Best Elementary School in Georgetown (or other urban neighborhood)?

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OP what do you consider urban ... coming from Dallas your perspective will be very different. Unfortunately your budget isn't going to get you much in the very best neighborhoods.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I read this whole thread and doubt any other poster has lived in Georgetown with young children. We have. It is great and different from the rest of DC. There are 7 to 14 million dollar homes within a block of 1.2 million dollar homes. Parks, art galleries stores and restaurants all within a few blocks. You can drive over to Virginia in 5 minutes. Little Folks and St. Johns nursery schools are among the very best in DC. French Maternal School, Georgetown Hospital and more. Yes, many of the Georgetown kids attend private schools.

Yuck. Native Washingtonian, we don't really consider Georgetown part of Washington. It's like an "add on"

Are you the same poster who said "yuck" to Cleveland Park?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I read this whole thread and doubt any other poster has lived in Georgetown with young children. We have. It is great and different from the rest of DC. There are 7 to 14 million dollar homes within a block of 1.2 million dollar homes. Parks, art galleries stores and restaurants all within a few blocks. You can drive over to Virginia in 5 minutes. Little Folks and St. Johns nursery schools are among the very best in DC. French Maternal School, Georgetown Hospital and more. Yes, many of the Georgetown kids attend private schools.

Yuck. Native Washingtonian, we don't really consider Georgetown part of Washington. It's like an "add on"

Are you the same poster who said "yuck" to Cleveland Park?

Nope, just Georgetown.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I read this whole thread and doubt any other poster has lived in Georgetown with young children. We have. It is great and different from the rest of DC. There are 7 to 14 million dollar homes within a block of 1.2 million dollar homes. Parks, art galleries stores and restaurants all within a few blocks. You can drive over to Virginia in 5 minutes. Little Folks and St. Johns nursery schools are among the very best in DC. French Maternal School, Georgetown Hospital and more. Yes, many of the Georgetown kids attend private schools.

Yuck. Native Washingtonian, we don't really consider Georgetown part of Washington. It's like an "add on"

Are you the same poster who said "yuck" to Cleveland Park?

Nope, just Georgetown.

Georgetown isn't really part of Washington. It was its own town before DC was created. So you are correct. But likely offering advice about a place you never lived with children. If you read this boards section on preschools you will be able to assess Georgetown and other neighborhood's preschools. There are 3 bedroom townhouses in Georgetown within OPs budget. It is a different style of life, akin to Capitol Hill in some ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP what do you consider urban ... coming from Dallas your perspective will be very different. Unfortunately your budget isn't going to get you much in the very best neighborhoods.

This. And consider where you are working. Depending on where you are going some parts of the suburbs can be more " urban" than parts on DC. Particularly Bethesda, Silver Spring, Arlington

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I read this whole thread and doubt any other poster has lived in Georgetown with young children. We have. It is great and different from the rest of DC. There are 7 to 14 million dollar homes within a block of 1.2 million dollar homes. Parks, art galleries stores and restaurants all within a few blocks. You can drive over to Virginia in 5 minutes. Little Folks and St. Johns nursery schools are among the very best in DC. French Maternal School, Georgetown Hospital and more. Yes, many of the Georgetown kids attend private schools.

Yuck. Native Washingtonian, we don't really consider Georgetown part of Washington. It's like an "add on"

Are you the same poster who said "yuck" to Cleveland Park?

Nope, just Georgetown.

Georgetown isn't really part of Washington. It was its own town before DC was created. So you are correct. But likely offering advice about a place you never lived with children. If you read this boards section on preschools you will be able to assess Georgetown and other neighborhood's preschools. There are 3 bedroom townhouses in Georgetown within OPs budget. It is a different style of life, akin to Capitol Hill in some ways.

There is nothing similar to Capitol Hill and Georgetown. Have you even been to both of these places? Maybe Georgetown of 25 years ago and Capitol Hill of today, but your statement is so categorically untrue.

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I’m late to this party but I’d buy in ludlow taylor, jo Wilson or Watkins. I love Capitol Hill. It’s my favorite area of the city. We have friends IB for all three schools and they all have said good things.

I always see on here people say “don’t buy Capitol Hill because of middle school”. Well not everyone can afford a space that fits their needs WOTP, me included. There are a lot of families on the hill that make it work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would definitely look in Glover Park too. Near Georgetown, still a somewhat urban feel, but a little more space for your money. Stoddert Elem is fantastic.

The strip clubs in Glover do give it some of that gritty urban vibe.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I read this whole thread and doubt any other poster has lived in Georgetown with young children. We have. It is great and different from the rest of DC. There are 7 to 14 million dollar homes within a block of 1.2 million dollar homes. Parks, art galleries stores and restaurants all within a few blocks. You can drive over to Virginia in 5 minutes. Little Folks and St. Johns nursery schools are among the very best in DC. French Maternal School, Georgetown Hospital and more. Yes, many of the Georgetown kids attend private schools.

Yuck. Native Washingtonian, we don't really consider Georgetown part of Washington. It's like an "add on"

Georgetown is more like Washington than "Dee-cee" (aka Barryville).

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Anonymous wrote:Republicans live in Virginia. Do yourself a favor and don't quote dictionary definitions of "urban" to those of us who actually live an urban life.

I don't know what this has to do with republicans, but PP very indirectly raised a valid point.

Parts of D.C. are no less urban than the inner suburbs. For example, I think AU Park makes a ton of sense for you. But it is no more, and in some ways is less, urban than downtown Bethesda.

That could mean you won't like AU Park, or it could mean you should also look at Bethesda.

Million dollar AU homes would be backyard tool sheds in Dallas.

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lizziewhit wrote:Why would someone say "Yuck" to Cleveland Park? I don't want to spin my wheels there if its truly that bad.

Because Cleveland Park is a historically affluent neighborhood, very bourgeois, and somewhat sleepy and not exactly up an coming today. Some people resent that and think it's not cool.

I like Cleveland Park, but one thing that would bother me about it is that there is a very high proportion of kids in private school. You'll find more of a neighborhood school community feeling in a place like AU Park, where most kids go to Janney these days.

Agreed. John Eaton in Cleveland Park is still weighted down with too much OOB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m late to this party but I’d buy in ludlow taylor, jo Wilson or Watkins. I love Capitol Hill. It’s my favorite area of the city. We have friends IB for all three schools and they all have said good things.

I always see on here people say “don’t buy Capitol Hill because of middle school”. Well not everyone can afford a space that fits their needs WOTP, me included. There are a lot of families on the hill that make it work.

Don't forget Maury! Here's a love 3 br 3 ba house under $1 mil zoned for Maury. https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/241-10th-St-NE-20002/home/9906684

And here's one for 1.5 mil zoned for Brent: https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/323-5th-St-SE-20003/home/9896051

[Anonymous]

Did anyone not see this thread playing out almost exactly as it has?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would definitely look in Glover Park too. Near Georgetown, still a somewhat urban feel, but a little more space for your money. Stoddert Elem is fantastic.

The strip clubs in Glover do give it some of that gritty urban vibe.

they sure do keep people like you away!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone not see this thread playing out almost exactly as it has?

Yes! It’s so repetitive, even down to the bigot who references Barry and hasn’t been in DC in years based on his moronic posts.