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[quote=Anonymous]We did it.  We lived in MoCo, in one of the "W" districts.  My husband's commute was close to an hour some days, and he would get sleepy commuting back late at night and almost crashed his car on one occasion (job requires late hours).  We had a toddler.

We decided to bite the bullet and buy in NW DC.  Husband's commute is now 15-20 min.  We benefited from free PK3/4, and so far our child is doing wonderfully in elementary.  There are plenty of highly educated families in our neighborhood also sending kids to public school, and their kids are doing well.

If you are as risk-averse as many of us, I would only do it if you have the budget to buy in-boundary for Wilson, in one of the NW neighborhoods.  Otherwise, even if you lottery into a good charter, people often say education in DC is a year to year decision.  Charters that work well in PK sometimes don't work well by the upper grades, or there isn't a "path" to middle/high school.

I'd also check the real estate forum, where this question re: moving back to DC has been posed recently.

Good luck with your decision![/quote]

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