getting priced out of dc--where to go?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PG County single mom here. It's lovely in Mt. Rainier, and affordable, and you will have lots of single mom company. Our schools do not have a terribly good rep, but it varies by school and the test scores do not tell whe whole story. Mt. Rainier Elementary is great.

11:39 here again. Also, I have a house with a HUGE yard for a little more that what you're paying, and the neighborhood kids play together on the sidewalk out front. Greenbelt is another terrific suggestion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TP has a bit of crime though, but it is a really interesting community. Very diverse.

14:32 here. I suspect there's a tiny bit of code in this post. Yes, there is some crime. Takoma Park borders both the District and PG County and perps tend to flee into those jurisdictions. If you take common-sense precautions, however, there's not a great deal of risk. It's such a close-knit community that people tend to watch out for one another pretty strongly. If you want close proximity to DC and some diversity, as well as affordability for renters, you're going to have some crime -- as I'm sure OP knows.

I was just reffering to the MS-13 hub in Hyattsville and Tacoma Park.

[Anonymous]

Have you tried Chinatown, Shaw or SW? They have some really nice apartments and reasonable prices and are walking distance to downtown. You woud proabably have to do out of bounds for school though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TP has a bit of crime though, but it is a really interesting community. Very diverse.

14:32 here. I suspect there's a tiny bit of code in this post. Yes, there is some crime. Takoma Park borders both the District and PG County and perps tend to flee into those jurisdictions. If you take common-sense precautions, however, there's not a great deal of risk. It's such a close-knit community that people tend to watch out for one another pretty strongly. If you want close proximity to DC and some diversity, as well as affordability for renters, you're going to have some crime -- as I'm sure OP knows.

I was just reffering to the MS-13 hub in Hyattsville and Tacoma Park.

I hear you. That's far-out Takoma Park, geographically; Langley Park, actually. If OP seeks to get by without a car, she'll want to be within walking distance to Metro. That's very far from the MS-13 activity, which really centers on Langley Park. Just stay away from New Hampshire Avenue in looking for a place to live, and stick close to Metro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you tried Chinatown, Shaw or SW? They have some really nice apartments and reasonable prices and are walking distance to downtown. You woud proabably have to do out of bounds for school though.

John Thomson is downtown/Chinatown and has a good reputation. There was a nice write-up about it in the WaPo not too long ago.

[Anonymous]

Fields of Bethesda - Chevy Chase, MD, low-income family housing: GREAT location, walking distance to Bethesda metro, one of the best MontCO school, Somerset ES