First time AA homebuyer looking to leave DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 28, DH is 29. Both of us are black. We have 2 kids <10 and have remote IT jobs. Looking to move to a safer area to raise them with good schools. Open to anywhere (not MOCO) in the DC area, need to be within 200 miles of job however. Unsure of this but I trust you all so can you give us some places?

Why not MoCo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 28, DH is 29. Both of us are black. We have 2 kids <10 and have remote IT jobs. Looking to move to a safer area to raise them with good schools. Open to anywhere (not MOCO) in the DC area, need to be within 200 miles of job however. Unsure of this but I trust you all so can you give us some places?

200 miles is a bit silly given NYC is just over 200 miles from DC. Perhaps limit that a bit.

[Anonymous]

PG or Prince William Counties will be good for your family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 28, DH is 29. Both of us are black. We have 2 kids <10 and have remote IT jobs. Looking to move to a safer area to raise them with good schools. Open to anywhere (not MOCO) in the DC area, need to be within 200 miles of job however. Unsure of this but I trust you all so can you give us some places?

200 miles is a bit silly given NYC is just over 200 miles from DC. Perhaps limit that a bit.

NP. Perhaps be constructive instead of critical.

OP, Bowie is nice. I grew up there and didn’t know how good I had it. Columbia, MD is also really nice.
I’d also look at Burke and Ashburn in VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 28, DH is 29. Both of us are black. We have 2 kids <10 and have remote IT jobs. Looking to move to a safer area to raise them with good schools. Open to anywhere (not MOCO) in the DC area, need to be within 200 miles of job however. Unsure of this but I trust you all so can you give us some places?

200 miles is a bit silly given NYC is just over 200 miles from DC. Perhaps limit that a bit.

She said anywhere in the DC area. Since when did that include NY?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 28, DH is 29. Both of us are black. We have 2 kids <10 and have remote IT jobs. Looking to move to a safer area to raise them with good schools. Open to anywhere (not MOCO) in the DC area, need to be within 200 miles of job however. Unsure of this but I trust you all so can you give us some places?

Columbia, Md. Came out as safest city in America. Better schools than moco

First sentence is true.

Second was is not.

[Anonymous]

Lorton or Kingstowne area. We are an AA family. Laurel hill has a lot of black families and is quite diverse. I was pleasantly surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 28, DH is 29. Both of us are black. We have 2 kids <10 and have remote IT jobs. Looking to move to a safer area to raise them with good schools. Open to anywhere (not MOCO) in the DC area, need to be within 200 miles of job however. Unsure of this but I trust you all so can you give us some places?

200 miles is a bit silly given NYC is just over 200 miles from DC. Perhaps limit that a bit.

NP. Perhaps be constructive instead of critical.

OP, Bowie is nice. I grew up there and didn’t know how good I had it. Columbia, MD is also really nice.
I’d also look at Burke and Ashburn in VA.

Are Burke and Ashburn diverse? I’m white and live in Virginia, and I don’t think I’d recommend Virginia. And definitely not further out than Arlington or Alexandria.

[Anonymous]

No to MD for safety and crime. Pick Loudon or Stafford county or may be even Richmond.

[Anonymous]

If we know what you don’t like about MoCo, that would help in giving guidance.

Bowie is great in many ways but when we lived there most of our neighbors went private, often religious schools. We found it a bit of a bummer because then you lose that community feeling where all the kids know each other and are running around the neighborhood together. It’s harder for the parents to make friends as well when you aren’t meeting at school events, bus stop, etc. But we liked most other things about Bowie.

[Anonymous]

Virginia because of the range of very good public colleges. Agree with Lorton, Springfield, or if you want to move completely—Richmond area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 28, DH is 29. Both of us are black. We have 2 kids <10 and have remote IT jobs. Looking to move to a safer area to raise them with good schools. Open to anywhere (not MOCO) in the DC area, need to be within 200 miles of job however. Unsure of this but I trust you all so can you give us some places?

200 miles is a bit silly given NYC is just over 200 miles from DC. Perhaps limit that a bit.

She said anywhere in the DC area. Since when did that include NY?

To be fair to the first PP, OP did say both things which were opposite of each other. "in the DC area" and "need to be within 200 miles" of their jobs. So I can understand the NYC comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 28, DH is 29. Both of us are black. We have 2 kids <10 and have remote IT jobs. Looking to move to a safer area to raise them with good schools. Open to anywhere (not MOCO) in the DC area, need to be within 200 miles of job however. Unsure of this but I trust you all so can you give us some places?

200 miles is a bit silly given NYC is just over 200 miles from DC. Perhaps limit that a bit.

NP. Perhaps be constructive instead of critical.

OP, Bowie is nice. I grew up there and didn’t know how good I had it. Columbia, MD is also really nice.
I’d also look at Burke and Ashburn in VA.

Do you have a thing for soulless nondescript suburbs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No to MD for safety and crime. Pick Loudon or Stafford county or may be even Richmond.

Richmond is so safe…said no one ever. Howard County is just as safe as anywhere you mentioned.

[Anonymous]

We are a black family who has been living in Ashburn for 13 years. We have 3 boys. Live the schools and live out community. My kids have a very diverse group of friends and out immediate community is very tight. Always someone around you can count on.