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[Anonymous]

When my sister was looking 2 years ago for a three bedroom in a ward 3 school she could not find one.

She eventually found a really awful one for $2200 in a basement near Key. You will really have to look, and think beyond best to solid.

[Anonymous]

If you up your budget to ~2800-3000 I think you will have a lot more options for 2BR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't know if you can rent a 2 bedroom in Oyster for that or not.

Nope.

[Anonymous]

I just looked at craigslist and there are 2-br's in-boundary for Key offered for 2500 and under.

Craigslist makes it pretty easy to gauge the rental market. I would make a list of schools and go from there. It's not common for rentals to include school district, so go to the DCPS website and look at the boundary maps there.

[Anonymous]

In that price range, you need to move away from the Metro. Try the Stoddert, Mann, and Key neighborhoods

[Anonymous]

Hearst.

[Anonymous]

We had a 2 bedroom zoned for Brent in 2011 for around $2500. I think it goes for around $3000 now. You ought to be able to find something roughly in that range in zone for Maury or Brent.

[Anonymous]

There are probably 3BRs in the co op buildings on Tilden Street. Not sure about rental though.

[Anonymous]

If you want Oyster, you can also look to see if there is a condo in the Valley Vista Building on Belmont Road. We lived there pre-kids. They are mostly 1 bedrooms, but the space is flexible (our 1-bedroom was 860 square feet and had 5 rooms plus an enormous storage closet, another owner had converted the same floorplan as ours into a two bedroom) and I could easily live there with one child. You could buy for what you are selling your house for, or possibly rent in your price range. Very safe.

[Anonymous]

I don't think the homeowners on this site have a clue. Check out Zillow. Several apt buildings in the Murch district for close to that pricerange (example, The Consulate on Van Ness has a 2 bedroom for $2700). Archstone Conn Heights has 2 bedrooms for $2200.

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[Anonymous]

But then you have to live in McLean. That would be torture for me and my family.

[Anonymous]

It's also right there by CIA HQ!!! Not a coincidence!!!!

[Anonymous]

OP, I rent in NW DC (Connecticut Ave corridor) and my child is at Murch. I pay under $2000 for a two bedroom. I rented it last May so it's not like it's rent controlled. I think it's more than possible to rent in my neighborhood for $2500 and send your child to either Murch, Jenney or LaFayette. I negotiated my rent so I know it's a little below market, but for $2500 you can absolutely rent a two bedroom. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the homeowners on this site have a clue. Check out Zillow. Several apt buildings in the Murch district for close to that pricerange (example, The Consulate on Van Ness has a 2 bedroom for $2700). Archstone Conn Heights has 2 bedrooms for $2200.

Exactly! I live in this neighborhood and it's totally doable.