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@ZinDC:

We love D.C. and didn't want our child to suffer through the boredom experienced by so many teenagers in the suburbs - even the close-in suburbs like Arlington, Alexandria, or Silver Spring.
Looking at the trends in the city vs. suburb - home values increasing in the city and decreasing in suburbs - we didn't want to be stuck with a home in the suburbs in 15 years that lacked value.

Do you really think that the metro-accessible portions of Arlington, Alexandria, and Silver Spring are all that different from DC? They certainly haven't experienced these home value declines you seem to think they have. I suppose this "boredom" measure is subjective, but it seems hard to believe that these areas differ much along that dimension either.

I totally understand why people wouldn't want to move out to the car-dependent suburbs to raise children (I certainly wouldn't!), but I don't get why some people in this discussion seem to see this dramatic, discrete difference between DC and non-DC. As I've said above, the presence of close-in urban areas that are separate jurisdictions is part of DC's unique problem, so denying it isn't particularly helpful.

by Gray on Jul 17, 2012 10:12 pm • link • report

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