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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, If you can afford to rent inbounds for Key and Capitol Hill (as you suggest in your post), then you can afford to continue renting inbounds for Murch.  And that is where I'd stay.

I'm guessing you live in a large apartment building right on Connecticut Ave?  Then you're on the Red Line essentially and super convenient to downtown -- as convenient as you'd be in the vast majority of places in the Hill, actually, if you're at the Metro stop I think you are.

But entry into Murch preK is by no means a guarantee.  Many people get put on the waitlist, but it does move.

Rental prices in the buildings from Chevy Chase Circle down to ~ Van Ness vary hugely, depending on the age of the building, whether it's condo, amenities, etc.  I just looked myself for a 2-bedroom, so I know the area and the range well.

Alternatively, you can rent further down Connecticut Ave, still be on the Red Line, and be inbounds for Eaton (which will also have more preK applicants than slots).

Others can speak to preK strategy and not "wasting your picks."  That's a very real consideration.

But I just want to tell you that unless you're planning on picking a rental in a really dangerous neighborhood that calls itself Capitol Hill but isn't, really, then you'd do well to just stay where you are located now.[/quote]

I live on the Hill and while I'd recommend it, I had the same thought that Murch and the neighborhood are excellent rental options for families with a good stable school district.[/quote]

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