Living in DC with Kids
My husband and I are moving from the Charlotte NC suburbs to DC. We toured the burbs in Alexandria but I just feel pulled to the city. The concern is we have two kids, 3 and 6, and would be renting. He is going to work in Arlington. I work from home. How reasonable is it to actually live in a city with kids? In DC proper? We also didn’t mind Pentagon city or Potomac yard, but have heard there’s free pre k in DC so… I don’t know, just feeling really torn between lifestyles and wanting to do what’s best for the kids.
Does anyone have recs? For reference our renting budget is around $3500. I know this has probably been asked a million times but I’m finding that there aren’t any discussions that really fit my struggle of suburbs vs city with young (but not infant age) kids. So any advice regarding living in an apartment with kids, choosing a neighborhood, would be helpful.