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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Southwest (unlike the PPs talking about Navy Yard, which is in SE)! and like it a lot. I've lived in two rentals and now a place I own, for a total of 8 years in the 20024 zip code.

I feel safe walking home from the grocery store and metro at night. I'll walk home from Nats games too. The only thing I prefer not to do is walk down M Street between Delaware and S. Capitol by myself at night on a non-game day or through the Greenleaf public housing alone at night. Violent crime in the neighborhood is rare, and is largely clustered within two areas of public housing.

I like that there is a library nearby (though it will be closing for renovation next year, there will be an interim branch somewhere TBD), that I can walk to Safeway and the farmer's market easily (Harris Teeter if I really want to, and Whole Foods next year), a public pool, parks, kayak rental at Ballpark Boathouse, jazz night at Westminister, all the metro lines except red (and I guess red, if I really wanted to), and all the stuff near Navy Yard like restaurants and ball games and outdoor movies and ice skating and fountains. It takes 15 minutes to get to National Airport. The Wharf is going to have a lot of things to do, and Arena Stage is nice. I also like that it is a racially and economically diverse area with a lot of interesting history.

Here's what I don't like: the rare but not rare enough violent crime. Obnoxious children and teens who curse, litter, and do other not-exactly-criminal but irritating stuff. Increasing difficulty finding street parking (still not as bad as places like Dupont or U Street though). The elementary school is terrible--far below most other DCPS schools in test scores, even among other schools with similarly high poverty rates. And there aren't a lot of nearby charters, and we got zoned out of Wilson HS. But if your relatives don't have kids that may not matter to them.

Overall, I'm glad I live there and have no plans to leave. With all the apartments coming online, a lot of rental buildings are giving discounts to be competitive, so it's a good neighborhood to try out.[/quote]

OP here ... this is exactly the type of info I was looking for.  Thank you![/quote]

Lots of section eight housing there. And yes, it does matter. Had a contract on a lovely townhouse and backed out after realizing just how bad the hidden areas were!are, it will not change. The broken car window and theft during our inspection didn't help much. [/quote]

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