Living in Glover Park

For families who want to be in DC, Glover Park is always a top choice. Glover Park has an unbelievable sense of community, with the school being the common thread binding many families together. But there are other long-time residents here – many who grew up here and have gone on to live in what was once their childhood home.

Today, I’m going to talk about a little gem of a DC neighborhood – Glover Park. There are a lot of great reasons why Glover Park is so sought after, and we’ll talk about what the kids and dogs can do here too!

My favorite aspect of living in Glover Park would definitely be Stoddert Elementary School and the community it has created. Not only is it a great school, it’s also within walking distance so you can achieve that old fashioned walking your kids to school vibe. With the motto of “Today we learn, tomorrow we lead” this school is a role model for academic excellence. They also had a massive renovation and addition completed in 2025, making room for many more students.

Aside from the school, Glover Park offers a lot for kids. You can head to the Georgetown Neighborhood Library which has an awesome children’s section and has classes for babies and toddlers as well. Kids also love the playground at the Guy Mason Recreation Center. But the rec center isn’t just for kids. They host a range of events/classes for kids and adults. There is a ceramics studio, a co-op room which hosts the Pre-K, a pottery studio, and a woodworking shop indoors as well as baseball field, basketball court, dog park, parksite, and playground outside.

Jelleff Recreation Center is also down the street. They have a pool and offer roller skating a couple times through the year.

This is a neighborhood that has plenty to offer and is filled with the beautiful rowhouses that have the classic front porch. The home prices here have steadily risen over the years. A typical rowhome here with about 2000 sf, 3 bedrooms adn 2-3 bathrooms will run in the low $1M’s. Many families believe the price is worth it for the high quality education. There’s a new high school as well which will alleviate the overcrowded Jackson Reed in Upper NW.

How about the FOOD! Living in Glover Park you have a wide variety of food to choose from including Eerkin’s Uyghur Cuisine & Tea Bar, Dumplings & Beyond, and the Glover Park Hotel’s in-house Restaurant + Bar is awesome. We were just there the other night and my kids saw a bunch of their friends from school.

There’s a Safeway and a Trader Joe’s in Glover Park as well! (Don’t ask about the Whole Foods just yet…it’s still “too soon.”)

What about the dogs? Annie is a fan of both the fenced dog park at Guy Mason and the informal doggie meeting place in Whitehaven Park where she can chase her balloons. Piper and Ziggy prefer to stay at home though and wait for any crumbs to fall off the counters into their mouths. You can also pick up a couple trails here from this park and take them down to Palisades and the MacArthur Avenua shopping areas.

Living in or around DC, parking is always a huge stressor. It’s not something you want to worry about every day around your home for sure, and luckily, living in Glover Park that’s never an issue. With most properties having garages are driveways, there’s not a war for parking 24/7. And the parking meter people only come through twice a day, so you do have some flexibility on that “2 hour” rule.

I’ve called Glver Park home for over a decade and it makes me so happy to live here. It’s “home” and I wouldn’t change a thing about it. If you are interested in learning more, I would be thrilled to help!