Hi everyone, I am a new user to this website (which is a great tool from what I have read so far!) and wanted to get some opinions for a potential move. My husband and 9 month old currently live in the Boston area and I am hoping to get a position in DC (Navy Yard area). If it works out, we are really looking forward to our new adventure but are confused and concerned about where we would live. The town we live in now is a picture perfect New England town that has community parks, fairs, barbeques, parades, etc. The town thinks nothing of closing the downtown street for a celebration for Flag Day or the baseball team that won the state championship. The schools are wonderful, the town sponsors all sorts of programs and sports teams for kids and we have next door neighbors that are police officers and fire men. The downtown businesses have bedtime stories for the kids on Friday nights, have ladies nights, host farmer's markets, etc. It is the type of town where you can walk in to register your dog and the secretary is your next door neighbor and the tax collector can tell you the history of your house. We really love our community and leaving it was a large hesitation in deciding whether or not to apply for this job! If the position is offered and we move, we are hoping to land in a community in the DC area with that similar sort of small town feel that we have now. We are not familiar with the DC area (only have been there on vacations) so any advice will be appreciated. We are open to looking in both Maryland and Virginia. I would be willing to endure a longer commute into the city if it meant that we could get the small town feel. Ideas on where to look? Thanks to everyone