Georgetown Hoyas
NCAA · Washington, D.C.
McDonough Arena
3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057
20-min radius
Curated by Leopoldus Law

Georgetown City Guide

Your training home is McDonough Arena on Georgetown's main campus at 3700 O St NW, with game days just steps away at Cooper Field. Everything in this guide is built around a short walk, bike, or drive from the Hilltop.

5 within 20 minutes

Neighborhoods

Burleith

Rent $1,600–$2,600/mo
Burleith, Washington, DC 20007
SafetyA-
PrivacyMedium
Drive5m

A quiet residential pocket of brick rowhouses tucked directly behind Georgetown's campus and the athletic facilities.

Glover Park

Rent $1,700–$2,800/mo
Glover Park, Washington, DC 20007
SafetyA-
PrivacyMedium
Drive7m

A leafy, low-key neighborhood just up Wisconsin Avenue with its own strip of bars, restaurants, and a grocery store.

Foggy Bottom

Rent $2,000–$3,200/mo
Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC 20037
SafetyA-
PrivacyMedium
Drive10m

A dense, secure high-rise district between Georgetown and downtown anchored by the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro.

West End

Rent $2,400–$3,800/mo
West End, Washington, DC 20037
SafetyA
PrivacyHigh
Drive10m

An upscale, polished enclave between Georgetown and Dupont Circle full of modern luxury apartment towers.

Georgetown (East Village)

Rent $2,800–$4,500/mo
Georgetown, Washington, DC 20007
SafetyA
PrivacyHigh
Drive6m

The historic cobblestone heart of the neighborhood with boutique shopping, the waterfront, and premium rowhouse rentals.

Where athletes actually live · beyond the 20-minute zone

The neighborhoods above sit inside a twenty-minute drive of McDonough Arena. But many athletes prioritize lifestyle, privacy, and prestige over commute — these are the areas across Washington, D.C. where athletes most often buy and rent, even though they’re a longer drive from the facility.

McLean

$2M – $40M
McLean, VA (Fairfax County)
SafetyA
PrivacyHigh
Drive20–45 min

The blue-chip Northern Virginia enclave of diplomats, CEOs and pro athletes, with gated estates, river-view lots and communities like the Colonies at McLean. Capitals stars Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have long called it home.

Great Falls

$1.5M – $15M+
Great Falls, VA (Fairfax County)
SafetyA
PrivacyHigh
Drive25–40 min

Estate-sized lots, equestrian properties and direct Potomac River frontage in the northeast corner of Fairfax County, long a base for politicians, diplomats and pro athletes who want acreage.

Potomac

$1.2M – $10M+
Potomac, MD (Montgomery County)
SafetyA
PrivacyHigh
Drive35–55 min

Maryland's marquee enclave of NBA and NFL players, billionaires and CEOs, anchored by the gated Avenel community around TPC Potomac. NBA guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's 13,400-sq-ft mansion sat here, and Bradley Beal lived next door in Bethesda.

Kalorama

$4M – $25M+
Kalorama, Washington, DC
SafetyA-
PrivacyHigh
Drive30–50 min

The District's richest neighborhood, a leafy enclave of embassies and stately mansions whose residents have included the Obamas, Jeff Bezos and Goldie Hawn, with Secret Service patrols a near-constant presence.

Georgetown City Guide — Athlete City Guide