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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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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So you don't think the zillow house seems suburban?[/quote]

No, are you crazy?  It's an attached rowhome in the walkable central city neighborhood.   There are smaller row-homes in Manhattan too, not to mention Brooklyn and Queens.   Nobody would call West village suburban, or most parts of Brooklyn, just because the sky is not choked up by 20-story buildings in the immediate vicinity.   If you say it's village-like or cute town street or whatever, I'd buy it, but suburban?  Come on now, your perception of suburbia is really skewed.   [/quote].

The thing is, in West village etc those smaller row homes are generally not occupied by a single family. it happens but it's an exception. usually they contain 3-4 small apartments. Simply put, square footage per person everywhere in Manhattan (high rise or low rise) is very very small, much smaller than in DC.[/quote]

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