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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If OP can afford 5 million, she can definitely afford CHDS and a nice place on East Capitol. I would not count the ability to walk to a Trader Joes or the outside mall that is now Clarendon a "walkable neighborhood" -- pretty generic and lame and surrounded by a lot of really busy roads.[/quote]

I don't know anyone who could afford a $5M house who would choose to live on Capitol Hill.  We left the Hill as soon as we could afford a decent sized house elsewhere- same with most people we knew there.  Sure, it's walkable if you don't mind getting mugged on occassion.  The grocery stores there are the pits, the parks smell like urine and you'll find yourself constantly driving (or metroing) downtown for dr appointments, etc.  The public schools aren't good and there is only one private, which may or may not be a good fit for your family.

Arlington (all of VA) tends to be more conservative and have less of an urban vibe, so I'd rule that out using your criteria.

I'm surprised Georgetown + private school isn't getting recommended more.  That fits your criteria better than anything else.  You'd probaly like Kalorama + private, but there aren't tons of kids there.  I'd also look at Woodley Park, Cleveland Park, Chevy Chase DC near Friendship Heights or Tenleytown, Chevy Chase MD in walkable areas like Somerset or the Town of CC and close-in Bethesda like Edgemoor (I haven't heard about the cancer cluster rumor???).  Some areas of Palisades may also work for you too.[/quote]

You or your identical twin posts this every time Capitol Hill is mentioned. You're right about doctor's appointments, everything else is out of date. If you're here recommending Georgetown, you weren't a good fit for the Hill no matter what. I've only known one person who made that move and suffice it to say that the kind of person who wants to live in Georgetown or Palisades and send the children to private school is not the kind of person who fits in on the Hill, and thank goodness for it. [/quote]

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