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[quote=Anonymous]I moved from NYC to DC. I miss it so much! Here’s a few things to consider:

1) nanny costs aren’t much higher and might even be less. Many people pay their nannies off the books.

2) pre-schools are super competitive, especially if you want to put your kids in private school. Start researching this stuff now. The public school system is complicated and a lot of it is lottery based - again start researching now. There are books about navigating the public and private school system so use that to figure things out.

3) I loved upper Manhattan. We lived in Washington Heights. It’s quiet yet you are still close to the city because the A is express. There are beautiful parks and the area is very family friendly. I believe the public schools are not that bad but I would research that and look into inwood too. I don’t know much about the school situation since we left when my eldest was 2 years old.

4) if you aren’t going to live next to where you work then live next to an express train. It will make a huge difference.

5) consider getting a car. My friends that live in the city and have kids all have cars now and it makes life easier.[/quote]

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