armed Forces Retirement Home-Washington, a National Historic District that includes President Lincoln's Cottage. Hawaii Avenue runs through the neighborhood and offers several bus stops. The neighborhood is hilly and wooded, featuring brick apartment buildings and townhomes along shady streets.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Pleasant Hill is $1,363 for one bedroom, and $1,872 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Pleasant Hill has increased by 8.8% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 594 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,363/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 892 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,872/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Very Walkable

Walkability

80 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

60 / 100

Fairly Drivable

Drivability

50 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

50 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

70 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

50 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Mount Rainier Nature Center
  • Meridian Hill Park
  • Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
  • Washington Youth Garden
  • National Zoo

Airports

  • Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl
  • Washington Dulles International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.