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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I (and a baby on the way) have moved from California to DC. We are pretty familiar with the DC, but do not know many people with babies or young children in the area. Please help us find our dream neighborhood! What we're looking for:

About us/area preferences:
We're both in our 30's. I work at home (and will continue to do so part time with a baby) and DH works downtown. Do any areas have more stay at home mom's than others? We have one car and plan on keeping it. We're not particularly political, and we're definitely not granola-y.

The area:
The most important factor is probably resale value. We can't guarantee that we won't have to move for work in 2-3 years, so we want to buy a place that is likely to be easy to resell at a break even point or profit.
Walker-friendly. The more we can walk to, the better! Shopping, restaurants, a gym, grocery stores etc. Ideally, I wouldn't have to drive every day. 
A decent number of stroller-age children
Easy metro or bus access to Farragut North/West
A good local pre-k/kindergarten would be ideal, but not a deal breaker

The house:
$500,000-700,000
new or remodeled condo or townhome
2-3 bedrooms
1100-1500 sq. ft

I've done a lot of online searching, and I've found some options in the following areas:

Upper NW DC, Adams Morgan, Woodley Park, Cleveland Park, Logan Circle and Glover Park. We are not opposed to Bethesda or Courthouse/Clarendon if we could get more home for our money.

We aren't super familiar with Capitol Hill, mainly because we haven't made any friends who live there.

Locals, please let me know what area you think would be best for us to call home. I appreciate any guidance in this process. 
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