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[quote=Anonymous]OP, a long-time DC resident here. While I live in Gtown for many years, about 7 years ago I moved to what would be considered a "transitional" area and very diverse. After the birth of our daughter, we decided to move, which was/is v. painful for me. We don't live in upper NW, we are truly downtown. 1) the ability to have a car is very complicated, costly and difficult. With a child now, we definitely need a car. While we currently use Uber/Zipcar, it's just a PIA with carseats, etc. 2) When we really looked at various private schools in DC, we concluded that the vast majority of them (not the elites) were really just average schools. So, $30k for an average school just wasn't worth it. 3) In our neighborhood (not the white part of DC), there are certain city services that are not guaranteed. We were very concerned that if we needed an ambulance, it was not a given that we were going to get one in our neighborhood. Yes, it has happened to many of our neighbors. 4) While we are very tolerant of others' lifestyles (ie drug use, prostitution, etc), that was not something we wanted our daughter exposed to every day. 5) While there are lots of thugs walking around us daily, I was seriously concerned about their thug dogs (pitbulls), who *seem* dangerous, especially with a young child. So, sorry for the long post - but that is why we are high-tailing it to N. Arlington where we are building. Yes, we could afford NW DC -but our commute times to Penn Quarter where we work would be just as long.[/quote]

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