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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's because there are a large number of parents who sunk a ton of money into real estate and they know that their children are facing second-rate educations at the local public and public charter schools. It doesn't matter how hard you work or how much you insist otherwise, even the best public offerings in DC are still weak when compared to Montgomery or Fairfax County.

As for crime, I still can't get a damn package delivered to my doorstep without it being stolen. I think it's worse now than it was 15 years ago. Home invasion? Nope, don't worry much about that or violent crime. Don't leave stuff in your car and the windows seem to remain intact.

My house is a dump, but I do like living on the Hill and because my house payment is low, I can afford private school. More importantly my children are getting an excellent education and live in a city they love. They look forward to school each day, which they didn't when they attended the "better" public options.

If I'd dropped 800K on a house I'd be bitter and angry, which plays out a lot on this board. At least that's what I figure.

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Yeah, but people are now paying $800K to live Shaw, Eckington, Petworth, etc.  It's more than housing costs.  People who live on the Hill LOVE living on the Hill.  I haven't met a Hill resident yet who wants to live anywhere else.  But when they can't get into a school they're comfortable with, that's exactly what they have to consider and it seems unfair that some can get the "good" public schools and some can't.

Add in the fact that the Hill is full of accomplished Do-ers who are used to making things happen by pulling the right levers, pushing the right buttons, making the right connections.  People like that go a little apeshit when none of it works in their favor.  Witness the vitriol in that epic Ludlow-Taylor thread. . . [/quote]

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