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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Capitol Hill tends to attract younger families with younger children who are transitioning from urban to suburban living.  When the kids get older, the families start getting more Karen-esqe and become overly paranoid about crime and obsessive about the test scores and demographic make up of the local schools.  And, yes, they won’t say it but they think it: too many black people.

Lyon Village affords an escape from all of this.  To the poster who says that there are plenty of black people In Arlington, that’s really not true and certainly not true in Lyon Village.  It’s white and sterile AF and that’s the demographic it attracts.  There’s nothing urban about it.

When we became empty nesters about a decade ago, we were living in North Arlington by the McLean border. We really wanted a more lively, walkable, and truly urban experience. We looked closely in Lyon Village because we were very comfortable with Arlington and it seemed like a safe next step.  But when we looked more closely we realized it was basically the same people and way of thing as where we were already living - just packed much more closely together.  There’s nothing more interesting about it in terms of people than 22207 except it has bars for the white frat bros.  We decided it wasn’t what we wanted and focused on DC.

There’s little question that Arlington’s public services are better than DC’s.  But we have had very little need for DC services other than trash pick up and the DMV and they both measure up just fine to Arlington in our experience.

You don’t really notice just how white that part of Arlington is when you’re living there.  Once you leave it’s readily apparent.  We wouldn’t say we regret raising our family there exactly - we and our kids have very fond memories - but were we starting in 2022 we’d do things differently.

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Wait so you lived in the most isolated part of N Arlington and are now accusing others of moving to Arlington to avoid black people. Pot meet kettle.

And of course you don't use city services, you are an empty nester!! We use Arlington services for our kids all the time. [/quote]

And re: the accusation of racism:  We know people who were planning to send their kids to an incredibly diverse DC public school.  They finally left because of gun violence on their street-  multiple instances of gun violence, one which ended in a death.  There are people who are happy to send their kids to diverse public schools but will not tolerate violent crime.  That’s not racism.[/quote]

As I said, the parents get older and their kids get older, and the paranoia about crime sets in.  Yes, crime is worse in DC.  Far worse.  And something really needs to be done.  But your kids are not going to get murdered.  Really.  They’re not.  [/quote]

That’s pretty easy for you to say because you never had to worry about it.  Crouching down during a drive-by and worrying about stray bullets isn’t paranoia.  Just stop.[/quote]

I've lived in DC for 22 years now.  Before and after having kids.  I have a twelve year old, so this kid thing is not new for me.  I've never, ever crouched down to avoid a stray bullet.  Never been held up at gunpoint in DC.   Never seen someone use drugs other than marijuana in my neighborhood.  Never had cash taken from my hotel room or my purse.  Never had credit card fraud perpetrated.  I've had all of these things happen in other places.  Nicaragua, Baltimore, Rockville, Mexico City.  I don't hide away, but I haven't had a problem with crime here.  I think more people have exaggerated fears about crime in DC then have actual experiences with crime there.  And, having lived in North Arlington, the old people and the nervous people spend a lot more time talking about how crime-ridden and scary and awful DC is than they do exploring DC.  So they aren't really the most educated judges of DC.[/quote]

Great but this DID happen to a family I know, as well as multiple other instances of gun violence on their street.  So they moved.  I don’t think they are paranoid, I think they had a close call and were fed up.  It’s not reasonable to discount their experience when as you say, you have never lived it.  [/quote]

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