Simon: Perfect. That's exactly what I am looking for. I know very little about DC neighborhoods, so this really helps. I need a yard because I am bringing 3 dogs with me - and I prefer they not do their business in the house. :) And I have done the multi-unit living with 1 dog - which was a nightmare.
I am looking to buy but not cool to the idea of renting, but this really gives me an idea of where to begin my search. JB ________________________________ From:Simon Horwith <si...@horwith.com> To:cf-jobs-talk <cf-jobs-talk@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Thu, November 4, 2010 10:20:36 PM Subject: Re: Moving to DC So if I understand: you want to commute into downtown via Metro, plan to buy (otherwise you wouldn't care about property taxes), and want a place with a yard and low crime..... I'm not sure what you consider a good price, but my immediate gut is to say you should look at neighborhoods toward the VA end of the Orange line. Basically, from VA Square to Fairfax stations you should be able to find places that have a yard and aren't priced outrageously (which is relative, mind you). Greenbelt isn't a terrible suggestion, though I wouldn't live there, myself (of course, I lived downtown, so take what I say about the suburbs with a grain of salt). There are some OK neighborhoods towards the VA end of the blue line (near Franconia/Springfield) but I personally wouldn't bother with it unless you're really into traffic and malls (and a lot of other nonsense, including high odds of soul-less neighbors). Shady Grove, and suburbs beyond (Damascus, all the way out to Fredrick) is a really good option for you if you want to rent (prices, unless you go WAY out, aren't going to be low if you're looking for a yard, etc nd plan to buy) and don't mind driving just a little to get to the metro station. To be honest, that's about all I can recommend that's out in the suburbs. If I were looking for what you describe personally, I'd maybe look towards the end of the orange line or red line like I said, but would most likely look in town at neighborhoods that E-W are from 16th St NW to 10th St NE and N-S are from Florida Ave to Capital. If you aren't looking to spend too much really and you really want that yard, I'd say your best decent bet in town is going to be somewhere between the Easternmost 10 blocks of NW and the Western most 10 blocks of NE.... My $0.02. ~Simon Simon Horwith CTO, Nylon Technology http://www.nylontechnology.com blog - http://www.horwith.com On 11/4/2010 3:24 PM, Jason Birchman wrote: > I am a Senior ColdFusion Developer that is moving out to the Washington, DC. >Obviously housing is a premium in the DC area. I would like to buy or rent a >house in one of the suburbs, so that we can have a fenced in yard for my dogs. >What suburbs are the safest and most affordable in DC that have single family >homes (not townhomes/apartments)? Which area is lower in taxes? Commuting by >train/light rail would be ideal. Also, what is a typical salary range for >Senior >CF Developers in the DC area? Thanks! > > - Jason > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/message.cfm/messageid:4355 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
