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[quote=Anonymous]I live in Petworth, the neighborhood closest to CM.  We love it, and there are lots of families here, but it would definitely feel suburban to someone coming from Brooklyn.  Plus, on a scale from 1 - 10 for walkability, I'd give it a 6.5.

The closest thing on your list to Prospect Heights is Mt. Pleasant.  You wouldn't be able to tell by walking down the main strip, Mt. Pleasant Street on a Wednesday afternoon, but on a sunny Saturday morning I'm so envious of the community gathering around the farmer's market and standing in line at Heller's Bakery - chock full of families, and plenty of things to do.  Other than Capitol Hill, it's the only place I know in DC that captures that small town feeling in an urban setting the way Brooklyn does.

North Columbia Heights kinda sorta does this. I'm talking about the blocks around 11th and Monroe, where you can see families getting an early Saturday morning breakfast at The Coupe before they hit the playground across the street.  But Columbia Heights isn't as established in terms of where families would like to live, so it does't feel tight knit.  And since it's had the most recent and dramatic gentrification, I feel it's where you stand the greatest chance of experiencing crime.  Plenty of low-income mixed with unassuming wealth that still walks drunk down a dark street with a phone to their face.  Criminals who want easy targets start there. It's still worth a look, though.  The housing stock there is gorgeous.[/quote]

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