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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP- What do you mean exactly by "downtown?" that means different things to different people in DC- it's not like NYC where the lower numbers mean downtown...some people interpret downtown differently here. Do you want to live in a very busy, active part of the city, or do you want a quieter residential neighborhood with easy access to Farragut West? Also, would you consider the close-in suburbs, which many families prefer (not all- don't jump down my throat people) because of the school situation in this area? [/quote]

TBH I'm not quite sure what downtown is. I believe it is the part of the city on either side of the White House. We'd like easy access to Farragut West / Farragut North / Foggy Bottom (for DH's work) and Federal Triangle (for preschool). Preschool's not set in stone yet but so far anything we like seems to have a waitlist.[/quote]

Locals refer to the city limits of DC, particularly Northwest DC (which is like our equivalent of Manhattan NY), as "downtown."  The city limits of DC are very tiny - it only has 600,000 residents in its entirety, plus most of what's going on is only in the Northwest quadrant of DC, so imagine how small that is.  Maybe another 4 million live inside the "beltway" (Highway 495 that circles DC), which would be more like living inside the city limits in any other major metropolitan area.  Around the beltway includes Montgomery County MD, Fairfax County VA, Arlington VA, and Alexandria VA.[/quote]

No no no no no.

Downtown is the small part of DC with highrises and office buildings. "Locals" do not refer to all of NW as "downtown."[/quote]

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