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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, but there are pockets of "suburban" living even in Georgetown.  Places where you can have a backyard and a cookout.  There are adorable little streets in WestEnd that are entirely residential, yet close to retail.  If she can afford Georgetown and its environs, why settle for anything else?  I concede the lack of a metro stop is annoying, but lots of convenient buses-- preferrable to be above ground when you are new to the city anyway!  [b]Seems to me that Georgetown IS suburban compared to NYC.  [/b]

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Happy Cap Hill Resident[/quote]

Urban doesn't always equal living in a pocket of 30 story buildings and fighting for sidewalk space every day, Georgetown is most definitely not suburban, otherwise, all cities of the US would be suburban if compared to Manhattan, because, this density simply doesn't exist anywhere in the US and most of Europe.   I am from SF, lived in many US cities, including NYC.   The entire comparison of DC to NYC is just silly, anyone trying to move to DC to find a cheaper alternative to Manhattan is going to be deeply disappointed.  I don't think OP is looking to replicate Manhattan, otherwise, I would say, just stay there.   As far as Capitol Hill touted here as the most fit choice for former New Yorkers, I disagree.  It's very similar to the rest of DC in terms of density and access to amenities, it's not more "urban" than Georgetown or Dupont, or Logan, or West End, or U street.   It also makes no sense for OP to live there given commute to schools and job.

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Urban does mean very dense, highy populated space, but you are right, except fo NYC, and maybe Chicago, there are no real cities in the US. Europe is an entirely different story. Their "suburbs" are often very urban, with block after block packed with tall buildings (not unlike Manhattan though rarely as nice as its nicer parts).[/quote]

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