Just no. |
This was us as well- I landed in DC by moving in with my bf; we too left in 2015 to the Kalorama Triangle for a few years before also moving up to Brightwood in 2018. We left in part because we noticed the decline in quality of life, and it wasn't balanced out by the neighborhood being particularly cheap. We love Brightwood as DINKS with a dog, and honestly would probably be even more enthralled with kids. I would say that the one caveat is that we always had a car when living in DC; if we were used to or trying to do car-free living I might have chosen a different location to buy a house as it's possible, but not easy like closer-in areas. On the brunch topic...Thankfully we're fast walkers and are on the 16th street side of the neighborhood, so at least we've got Morelands! |
Brightwood still has a lot of crime; but less than Columbia heights. |
Crime is way too high |
No it doesn't. Brightwood is not Brightwood Park. |
I wouldn’t move there but everyone’s preferences and risk tolerance are different. |
Two comments.
One, I agree with the poster steering folks away from the PoP website. That site is the absolute worst, full of self-centered white people who do nothing but moan and complain. It's also heavily edited -- Dan Silverman doesn't allow dissent. Two, we live in Logan and our daughter lives in CH. We're not big fans of CH. The crime is manageable, but the area is just plain ugly and unappealing. It does nothing for any of us. It's cheaper than Logan, though. |
This is a pretty accurate take. All of the playgrounds are great, until your kids reach the age to go on their own. At which point the people with means move. |