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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hearst is the closest geographically Deal/Wilson feeder to downtown, so there’s that.  Great small school with large international population.  Wide range of housing options.  You could live in Cleveland Park and take metro or get on Rock Creek Parkway for quick drive downtown.  Really can’t go wrong with any of the Ward 3 Deal feeder schools. [/quote]

Not just ward 3 Deal feeders, Lafayette and Shepherd are great as well as are their surrounding neighborhoods.[/quote]

Hearst neighborhood allows for easy access to metro and rock creek park. It is the Deal feeder closest to downtown.

I don’t think you’ll find a 5BR anywhere in a Deal neighborhood for 1.25M, but maybe a 4BR with a basement. Then you could also drive down Wisconsin easily to get to Georgetown office. [/quote]

I think Hearst is a great option-- it's the smallest of the Deal/Wilson feeders, great community, and walkable to grocery stores, libraries, parks, restaurants, etc.  There are several houses coming on the market, not sure if any are big enough though.[/quote]

OP here- Thank you. I appreciate your advice. Walkable is really important to us... I didn't mention that b/c it wasn't school related. And, we are looking for neighborhoods with lots of little kids. That would make my kids really happy- they like making any neighbor their new best friends.[/quote]

SP/CV isn’t generally very walkable, although SP will improve somewhat in this regard with development in and around Walter Reed—however, that’s years out.  Definitely kids around age 7 and especially lots of infants/toddlers/preschoolers.

I think your budget would definitely go further here and it’s a nice community for young families—lots of community events like the upcoming Halloween parade, summer picnic, etc.  However, it may not be ideal if walkability is a high priority.

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I think it depends on what you consider walkable and also which part of SP/CV. I live 0.6 to metro, Takoma (which has tons to offer like restaurants, Starbucks, bars, hair salons, farmers market), 0.3 to new urban target coming 1-2 years, 0.2 to library, 0.4-0.7 to three parks (one with splash park one with tennis courts and bike paths), little over a mile to indoor Rec pool, baseball field, 0.3-0.4 to bars, yummy hidden food gems (from top rated Ethiopian, Ledo’s Pizza, and Nepalese food), 0.5 to rock creek park trails and weekend bike paths, 0.2 to new Walter reed (although not open now, they host lots of weekend events with live music and food vendors), 0.4-1.0 to 4 (existing or new) beer gardens in SS, then not to mention all that SS has to offer (which is more than your typical WOTP neighborhood IMO) from 0.5-1.1. Then, not sure if it’s plus or not 1.0 to Walmart :)[/quote]

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