15,000 People Moved Out of DC During the First Part of 2020

[Anonymous]

What do you think happened?

Crime is also up in dc

https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/10/13/a-net-15000-people-moved-out-of-dc-during-the-first-part-of-2020/

[Anonymous]

Obviously people decided they could work remotely and moved elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

I think there was a global pandemic that meant lots of people were working from home, and some of them decided that they might as well do that from some place else, especially since it's harder to take advantage of the benefits of living in a city if you have to stay home. Some of those people will stay away, some will come back. I doubt it has anything to do with crime.

[Anonymous]

Obviously, the city is dying, out-migration is permanent, and real estate prices are going to crash. That's the answer you're looking for, right?

[Anonymous]

Lots of layoffs of waiters and restaurant workers, college students (Georgetown, GWU, American students all on DL), tourism employees, airlines and transportation, hotel workers.

They were renting and could no longer afford to live here. So they're living at home with mom and dad.

[Anonymous]

I’m one of the 15,000. WFH provided the opportunity, but crime & quality of life were the drivers.

[Anonymous]

Dc needs to address crime. Any crime, anywhere, is too much.

[Anonymous]

It was based on change of addresses and didn't distinguish between temporary and permanent. I left town from late March - early July and filed a temporary change of address during that time. We are now back home full time.

[Anonymous]

Everything I love about the city is closed, doesn’t feel worth the risk or no longer matters (commute).

Sold our small rowhouse and bought in a great school district paying cash off the appreciation alone.

[Anonymous]

I hope rental prices will drop a bit. They've been too high for too long.

[Anonymous]

Pandemic, OP. Capital cities will never permanently lose residents or lower their rental or housing markets. This is a temporary blip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope rental prices will drop a bit. They've been too high for too long.

I have a rental between U Street and Logan. I have never, ever had any trouble renting it. My tenant left about two months ago and I haven't been able to find anyone new. I'm not quite ready to drop rent yet, but I'll probably have to do it soon.

I can't imagine that this is a unique situation. I don't think prices are going to crash, but I do think there will be a lasting (at least mid-term) impact.

[Anonymous]

We certainly have friends who moved to Bethany Beach for the pandemic. They live in Center City and look forward to coming back. They didn't sell their place, but are just working from their beach house for now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dc needs to address crime. Any crime, anywhere, is too much.

By that standard, pretty much no city or town is safe. EVERYWHERE has crime.

[Anonymous]

The fact that DC is going to be the last place in America to reopen its schools will also push people out.