DC still a great place to live - post what you like about this city

[Anonymous]

I love the walkability of our neighborhood, the friendliness of our immediate neighbors. I love my short commute to work by living in the city. It's so different from how I grew up (very stereotypical middle class suburbia/exurbia) that I'm excited to see how my kids grow in this environment.

[Anonymous]

I love that feeling I get when I drive over the key bridge with the welcome to Washington DC sign and think, “aaahhh...this is my home in the world.”

[Anonymous]

Clean and open spaces. The history and grandeur of it all. The monuments and gorgeous architecture. The beautiful neighborhoods like DuPont and Georgetown and Capitol Hill. So much........maybe biggest dislike is the city is so sprawling that o don’t take advantage of exploring as much as I could.

[Anonymous]

Free museums, always something interesting to see or go to, great things for kids, good job market. DC is a good place. I complain about wanting to leave, but I would miss it.

[Anonymous]

The trash pickup is remarkable. And I can put out bulk items without a huge effort to get them to show up to pickup. City services generally. Snow removal has always been timely (even begun in advance of snow). Low real estate tax to offset high income taxes.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it's great to live in DC when you're rich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love it too, but only because of my neighborhood. I was miserable in Columbia Heights; too many people.

Excellent troll effort, A-1! Backhanded compliment while basically pushing a falsehood about density.
Hope you don’t get any bites at this hook.

Not necessarily. We live in dc. We don’t like densification which is why we live away from certain neighborhoods. We love how green and open our area is. We love the parks and bike trails. We love the cathedral and Hillwood museum grounds. We live quick trips to great falls. Some people like more nature and less density, and you can get that in dc too. The city is more than your dense neighborhood, second pp.

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Anonymous wrote:I love that the museums are free. Every time we visit another city and have to pay to go to a museum I'm reminded of how great it is that we can pop in anytime for a quick visit.

So true. Having my baseline be "free" actually makes being a tourist elsewhere less enjoyable. For example, take New York:

MoMA: $25
National Gallery of Art + various Smithsonian art museums: Free

Bronx Zoo: $40
Smithsonian Zoo: Free

Empire State Building: $42
Washington Monument observation deck: $1.50 reservation fee

Multiply that over all members of your family/group, throw in food, and it's just much much easier to have a nice day in DC without breaking the bank. And after you've exhausted all the touristy stuff, we still have lovely tree-lined neighborhoods that are just so pleasant to stroll around. I think DC has the perfect balance of city amenities while not being so dense and overwhelming that I feel like I'm constantly being crushed by other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Restaurants are opening up,
the weather is beautiful,
and people are walking around outside.

Just went for a nice walk, grabbed some Indian food, and ate it on our patio.

Said hi to a few neighbors.

There are a lot of people on the street looking happy.

Very glad to be back in DC - what a great city. And we haven’t even seen all of our friends yet. Looking forward to catching up with more people and meeting new ones. The people in DC are the best part of living here.





(Ps trolls: we know there are lots of conservatives who love to troll this site and try to bring people down. First: it doesn’t work. Second, if you’re going to be negative about DC whether you are a troll who lives in Tennessee or just a conservative hating on the city because you are jealous — take it to another thread. Yeah guns/violence/busing/states rights/density/racial divisiveness, we’ve heard it all from you, take it somewhere else.
Positive views on DC only.
Backhanded compliments and/or hating — take to another thread and pollute that one.)


So excited for this summer in the city!

I love the political diversity and open-minded nature of DC’s residents

[Anonymous]

Lol, good one

[Anonymous]

haha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clean and open spaces. The history and grandeur of it all. The monuments and gorgeous architecture. The beautiful neighborhoods like DuPont and Georgetown and Capitol Hill. So much........maybe biggest dislike is the city is so sprawling that o don’t take advantage of exploring as much as I could.

I agree with you accept the sprawling part. I grew up in a true metropolis where the borders of the city basically encompassed everything down to the Beltway here. That was sprawling.

This small diamond is just perfect. I've walked from the MD border down to the White House just because some days. Every neighborhood is unique but also gorgeous it its own way - offering different experiences, restaurants, and amenities. I've never enjoying living somewhere as much as I have here because its all accessible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's great to live in DC when you're rich.

We're not "rich" - we're middle class, I'm a public servant, DW is a nurse, we don't have any family money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love that feeling I get when I drive over the key bridge with the welcome to Washington DC sign and think, “aaahhh...this is my home in the world.”

This. The feeling that you are somewhere Happening.

[Anonymous]

I love the Smithsonian museums and zoo.
I love the walkability to everything important to my life.
I love the music scene, from Gogo to the National acts that come through
I love Embassy Open House and International events all year long
I love the interesting mix of people
I love the new playgrounds all over the city
I love that we voted for Biden overwhelming
I love the neighborhood festivals, H St., 18th St
I love the free concerts at the NPS venues
I love my church
I love that I live in the city and hear birds singing all the time
I love that when I call the city to report a pot hole, it actually gets filled in short order!
Yay DC