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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you considering moving to NW, or outside of DC? I am asking because before we got great 5th grade lottery luck we were having the same conversations in our house. We came to the conclusion that the NW burbs were really just that; burbs. Deal and JR are the best public schools in DC, but they do not compare favorably to the best public schools in MD or VA. If we were prepared to leave CH for schools, we weren't going to nibble around the edges for JR and were going to just pull the ripcord and decamp for true burbs and objectively better schools.[/quote]

We need density (it’s something my partner will not compromise on) so we are considering close-in NW (walkable to shops and restaurants). So, I think true burbs is out for us but could possibly do Bethesda. [/quote]

We moved to Arlington. No regrets. it is just as walkable as our place on the Hill (I can walk to Clarendon metro), my commute is the same, I don't worry about crime anyone and schools are not perfect but are very good. Also, there are free school buses (including a late bus for days my kids have activities after school). that makes logistics so much easier. Also traffic is much less of an issue here for the times I do have to drive (but I run basic errands by walking around the neighborhood).[/quote]

Same here. I left the Hill very unhappily several years ago, but almost everything has been easier living in Arlington. No more hand-wringing about schools and lotteries, no more car break-ins, no more driving my kids from the Hill to Hyde-Addison in rush hour traffic every morning. I am just a few blocks from a bus that runs straight down Langston Blvd (Lee Highway) to Rosslyn. I can also walk to Ballston in 15 minutes. Within a 5-15 minute walk: groceries, coffee, library, drug store, hardware store, parks, restaurants, farmer's market, a high school pool (with public hours). My kids walked to middle school and now walk to high school. We have used our in-boundary schools without a second thought--sheer bliss. On my in-office days, I commute via metro; DH rides his bike to work. We have really nice neighbors and have made good friends here. The Hill is about 20x more charming and yet I don't miss it at all.[/quote]
I can ditto most of this.  We have switched jobs, so we do drive to work, but we would have had to drive if we lived on the Hill too.

I'll add that it's really nice knowing that your kids can walk to school from elementary through high school.  That's a huge benefit.  We may drive to get groceries once a week, but the kids walk to and from school every day, if not more, as scouts and sports are often at school too.  They also can walk to many friend's houses.  It makes for a nice community.[/quote]

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