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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello - my husband and I (biracial late 30's AA/White) are looking to move to the DC/NOVA/MD area from NYC. We have a 3 month old daughter and are relocating due to me taking a new position. My job will be based near the courthouse area of Arlington and he will be working by Union Station. The question is where to live. We have a budget up to 900k to buy for the interim but would like to rent in a diverse area with a walkable downtown that will be comfortable for our family.  For example we lived in Brooklyn for years then moved to Maplewood, NJ before our DD was born. 
I hear good things about Takoma Park/Silver Spring Maryland but worry the commute would be too much. I would like to use the metro to get to work (the old NY'er in me). 
Any advice would be great. And by diverse I mean yes all ethnicities but at least 10% AA middle/upper class.
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Petworth. You can take Green/Yellow Lines at Petworth station to Orange Lines at L'Enfant and your husband can transfer to the Red Line at Fort Totten. For 900K you would have a bunch of housing options in the neighborhood. It's super diverse and new restaurants and retail are popping up all the time.

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That's a hella commute for both. I stand by my earlier recommendation of renting on Capitol Hill through the early years. [/quote]

Petworth to Union Station is not a hella commute. Maybe 30 min on the train with one transfer. Petworth to Courthouse is not really hella either, at least for the region, at about 45 min on the train with one transfer.

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