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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, if you want to stay in the city, you'll find like-minded people in Eckington, Edgewood, Brookland, Woodridge, Takoma, Michigan Park, etc. Really anywhere that the baseline housing price is <$1M and the (DCPS) schools are just ok.

Capitol Hill is a spot that attracts an unusual number of striver/competitive parents because so many people are in or adjacent to politics and are used to gaming out every aspect of their work life. And then the machinations translate to home life as well.

(I live in DC, not in Capitol Hill. But I have friends who live on the Hill and when I socialize with them/their friends, it's like entering a weird semi-parallel one-upsmanship parenting universe.)[/quote]

OP here. This mostly coincides with my general impression but it's good to have it confirmed. I think we're priced out of Brookland and possibly also Edgewood but we'll see. I think prices are coming down a smidge due to interest rates but it's also cutting into our buying power. We're not opposed to a condo as long as it had enough room for a family of 4, so that gives us some options.

It's funny because when we first moved to the Hill a long time ago, it really wasn't a ton of high powered political people. It wasn't considered a terribly desirable neighborhood and the schools were considered to mostly be bad except for Brent (which is not our IB). We had neighbors who worked on the Hill but were younger and not well compensated. I don't remember a lot of lobbyists or lawyers either -- lots of feds in career positions (not political) and lots of non-profit types. It doesn't feel that way anymore, and even the feds and non-profit folks we know have become more intense about parenting.[/quote]

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