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[quote=Anonymous]I live in DC, am worried about the crime, and have no hangups about living in the suburbs.

But moving to the suburbs means becoming car dependent, which currently we are not. It's not a small thing, it's huge. Even if you can find a little suburban township where the town is walkable, it is often not connected via public transportation to everywhere else you might go (work, the doctors office and dentist, the movies, your kid's activities, etc.). And even if it's connected to these things (rare) using public transit to get there is time consuming because everything is more spread out.

So even if you can find a suburb with some walkability and public transit (which is, on it's own, actually really hard, especially if you also want good schools), you will pay for it with time as you add a lot of time to all of your transportation.

And many of the suburbs I'm currently describing? Also have seen upticks in crime, including precisely the crime that OP is concerned about (carjackings, muggings, etc.).

Then add in the school issue. Schools in DC can be really hard, but because of the lottery, there are options and people make it work. Outside DC, you HAVE to buy in bound for the schools you want to attend, which is expensive an can cost you in terms of walkability and commute times.

It's not this obvious choice people make it out to be. I actively want to move to the suburbs, and I'm struggling to find one where (1) we can afford a home, (2) the schools are as good or better than what we currently have access to, (3) crime is significantly lower and not trending poorly, and (4) there is a reasonable amount of walkability and not a massive increase in commute time.

If anyone knows of one that fits the bill, tell me! As it stands, we always wind up back on "stay in DC" as the better of two imperfect options.[/quote]

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