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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't live in Brookland so I don't have a view on if Brookland is awesome and everyone has a huge lot and a pool, or whatever.  But there do seem to be many people on this board (and particularly over in Real Estate) who really can't believe that not everyone is dying to live west of the park.  There are a lot of us in the area who are high earners and don't love Cleveland Park, Woodley Park, Tenleytown, etc. for a variety of reasons.  And especially when your budget is around $1 million, neighborhoods like Brookland, Crestwood and 16th Street Heights can be much better choices.  You get way more house for your money and many of us would rather have a bigger house in a less established neighborhood than have the littlest house on the street in Cleveland Park.[/quote]

And then I always wonder about commute?  I have lived in Columbia Heights and Brookland.  When looking at summer camps, I looked at a couple of things in Tenlytown and Cleveland Park, and I just thought "NO WAY do I want to have to drive a) from Brookland over there, but b) from there to downtown.  What is the commute from those neighborhoods to downtown like?  Do most people metro or do a lot of people drive?

I like being able to get on N. Capitol and just get to where I need to go (including DC's charter school).  Maybe WOTP is pretty cool, but it seems so far away from everything I like/want to do, it just seems too far out of range.[/quote]

I live in North Cleveland Park, and everyone I know that works downtown takes the metro so I don't know what the driving commute would be.

As far as being close to things, you just adjust to where you live.  When I go to Brookland I feel like it is so far away from anything I'd want.  From my house I have access (by foot) to my kids' school, 2 supermarkets, several parks, Rock Creek Park, a great swimming pool, and I can be downtown in 20 minutes on the metro.  If I want to go to the Hill or a Nats game by car it takes me 20-30 minutes via Rock Creek Parkway, so it's no big deal.  And I've always lived in NW (Adams Morgan and Dupont previously) so I'm just used to what is in these neighborhoods.  I know that other places are cool (Union Market, etc.) but I don't feel like I miss is because it's just not one of my normal places.  If I want to go out in Columbia Heights or U Street I take a bus or cab.  
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