Kalorama

Neighborhood Living Guide

Overviewgrand, quiet and set apart

Life in Kalorama, DC

Curving, tree-lined streets climb away from Connecticut Avenue into a tier of Beaux-Arts and revival mansions, set well back behind walls and gardens.

Embassies and private homes share the same quiet blocks. Flags, gatehouses, and the occasional security detail are much of the street life, and the bustle of Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan falls away within a block.

It is an established Washington neighborhood where homes do not come up for sale often, a market of grand detached houses where demand is steady, inventory is limited, and some homes sell off-market rather than through a public listing.

Dining, Entertainment, Shopping

Explore amazing things to do in Kalorama

NameTypeDistance
Robert Emmet Park1700 24th Street NorthwestPark0.05 mi
Mitchell ParkPark0.14 mi
Sheridan CirclePark0.19 mi
East ParkPark0.30 mi
McClellan's Retreat2031 Florida Avenue NorthwestBar0.31 mi
Gallery 21122114 R Street NorthwestGallery0.31 mi
Belmont Road ParkDog Park0.31 mi

Places data from OpenStreetMap contributors. Community maintained, so coverage varies and it is not a complete listing. Distances are approximate straight-line distances from the guide’s reference point.

Within Kalorama

Notable Neighborhoods in Kalorama

  • Sheridan-KaloramaHistoric houses and diplomatic residences
  • Kalorama TriangleDenser, livelier, rowhouses
  • Embassy RowInstitutional, grand, ceremonial
  • Mitchell Park & the StepsLeafy, tucked, walkable
  • The Dupont EdgeConvenient, urban, co-ops

Schools in Kalorama, DC

The public schools below are listed because their attendance area covers part of Kalorama, and the share column is how much of it each one covers. Private schools have no attendance area, so they are listed because they sit in Kalorama. Attendance is assigned by address, so confirm the assignment for a specific property with DC Public Schools before you rely on it.

NameGradesShare of KaloramaStudentsPer teacherDC CAPE proficiency
John Francis Education Campus2425 N St NW, Washington, DC 20037PK-893.5%58310.2ELA45.4%Math38.8%
Hyde-Addison Elementary School3219 O St. NW, Washington, DC 20007PK-56.4%40012.5ELA77.5%Math76.3%
  • DC CAPE figures are the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2025-26, as OSSE publishes them.
  • Shares are measured against the Sheridan-Kalorama core, the boundary published for Kalorama and the one this site maps. The Kalorama Triangle and the blocks along Connecticut Avenue sit outside it and can be zoned differently.

Demographics and Employment Data for Kalorama, DC

2,363Total population
7,760 / sq miPopulation density
40 yearsMedian age
39 / 61%Men vs women

Population by age group

0 to 99.6%
10 to 173.1%
18 to 243%
25 to 6461.6%
65 to 7411.8%
75 and over10.8%

Education level

  • Less than high school36 (1.8%)
  • High school graduate55 (2.8%)
  • Some college or associate58 (2.9%)
  • Bachelor's degree781 (39.2%)
  • Graduate or professional1,061 (53.3%)
Educational attainment covers the population 25 and over, not the whole population.
SourceU.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2019 to 2023
Area measuredKalorama, its covering Census tract, 0.30451954464674413 square miles of land
Area basisKalorama is not a Census place, so these figures are those of the single Census tract that covers 99.0% of it. Kalorama is about four fifths of that tract, so the area described reaches a little past its edges.

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