Where to live in DC??

[chip1980]

Originally Posted by saganista

Is National Harbor located in Oxon Hill or not? Simple question. Here's another one. Don't you think you should have adjusted the raw data for population differences? There is a reason why crime statistics are reported as incidents per 100K of population. I suspect that you just like to tell crime stories, and twenty years ago you would have been right. Today, you aren't. Recent overall crime rates in DC have barely reached as much as the median for cities with a population of 200K or more. For non-violent crime (which is what creates nearly 90% of all crime victims), DC has been well below that national median. Those are the facts. In 2005, DC had 4,577 non-violent crimes per 100K of population. Honolulu had 4,665. Those are the facts as well...

Oxon Hill is in PG County, the county with the most carjackings than any county in the state or Maryland or Virginia. You can live in this fantasy world if you want

[saganista]

Not much more responsive to the actual question at hand than was Post #2 with its ominous gangsta-style references to "Hill" and "Heights". Oxon Hill and Capital Heights are well into suburban Maryland. The question was Where to Live in DC.

Maybe references to Colony Hill or to Capitol Hill would have been appropriate, or to Cathedral Heights or to Potomac Heights. At least those would have been in the District, even if all of them would have been a bit beyond the OP's budget.

As for fantasy worlds, it's those who refuse to recognize that 1968-1988 was a different era from what 1988-2008 has been who continue to reside in one. DC once deserved its reputation as a crime capital. It doesn't anymore. End of story.

[chip1980]

Originally Posted by saganista

Not much more responsive to the actual question at hand than was Post #2 with its ominous gangsta-style references to "Hill" and "Heights". Oxon Hill and Capital Heights are well into suburban Maryland. The question was Where to Live in DC.

Maybe references to Colony Hill or to Capitol Hill would have been appropriate, or to Cathedral Heights or to Potomac Heights. At least those would have been in the District, even if all of them would have been a bit beyond the OP's budget.

As for fantasy worlds, it's those who refuse to recognize that 1968-1988 was a different era from what 1988-2008 has been who continue to reside in one. DC once deserved its reputation as a crime capital. It doesn't anymore. End of story.

The area's in DC are either too ghetto or too expensive....I recommend moving to Va or Mont county

[Beautiful Flower]

Most definitly I would say the Silver Spring area. Most apartments offer what is called a tax credit program. They will not tell you about, so you most definitly will have to ask. What it is that you cannot make less than a certain amount and more than a certain amount I. But check to make sure. As long as you are in between that income bracket then you qualify. Rent can be any were between 800-1,000. Trust me I am staying in one now and for the area I absolutely luv it. The metro is basically in my backyad, I have all sorts of shops that I can go to, bars, resturants. Not to mention the the thing that I luv most is that I can get to downtown DC in 15-20 minutes tops.

[bxchick]

Most definitly I would say the Silver Spring area. Most apartments offer what is called a tax credit program. They will not tell you about, so you most definitly will have to ask. What it is that you cannot make less than a certain amount and more than a certain amount I. But check to make sure. As long as you are in between that income bracket then you qualify. Rent can be any were between 800-1,000. Trust me I am staying in one now and for the area I absolutely luv it. The metro is basically in my backyad, I have all sorts of shops that I can go to, bars, resturants. Not to mention the the thing that I luv most is that I can get to downtown DC in 15-20 minutes tops.

Hey thanks for this info. How do this actually work? Do you have to renew every year? and Do you ask the apartment complexes or do you go online and find the information yourself? I was really interested in silver springs at first but when I saw the cost of rent there WOW LOL I started looking elsewhere but if I could qualify for this tax credit program then I will defintely prefer Silver Springs. Thanks again!!

[Beautiful Flower]

Sorry it took so long I just saw your post. Check out this website HOC - Opportunity Housing. It has a list of apartments that actually go according to your income and that program. With the tax credit program yes you will have to renew every year. But my leasing agent at the rental office informed me that your income maxm would be increased once you renew again. Meaning if you get a raise or another job then you will likely not be effected becuase of the increase.

**** Good luck with your search of you have any other questions just let me know!

[Beautiful Flower]

Also check out this website, it allows you to check and see if the apartment that you are looking for has recieved any bad reviews Silver Spring Apartments for Rent with Ratings & Reviews by Silver Spring Renters at ApartmentRatings.com

[bxchick]

Thank you so much!!

[Beautiful Flower]

Originally Posted by bxchick

thank You So Much!!

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