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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most people live in DC for work.  Majority of people are career focused.  DC isn’t a city you move to for other reasons besides a job.  [/quote]

DC is a great place to live for things beyond work. Free museums and zoo; close to beach and mountains for easy weekend getaways, college and pro sports, theater and the arts, great hikes and biking in DC proper and within the beltway; world class health care options. There is a lot here beyond "a job"[/quote]

Yes DC offers these thing, but so does every mid-sized city on the eastern seaboard.  No one is moving to DC because of the proximity to Rehobeth or hiking in Shenandoah.  There is a national park in every single state.  You can bike in and around many cities.  Most cities have a zoo and museums.  College?  Most people who live in DC don’t want to send their kids to college here.  Professional sports?  Again, almost any decent city is going to have professional sporting events.  Not sure I’d rank DC very high when it comes to the arts and entertainment.  It’s not a creative city.

Seriously most people living in DC and the surrounding suburbs is here for work.  It’s a company town.  There are very few people living in DC who are independently wealthy or don’t work in the area.  It’s also very transient.  It’s very different from world class cities like NY or LA where the cities offer a lot more compared to other cities.   No one dreams of moving to DC one day to live here because DC in itself is that amazing.  Instead they move to DC because of the job opportunities.

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