Dupont/Logan with Toddler?

[Anonymous]

Lived in Logan till our eldest was four. Then moved to Bethesda. Loved the neighborhood, very friendly, lots of young kids.
It is less ideal once they get above 5 or 6. Schools aside, you would not necessarily want them wandering around U street on their own at 8, whereas I am quite happy having them wandering around our new neighborhood.

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Anonymous wrote:Not so in DuPont. Ross is holding, even attracting, families with ES aged kids. Many others are at charters.

Ross has about 75 in boundary kids. That's not very many..

DC is in a class of about 25. At least 20 live within 5 blocks of the school though some of these might not technically be in boundary as the boundaries are very tight. Lots of strollers on the streets. Dupont is quickly becoming a kid friendly zone - though older kids - upper elementary + are still rare.

It's a very small school that is majority OOB students. Most of the kids will never attend a MS or HS in DCPS if they come from a well educated family.

Dupont changed a lot in the last fiver years. Ross also changed. And the DCPS MS is changing in a very fast pace. You probably moved from the are many years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Rose Park, Mitchell Park, Stead Park. We visit all three regularly. Live here and love it. We walk to stores, walk for a quick bite to eat, wander through the green market each weekend and feel that we are raising our kids in a little village. We know the neighbors and shopkeepers near our home, we can jump on public transportation and be at museums in minutes, we can pop on our bikes and head into Rock Creek Park in no time.

What museums, other than Phillips and Textile, are MINUTES from there?

I'm not the pp but all of the smithsonian museums on the mall. A very short bus ride down 11th or 14th. Or a 20 to 25 minute walk from my house. Building museum is also close. I'm in Logan.

Op there are lots of parks. I haven't noticed any problems at Kennedy park. It was just redone and is great. Depending on where you choose in Logan you can be close walking distance to whole foods, the new giant and the new trader joes.

Love Kennedy, also haven't had any issues. Bring my 4 year old there all the time. Love that it's split into two parks for younger and older kids. The neighborhood is all families now, we see friends everywhere we go.

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Area moms are plentiful and among the hottest in DC.