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Originally Posted by dcp916
Every one of these threads turns out like this.
Young, white professional unfamiliar with the city comes here looking for advice on a "safe", affordable place to live and the defenders come out screeching and howling
Look, OP, I'm a fellow young white professional. You couldn't pay me to live in SE. I wont even ride the Metro in there. And I could give a rats ass what anybody thinks. Screw political correctness. DC has one of the highest crime rates in the country. I know plenty of people who have been victimized.
As others have pointed out, parts of SW are nice and parts of NE are bad, so don't go purely by region. Within the city neighborhoods can change from block to block. It helps to visit and get a feel for the place.
Your best option is to find a roommate. Then you can pretty much live wherever.
If you prefer to live alone, consider a studio or efficiency. There are some bargains out there but you have to look.
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What about OP's atrocious grammar and spelling tells you he is a "young white professional"?
It isn't about political correctness, it's about recognizing the very unique makeup of each area of this city, a city that has made huge strides over time on the crime front. Does that mean we all hold hands and sing Kumbaya? Of course not, it's a major city. But isn't that why any person unfamiliar with the city would even come on here and ask? OP asked, we answered.
Everyone on this thread attempted to give OP advice that he did not want. Others attempted to address his incorrect stereotypes, stereotypes he clung to based on what other, unnamed people he could not identify said. People on this thread pointing out Petworth isn't exactly Georgetown were attempting to do the kid a favor and prove that the two letters after your address aren't all there is to this city. Had OP left it at "I don't want to live in the hood," I think everyone here could have better guided him but he had to go the extra mile by proving his ignorance with "not SW or SE" - because again, we all know how dangerous Eastern Market is. OH THE HUMANITY.
And yes, please don't come down to this part of SE (but by all means, you're missing out if you won't even venture to Eastern Market... oh well, your loss). We reached our limit on young, white professionals when I moved down here, I think we can only fit 2 a year lest it become a race to gentrification.
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