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PP here. Agree that you’ll get good intel from the DCPS forum. My daughter goes to Maury and we’ve been happy with it though we moved here after the pre-K days so I’m not knowledgeable about the lower grades. Generally my sense is that all Hill elementaries are reasonably good. If your husband is keen on the train, I’d maybe hope for Ludlow-Taylor so you could live super close to Union Station, which would also work for your commute. If he wants to drive, Maury would be great for you (you can walk to Union from where we live in the Maury catchment but it’s about a mile away so doing it twice a day every day would get old).  Brent is also popular—at least to grade 3 or so—but I believe is in a swing space or about to be? The DCPS forum can shed light on that.

It’s true that nowhere in DC is like New York and Hoboken, but I genuinely wouldn’t have shared my opinion if I hadn’t tried the far out suburbs (this was before we had kids) and been deeply unhappy. The Hill is wonderful—it’s true that it’s quieter than Hoboken, but still vibrant, walkable, lots of people out and about—and I think would tick the most boxes for you.[/quote]

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OP here - sorry I can’t figure out this forum! But trying again: Thank you for sharing your opinion/experience. I do think I would feel very isolated in the suburbs, and I am clinging to hope that we can find a community like the one we’ll be leaving behind in Hoboken.

My husband also bikes a mile each way as part of his commute now, so we were also considering that he may do that to union station if he didn’t drive and we lived farther than Ludlow-Taylor area (like the Maury area). In general, are there any big differences between parts of the Hill? I see it is 2 sq mi so it’s small, but even within Hoboken (1 sq mi), there are some “general” differences (old rich area vs college kids area etc). They’re not that noticeable or profound but still curious.

We are planning a trip down in the coming months to get more familiarity with the Hill and the potential commute, but appreciate any feedback in the interim.[/quote]

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