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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not get an apartment in DC instead of living in the suburbs?

Elementary schools are great in some wards. [/quote]

But it is still different than a great school in the suburbs.

In the suburbs, everyone goes to the neighborhood bus stop. You meet other parents. Kids play with their school friends who live in the neighborhood. In DC, families are scrambling to figure out which school to go to, what to do about middle school, and then traipsing all over town to get their kid to the school they got into. Then, if you are lucky enough to have other kids in the neighborhood, they may not be at the same school.

As much as I loved living in DC, I think it is much better for kids to grow up in the DC suburbs. There is a greater sense of community around the schools, schools are overall much better, crime is lower, and by and large the kids can run around on their own after school. [/quote]

LOL, what? On what basis do you say this? We live in DC and find that because 90% of the kids walk to school, the community is very tight. Many of us go to the playground after school, or the kids do aftercare together at the school. My kids have friends who both attend their school and privates in the neighborhood.

Growing up in Fairfax, my friends lived a drive away and we never hung out together after school. It is far more isolating out there than the way my kids grow up in the city. I also find city people are more community minded. Like, the fact that you don't mind sharing walls, prioritize walkability, etc. means you in general care about those around you. Most of my friends who moved to the burbs did so, so that they wouldn't be bothered by other people. Crime in NW is negligible.

OP, we are incredibly happy in NW DC. I am elated that I can give my kids this childhood compared to mine in the DC suburbs. It wasn't awful in early elementary because we lucked out having a house two doors down with kids we liked, but after age 10 I found it isolating, lonely, and boring. And if we didn't happen to have those neighbors, it would've been much worse.[/quote]

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