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As the title says, I'm making as big of an adjustment as possible in August of this year. I'm relocating to DC to teach third grade. I'm a single, young professional, female and I'm wondering what neighborhood would be safest and most comfortable to live in. I'm looking for either a one bedroom or a studio and I'd like to live in a building with amenities like a work out room, pool, and would like a guard/ some type of security.
I want to meet new people and am hoping to be around a lot of restaurants, shopping, and art. I would love some input on where to live as I don't even know where to start.
When all is said and done, I'm looking to spend no more than $1,600 per month on rent.
As the title says, I'm making as big of an adjustment as possible in August of this year. I'm relocating to DC to teach third grade. I'm a single, young professional, female and I'm wondering what neighborhood would be safest and most comfortable to live in. I'm looking for either a one bedroom or a studio and I'd like to live in a building with amenities like a work out room, pool, and would like a guard/ some type of security.
I want to meet new people and am hoping to be around a lot of restaurants, shopping, and art. I would love some input on where to live as I don't even know where to start.
When all is said and done, I'm looking to spend no more than $1,600 per month on rent.
I don't know if you can get that for $1,600. You might be able to get into an older building for that amount.
I'd take a look at the NW neighborhoods along the Red Line (Woodley Park, Cleveland Park, Van Ness). They're safe neighborhoods and at $1600 you should definitely be able to find a studio, with a 1 BR possible with some luck and some good Craigslist searching.
You will likely need to compromise on the amenities though. At your price range you're looking at primarily older buildings that are less likely to have things like a gym or a pool. I don't think I've heard of any regular apartments in DC having dedicated security (except maybe the super high-end luxury buildings), although some buildings will have a concierge during the day.
Until you know where you will be working it is pointless to look at neighborhoods unless you do not care about how long your commute will be.
The DC area has some of the longest average commuting times in the country. Even if you live and work in the city you could have a commute of 45 minutes or more. Or you could have commute of five minutes. It all depends on where your workplace is.
Start there and then use that narrow down where to live based on how long of a commute you can tolerate.
Where are you going to teach? You'd like to have a short time commute and as others have pointed out that means where you teach will affect where you live. I think $1600 per month is adequate for most areas of DC. If you are open to a roommate situation you can stretch your budget more easily.
As the title says, I'm making as big of an adjustment as possible in August of this year. I'm relocating to DC to teach third grade. I'm a single, young professional, female and I'm wondering what neighborhood would be safest and most comfortable to live in. I'm looking for either a one bedroom or a studio and I'd like to live in a building with amenities like a work out room, pool, and would like a guard/ some type of security.
I want to meet new people and am hoping to be around a lot of restaurants, shopping, and art. I would love some input on where to live as I don't even know where to start.
When all is said and done, I'm looking to spend no more than $1,600 per month on rent.
Ive been looking recently at rent and 1600 can work isnt going to get you very far consiering your needs in a building.
I'm teaching in SE DC. I don't plan on living in the neighborhood. The past few days I was able to explore some of the neighborhoods and I really liked Columbia Heights. Is it safe there?
Columbia Heights is good but you shouldn't immediately rule out SE DC. It's not a "neighborhood" - it's a whole big quadrant of the city made up of many different neighborhoods. You've probably heard horrible things about SE and it's true that many parts are really bad, some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America. But then there are other parts that are really nice, just as good as most parts of NW DC. I would guess that more Senators and congressmen live in SE DC than any other quadrant because most of the Capitol Hill neighborhood is in SE. I would even say Capitol Hill is safer than Columbia Heights.
It's a myth propagated by people who know nothing about DC, often suburbanites who rarely venture into the city, that all of SE and NE DC is bad.
Columbia Heights is good but you shouldn't immediately rule out SE DC. It's not a "neighborhood" - it's a whole big quadrant of the city made up of many different neighborhoods. You've probably heard horrible things about SE and it's true that many parts are really bad, some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America. But then there are other parts that are really nice, just as good as most parts of NW DC. I would guess that more Senators and congressmen live in SE DC than any other quadrant because most of the Capitol Hill neighborhood is in SE. I would even say Capitol Hill is safer than Columbia Heights.
It's a myth propagated by people who know nothing about DC, often suburbanites who rarely venture into the city, that all of SE and NE DC is bad.
Agreed. The whole "you'll die if you live in SE" meme is getting old.
columbia heights is good but you shouldn't immediately rule out se dc. It's not a "neighborhood" - it's a whole big quadrant of the city made up of many different neighborhoods. You've probably heard horrible things about se and it's true that many parts are really bad, some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in america. But then there are other parts that are really nice, just as good as most parts of nw dc. I would guess that more senators and congressmen live in se dc than any other quadrant because most of the capitol hill neighborhood is in se. I would even say capitol hill is safer than columbia heights.
It's a myth propagated by people who know nothing about dc, often suburbanites who rarely venture into the city, that all of se and ne dc is bad.
+1
Eastern Market, Barrack Row, Capitol Hill, etc. All great places in SE.
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