Best DC or nearby neighborhood for young families

[Anonymous]

Good morning,

We’re a family with two toddlers looking to find the best DC or nearby (within 2 miles of DC) neighborhood for us to make friends with other young families.

We moved a few years ago to MoCo into a house we love, but most of our neighbors are much older (over 60 y/o), and most of the few young families there are here send their kids to a big swath of different private schools. Kids almost never play in their front yards. Many families belong to country clubs (we do not). It’s made for a somewhat lonely parenting experience.

Our wish list:
- Lots of young families
- A great neighborhood public elementary school
- Most families in neighborhood send kids to public school
- An active community social scene that young families participate in

Grateful for any suggestions. We’re open to DC, MoCo and NoVa.

[Anonymous]

Where do you work? Is commuting an issue for you?

[Anonymous]

Falls Church City.

[Anonymous]

Fort Hunt.

[Anonymous]

OP: DH and I both WFH.

[Anonymous]

North Arlington. Some neighborhoods have decent private school attendance, but good elementary public and tons of young families so plenty public too.

[Anonymous]

Del Ray!

[jsteele]

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