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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'd be willing to be that what you value in a neighborhood now when you don't have kids is going to change dramatically when you do have them. I think you are smart to think about the schools and do some homework on that before you buy so applaud you for that. But there's a reason so many of us with kids want to live in upper NW because these schools are better. Just look at the numbers, or go take a tour. The differences are striking. I would be willing to bet that once you have kids, you aren't going to be walking to cool restaurants any more but will probably place a much higher value on living in a low crime area, for example. I lived in Columbia Heights for many years before my first child was born and loved how walkable it was, how close to public transportation. When my child was born, all the sudden the shootings that were happening all around me that I just chose to ignore before became really scary. So did the traffice and the lack of green space. I wanted a yard or safe park where I could push my baby on a swing without junkies hanging out there. My upper northwest neighborhood does feel pretty suburban, and that was an adjustment. But we have grown to love that our kids can run free across the neighbors' lawns, playing with the other kids that live there. What really sealed the deal for our move was that I ran the crime numbers on our new house in upper NW verses my old house in CH just before I moved. My upper NW address had 0 violent crimes and 0 property crimes within 1000 feet during the previous year. My CH address had 102 violent crimes, 595 property crimes within 1000 feet. My advice if you want to live in a more urban environment would be to rent or try to buy something that is going to be a good investment, knowing you'll probably want to move once your kids are school age, if not sooner. [/quote]

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