Any other families finally had enough of DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago was 1991, when there were 482 homicides in DC.

Last year (2020), there were 198 homicides.

How much did DC houses cost back in 1991?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago was 1991, when there were 482 homicides in DC.

Last year (2020), there were 198 homicides.

How much did DC houses cost back in 1991?

How is that relevant?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Crime among teens skyrocketed everywhere that closed high schools. Same story in NYC, California, etc. The teens are getting vaccinated now and we will see a drop moving forward."

You would certainly hope so, right? The only problem with that theory is that crime was escalating way before the pandemic. I started getting itchy to leave in 2019- especially when there was a daytime homicide at Capitol South. That was a bit too close to home for me. My prognosis for cities right now is that crime is here to stay for years to come as unsupported police take a step back and communities clamor for a softer touch with criminals. I'd love to be wrong.

Well, good, because you're wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago was 1991, when there were 482 homicides in DC.

Last year (2020), there were 198 homicides.

How much did DC houses cost back in 1991?

The same relative to income and cost of living as today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago was 1991, when there were 482 homicides in DC.

Last year (2020), there were 198 homicides.

How much did DC houses cost back in 1991?

How is that relevant?

I think it's relevant when a house next to an open air drug market costs $900k. Why pay that to live where shots are fired at a minimum of 4x year?
It's a bit different if you paid 60k for it back in 1991.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago was 1991, when there were 482 homicides in DC.

Last year (2020), there were 198 homicides.

How much did DC houses cost back in 1991?

How is that relevant?

I think it's relevant when a house next to an open air drug market costs $900k. Why pay that to live where shots are fired at a minimum of 4x year?
It's a bit different if you paid 60k for it back in 1991.

So you'd be ok with living next to an "open air drug market" if your housing costs were low, but not if your housing costs were high? Really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago was 1991, when there were 482 homicides in DC.

Last year (2020), there were 198 homicides.

How much did DC houses cost back in 1991?

How is that relevant?

I think it's relevant when a house next to an open air drug market costs $900k. Why pay that to live where shots are fired at a minimum of 4x year?
It's a bit different if you paid 60k for it back in 1991.

There are roads in the suburbs that have severe car collisions more than 4x per year, but you’d be fine paying a cool million to live there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago was 1991, when there were 482 homicides in DC.

Last year (2020), there were 198 homicides.

How much did DC houses cost back in 1991?

The same relative to income and cost of living as today.

I don't think that is true. COLA plays a part in the difference, but the cost of many areas of DC have increased significantly relative to surrounding areas during the same period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago was 1991, when there were 482 homicides in DC.

Last year (2020), there were 198 homicides.

How much did DC houses cost back in 1991?

How is that relevant?

I think it's relevant when a house next to an open air drug market costs $900k. Why pay that to live where shots are fired at a minimum of 4x year?
It's a bit different if you paid 60k for it back in 1991.

So you'd be ok with living next to an "open air drug market" if your housing costs were low, but not if your housing costs were high? Really?

DP. People are willing to make all sorts sacrifices on things at a certain price point, but when they are paying substantially more they have different expectations. This seems logical to me.

[Anonymous]

No one wants to raise their children in an episode of Cops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love all the people concerned about “safety” who are moving to suburbs where they spend far more time driving their kids around in cars, an actual risk to health and safety.

Gun violence has surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death in the US so you're at greater risk of getting shot in this country than in a car accident. And relative to the rest of the country - and particularly the DC 'burbs - crime in the district is through the roof. I will never understand why people stay in DC with higher crime, worse public education, more expensive housing, less green space, no representation, more congestion, pollution and trash.

Move, OP. You'll be glad that you did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago was 1991, when there were 482 homicides in DC.

Last year (2020), there were 198 homicides.

How much did DC houses cost back in 1991?

How is that relevant?

For most people, it’s a factor in deciding where to live. I’d accept a higher crime rate if my DC row house cost me what it was valued at in 1991. Right now, we have a high and rising crime rate and also extremely expensive housing. It’s a bad combo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago was 1991, when there were 482 homicides in DC.

Last year (2020), there were 198 homicides.

How much did DC houses cost back in 1991?

The same relative to income and cost of living as today.

Nope. You’re wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one wants to raise their children in an episode of Cops.

Well good thing you didn't raise your kid in the DC in the early 90s when the murder and crime rates were 3-4x higher.

The absurd delusions about crime are a product of the propaganda you consume.

[Anonymous]

I've been here since 2001 and am very happy. DC represents a great mix of affordability and amenities, compared to other cities like NY and SF. If you aren't in a gang, your life is unlikely to be affected by crime.