Columbia Heights is the 13th most walkable neighborhood in Washington D.C. with 30,718 residents.
Columbia Heights has excellent public transportation and is very bikeable.
Nearby neighborhoods: U Street Corridor, Park View, Pleasant Plains, Mount Pleasant, Adams Morgan, Shaw and Ledroit Park.
Daily errands do not require a car.

Daily errands do not require a car in Columbia Heights.
Columbia Heights is the 13th most walkable neighborhood in Washington D.C. with a Walk Score of 91.
The best Washington D.C. neighborhoods for walkability are Dupont Circle, West End and Downtown.
Compare Columbia Heights to other Washington D.C. neighborhoods.
Rank # |
Name |
Walk Score |
Transit Score |
Bike Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Swampoodle | 92 | 93 | 82 |
| 12 | Shaw | 91 | 84 | 93 |
| 13 | Columbia Heights | 91 | 82 | 86 |
| 14 | Adams Morgan | 90 | 83 | 89 |
| 15 | NoMa | 90 | 85 | 87 |
There are about 88 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Columbia Heights. People in Columbia Heights can walk to an average of 10 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.
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Transit is convenient for most trips.
Columbia Heights has excellent public transportation and about 13 bus and 2 subway lines passing through it.
The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Columbia Heights on public transit.
Columbia Heights has about 23 car shares from RelayRides, Zipcar and Hertz On Demand.
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Biking is convenient for most trips.
Bike sharing is available from Capital Bikeshare.
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