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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sure. I bought in Station North two blocks away from Penn Station. I actually rented for a year at Nelson Kohl, the apartment literally across from Penn Station, to make sure I actually liked the area and could stomach the commute to Union Station to get to the Hill every day. The commute was a breeze if you don't mind being on the train for an hour in the morning (which most DMV commuters do by the way but they also pay 2 times the rent/mortgage, but I digress).

My hard boundary was not anywhere above North Avenue (incase I had to stay for late votes in and in turn had to walk home from Penn late at night) or anywhere too far in to Mt. Vernon because I wanted to buy a home and not a condo. So it was pretty much concentrated primarily in the Station North neighborhood. Homes sell for anywhere from $180-400k there, which made it really attractive, particularly on a Hill salary.  [/quote]
Thanks!  I never quite grew out of loving trains, so spending an hour on the train each way is kind of a feature to me, not a bug.  Especially if, as you mention, I'd be spending an hour commuting anyway, which isn't hard to do in the DMV.  I commuted by train in Chicago long ago and loved it.

How crowded are the MARC trains?  I assume it's not bad at all leaving out of Penn Station?[/quote]

PP here. It's funny you should ask that, because that was a concern for me too at first; but nope, getting on the train at Penn isn't crowded at all in the morning, so it's easy to get a seat in the quiet car. The bulk of the riders are picked up at Halethorpe, BWI, and Odenton. I was actually amazed at how many people take MARC in to DC every morning when I first moved up here.

The evening commute back can be packed though depending on which train you head back on.

Also, MARC is FAR MORE RELIABLE than metro. I commuted to DC for about year and only had one instance where I was late because of issues with MARC, aside from that it was literally easy peasy. [/quote]

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