Are there any truly middle class neighborhoods in DC?

[Anonymous]

Why would any teachers want to live in DC?

The schools, overall safety and quality of life are crap, and you can't afford to pay for private school plus your house.

Best to look at VA and parts of MD for homes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would any teachers want to live in DC?

The schools, overall safety and quality of life are crap, and you can't afford to pay for private school plus your house.

Best to look at VA and parts of MD for homes.

I assume they work in DCPS and it's possible they have no kids and therefore won't really have to worry about schools for 5+ years.

I mean...they sound like young people who actually want to live in a dynamic place filled with other young people, not in absolutely boring ass suburbs in VA or MD. I was just at Union Market last weekend and it's just jam-packed with people in their 20s and 30s.

Also, commuting from these boring ass places in VA and MD would suck.

OP...I thought DC offers programs for teachers and other essential workers to buy homes. You should certainly look into how you would benefit from that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In VA, I know two-teacher families who have bought in Annandale, Shirlington, Manassas, Burke, Reston, and Crystal City. Some of them send their kids to the neighborhood schools and others take their kids to the school where they teach.

West Springfield has a ton of FCPS teachers living there.

Centerville too.

West Springfield is a popular choice because it offers good public schools relative to price.

[Anonymous]

Brookland

[Anonymous]

Of course there are. Not everyone is paying 2026 prices.

Hillcrest is one.

[Anonymous]

Brightwood seems to have a lot of teachers, feds, and non-profit workers. Typically the more affordable houses are very small.

[Anonymous]

Does OP mean to ask if there are middle class white neighborhoods? Because there are many middle class Black neighborhoods. Deanwood, Michigan Park, Hillcrest, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP said DC.

There are no truly nice middle class neighborhoods in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wheaton, silver spring, parts of Kensington.

Which part of DC are these neighborhoods in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP said DC.

There are no truly nice middle class neighborhoods in DC

“Truly nice” wasn’t the criteria though.

1. Is it middle class?
2. Is it in the District of Columbia?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would any teachers want to live in DC?

The schools, overall safety and quality of life are crap, and you can't afford to pay for private school plus your house.

Best to look at VA and parts of MD for homes.

This is DC URBAN MOM…. Not VA/MD urban mom. Many of us are very happy in DC and do not want to live in Maryland or Virginia. The OP did not ask about VA or MD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP said DC.

There are no truly nice middle class neighborhoods in DC

OP hasn't returned. Is OP fine with a condo or townhome? There are plenty of nice middle class neighborhoods if you don't require a SFH.

I would say Capitol Hill has some 2BR townhomes (I mean...98% of Capitol Hill is townhomes even $5MM+ townhomes) you can buy for the $600k-$700k range. Two teachers could be making near $200k if working in DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would any teachers want to live in DC?

The schools, overall safety and quality of life are crap, and you can't afford to pay for private school plus your house.

Best to look at VA and parts of MD for homes.

Because they are interesting people who want to live an interesting life

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP said DC.

There are no truly nice middle class neighborhoods in DC

....to YOU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does OP mean to ask if there are middle class white neighborhoods? Because there are many middle class Black neighborhoods. Deanwood, Michigan Park, Hillcrest, etc.

They don’t mean real middle class.