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My husband and I lived in a tiny 800 square foot condo in Columbia Heights for 10 years and I absolutely loved it – loved the neighborhood, loved the walkability, loved the people, loved running into friends everywhere, loved the feel of tons of stuff happening right outside my front door.  Place was tiny but cozy and I loved it.

Then we had a baby and ran out of room.

We looked for over a year with a very low budget, and 6 months ago in the Maryland burbs we found a decent-sized place in great condition, a mile from a metro.  And I HATE IT.  I hate not seeing anyone on the street, I hate being in a silent neighborhood surrounded by car-choked streets, I hate [b]being in the freaking car ALL THE TIME[/b], I hate spending time on the stupid lawn, I hate f’ing pressure to decorate for Christmas, I hate having [b]nothing but old white people as neighbors[/b].

Is it insane to try renting out this place and moving into a rental back in the city?  It has only been six months, but I just despair about spending years of my life in this place.
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What neighborhood is this? Sounds awesome.
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You are in the wrong nighborhood[/b]. Don't blame "the suburbs" for your problems. Find another area, one with young families and nearer activity. You problably thought all burbs were the same...they're not. I was much like you with the urbanity and reasons for moving, but we landed in an area with a ton of kids (in S. Arlington) and it's nice, although certainly way quieter than I'm used to.[/quote]

Agree! You chose the wrong neighborhood.
I live in the 'burbs and love it. I can still walk to the grocery store, coffee, farmer's market, library, etc. There are various playgrounds along the wooded walking trail. Our subdivision has a pool that is an automatic social place and good place to meet people. In fact, DH and I only own 1 car so me and baby walk pretty much everywhere.
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