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Anonymous wrote:We're in Columbia Heights with a one year old and one on the way and we LOVE it. You can't throw a rock without hitting a playground - the Girard St playground in particular we really love, but there are literally three others just a few blocks from our house. There's also Meridian Hill Park, which doesn't have a playground, but is such a great scene - always tons of people out in nice weather, musicians, picnics, a real community vibe. Plenty of grocery stores, I think, but we're lazy so we just get our groceries delivered. It's very walkable - we don't have a car and it's great - tons of bus lines and the metro is right here, plus really everything you need is in walking distance. It's also one of the few truly diverse parts of DC - racially and economically. Yes, crime is a bit higher here than in the rest of NW DC, but we feel perfectly safe walking around, with or without our kid, after dark (although now that it's summer he's in bed before dark!) People are friendly.

And, while certainly, people are free to make their own determinations about safety and their own comfort level, I would keep in mind that while this website is called "DC Urban Moms" it has a large suburban contingent, and skews rather wealthy, and that may impact the responses you get on threads like these.

This website also has a lot of people who have lived in Columbia Heights and then moved from Columbia Heights, sometimes to the suburbs but often also to other parts of DC (not just UNW), once they have kids.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FYI For Mt. Pleasant, Crestwood and 16th Street Heights you need at least $1.5m to buy a place - this board skews suburban AND wealthy. There is more affordability in CH, Park View and Petworth.

$1.5M will get you a large nicely renovated house with a yard and separate 2BR rental unit in 16th St Heights. Prices are crazy but not that crazy*.




*yet. I’m probably going to eat this post in 6 months when that’s the price for a fixer-upper, ugh

You are at least two weeks behind.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FYI For Mt. Pleasant, Crestwood and 16th Street Heights you need at least $1.5m to buy a place - this board skews suburban AND wealthy. There is more affordability in CH, Park View and Petworth.

$1.5M will get you a large nicely renovated house with a yard and separate 2BR rental unit in 16th St Heights. Prices are crazy but not that crazy*.




*yet. I’m probably going to eat this post in 6 months when that’s the price for a fixer-upper, ugh

Anonymous wrote:FYI For Mt. Pleasant, Crestwood and 16th Street Heights you need at least $1.5m to buy a place - this board skews suburban AND wealthy. There is more affordability in CH, Park View and Petworth.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're in Columbia Heights with a one year old and one on the way and we LOVE it. You can't throw a rock without hitting a playground - the Girard St playground in particular we really love, but there are literally three others just a few blocks from our house. There's also Meridian Hill Park, which doesn't have a playground, but is such a great scene - always tons of people out in nice weather, musicians, picnics, a real community vibe. Plenty of grocery stores, I think, but we're lazy so we just get our groceries delivered. It's very walkable - we don't have a car and it's great - tons of bus lines and the metro is right here, plus really everything you need is in walking distance. It's also one of the few truly diverse parts of DC - racially and economically. Yes, crime is a bit higher here than in the rest of NW DC, but we feel perfectly safe walking around, with or without our kid, after dark (although now that it's summer he's in bed before dark!) People are friendly.

And, while certainly, people are free to make their own determinations about safety and their own comfort level, I would keep in mind that while this website is called "DC Urban Moms" it has a large suburban contingent, and skews rather wealthy, and that may impact the responses you get on threads like these.

I second this post. We were in Adams Morgan and now are in Columbia Heights/Petworth area (13th and Quebec) and we love this area. Plenty of streetlights at night and I haven't felt unsafe. It's city living, so you have to be aware of your surroundings, etc. and yes, crime has been on the rise particular in 2020, but I wouldn't pay attention to the fearmongering on this thread. (Although different people have different risk tolerances, which is fine!)

Anonymous wrote:We're in Columbia Heights with a one year old and one on the way and we LOVE it. You can't throw a rock without hitting a playground - the Girard St playground in particular we really love, but there are literally three others just a few blocks from our house. There's also Meridian Hill Park, which doesn't have a playground, but is such a great scene - always tons of people out in nice weather, musicians, picnics, a real community vibe. Plenty of grocery stores, I think, but we're lazy so we just get our groceries delivered. It's very walkable - we don't have a car and it's great - tons of bus lines and the metro is right here, plus really everything you need is in walking distance. It's also one of the few truly diverse parts of DC - racially and economically. Yes, crime is a bit higher here than in the rest of NW DC, but we feel perfectly safe walking around, with or without our kid, after dark (although now that it's summer he's in bed before dark!) People are friendly.

And, while certainly, people are free to make their own determinations about safety and their own comfort level, I would keep in mind that while this website is called "DC Urban Moms" it has a large suburban contingent, and skews rather wealthy, and that may impact the responses you get on threads like these.

Anonymous wrote:Let’s be clear - it’s varying degrees of shooty being discussed here op. Petworth still has a LOT of shootings - so many that we moved out once we had kids and many of our friends there are planning their exit. You need to be really comfort with gun crime if your living in Columbia heights or petworth.