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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Congratulations, living in Washington, DC, will be a better life for your family than living in NYC.[/quote]

I hate to be a downer, but I don't think so.  At best, it's about the same.  DC schools are terrible, there is bad crime here (way worse than NYC - DC's murder rate is 4.56 higher than NYC), this a an extremely segregated city (blacks in Anacostia and PG county, Whites in NW DC, Nova), and the transient nature of the work here can easily prevent long term relationships.

It's very expensive to live here, the traffic is bad, and no one wants to stand out.  OF course in NYC it's slightly more expensive, but salaries are a lot higher.  Traffic sucks too, but the subway is a million times better than the metro.  Of course the subway is filthy, breaks down, and lacks elevators.  But the metro needs like 10 more lines to make this place truly friendly to carless people.

I really can't say that this place is bad for kids, but I am not going to say that DC is worse.  I think that people who live in DC have a inferiority complex with NYC.  [/quote]

But in many ways, living with kids is easier in DC. It's quieter, less crowded, cleaner, greener/leafier. The smaller size makes it more manageable. There are many neighborhoods that have a village-like or suburban feel where it's easy to park, easy to drive around, but are still close in to urban amenities and public transport. When you're at that stage in which you're taking kids to soccer games or other activities with equipment, other kids, etc. it's much easier to be able to drive around. It's a good midpoint between the craziness of big city life and the relative isolation of a lot of suburbia.[/quote]

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