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[quote=Anonymous]We live in Columbia Heights and we LOVE it.

We don't have a car and we can walk to so many places - friends houses, several playgrounds and splash pads, grocery store (though we get the bulk of our groceries delivered), Target, restaurants, coffee shops, church, library, school, the zoo. We also have the metro nearby and about a million bus lines. We love walking, and since we're on the southern end of Columbia Heights, we can also walk to our downtown offices (we're both on a hybrid schedule) in about 35 minutes. We thought with two kids we'd need a car, but the idea of getting one right now is laughable to us - totally not needed.

Our neighbors are great - there are at least six families with kids our kids ages (toddler and preschooler) within 2-3 blocks. We run into families we know on walks and at the playground all the time. Everyone is friendly, laid back, and fun. There are older kids as well, though fewer and we don't know as many of them well, and a lot of babies. But I know most of the neighbors - if I needed a cup of sugar or something, there are probably 12 doors I could knock on. Some of the older kids had a very well-attended lemonade stand on the corner a few weeks ago. Just delightful.

The broader neighborhood is very diverse, racially and socio-economically, which we really like, though most of the families that are super nearby are white. We're meeting more diverse families now that our kid is in school, which is nice.

I know, statistically, there has been a lot more crime in DC, but honestly, a lot of that seems like carjackings which obviously don't affect us. I feel perfectly safe walking around with my kids after dark (well, in the winter, in the summer they're in bed before dark!) and I walk to and from the metro at all hours by myself without a second thought.[/quote]

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