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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the thoughts. Wild how different the impression from different posters can be. On a different website, my husband asked around and was told "there is a lot of gang and drug deal activity as well as shoot outs in the neighborhood. If your struggling it’s worth the cheap rent just keep to yourself and lay on the ground if your hear shots fired." I know it varies a lot block-by-block, though, and no part of DC is completely crime free.

Lol what website was this? Are they talking about Trinidad? I live just on the other side of H but have been walking around this neighborhood a lot since the pandemic and I’m not sure what block fits that description. There’s only one corner I avoid (too many people loitering on both sides of H Street) otherwise it’s a quiet residential neighborhood.

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the thoughts. Wild how different the impression from different posters can be. On a different website, my husband asked around and was told "there is a lot of gang and drug deal activity as well as shoot outs in the neighborhood. If your struggling it’s worth the cheap rent just keep to yourself and lay on the ground if your hear shots fired." I know it varies a lot block-by-block, though, and no part of DC is completely crime free.

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Anonymous wrote:Ha, that area is not cheap rent anymore. Not by a long shot. I work there and the gentrification has been FAST, though there is still enough street crime that I would examine your personal tolerance before committing to the area. It's similar to a lot of gentrifying neighborhoods where people are raising young kids - Petworth near the metro, Columbia Heights, etc.

I have one friend that lives in bounds for J.O. Wilson and she's comfortable sending her child there. Walking past during drop off and pick up times, I see a lot of, ahem, older white kids, so I'd assume there's a critical mass and you wouldn't be the only gentrifier choosing the neighborhood school.

Gentrification has been fast? I love that if you did't notice it didn't happen.

And to the poster who did a crime search within 1500 feet, please think about that search for a moment. You get almost the exact same results searching for 1500 feet of G street NE. Know why? Because H street NE is a major commercial corridor and therefore crime reports are much higher there.

This is true, but also: J.O. Wilson is located two blocks off of H Street. So it naturally has more nearby crime than some of the schools on Capitol Hill that are further from a commercial corridor. That's relevant. Also, J.O. Wilson is sandwiched between H Street and Florida Avenue, just generally making it a less safe or desirable neighborhood than those the PP compared it to.

Yes and houses are still prohibitively expensive.

I actually like the neighborhood a lot and know families at JOW, but there was also a daytime homicide at 5th and I, just a block from the school, earlier this month. People should be aware of the actual situation. It's not enough to say "Oh, there's a commercial corridor nearby, that accounts for the crime." It's more than that.

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Anonymous wrote:Ha, that area is not cheap rent anymore. Not by a long shot. I work there and the gentrification has been FAST, though there is still enough street crime that I would examine your personal tolerance before committing to the area. It's similar to a lot of gentrifying neighborhoods where people are raising young kids - Petworth near the metro, Columbia Heights, etc.

I have one friend that lives in bounds for J.O. Wilson and she's comfortable sending her child there. Walking past during drop off and pick up times, I see a lot of, ahem, older white kids, so I'd assume there's a critical mass and you wouldn't be the only gentrifier choosing the neighborhood school.

Gentrification has been fast? I love that if you did't notice it didn't happen.

And to the poster who did a crime search within 1500 feet, please think about that search for a moment. You get almost the exact same results searching for 1500 feet of G street NE. Know why? Because H street NE is a major commercial corridor and therefore crime reports are much higher there.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha, that area is not cheap rent anymore. Not by a long shot. I work there and the gentrification has been FAST, though there is still enough street crime that I would examine your personal tolerance before committing to the area. It's similar to a lot of gentrifying neighborhoods where people are raising young kids - Petworth near the metro, Columbia Heights, etc.

I have one friend that lives in bounds for J.O. Wilson and she's comfortable sending her child there. Walking past during drop off and pick up times, I see a lot of, ahem, older white kids, so I'd assume there's a critical mass and you wouldn't be the only gentrifier choosing the neighborhood school.

Gentrification has been fast? I love that if you did't notice it didn't happen.

And to the poster who did a crime search within 1500 feet, please think about that search for a moment. You get almost the exact same results searching for 1500 feet of G street NE. Know why? Because H street NE is a major commercial corridor and therefore crime reports are much higher there.

Anonymous wrote:Ha, that area is not cheap rent anymore. Not by a long shot. I work there and the gentrification has been FAST, though there is still enough street crime that I would examine your personal tolerance before committing to the area. It's similar to a lot of gentrifying neighborhoods where people are raising young kids - Petworth near the metro, Columbia Heights, etc.

I have one friend that lives in bounds for J.O. Wilson and she's comfortable sending her child there. Walking past during drop off and pick up times, I see a lot of, ahem, older white kids, so I'd assume there's a critical mass and you wouldn't be the only gentrifier choosing the neighborhood school.

I love that if you did't notice it didn't happen.

Anonymous wrote:Ha, that area is not cheap rent anymore. Not by a long shot. I work there and the gentrification has been FAST, though there is still enough street crime that I would examine your personal tolerance before committing to the area. It's similar to a lot of gentrifying neighborhoods where people are raising young kids - Petworth near the metro, Columbia Heights, etc.

I have one friend that lives in bounds for J.O. Wilson and she's comfortable sending her child there. Walking past during drop off and pick up times, I see a lot of, ahem, older white kids, so I'd assume there's a critical mass and you wouldn't be the only gentrifier choosing the neighborhood school.

Anonymous wrote:Neighborhood is tolerable. School has seen a lot of drama related to a principal transition and a bullying teacher. Search the board and you will find it all.

Anonymous wrote:Neighborhood is tolerable. School has seen a lot of drama related to a principal transition and a bullying teacher. Search the board and you will find it all.