LeoMarius t1_jdhfsgz wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:48 PM

In a way it was better, because DC was affordable. There were also a lot more affordable, eclectic shops and restaurants.

AsbestosIn0bstetrics t1_jdhjpxw wrote on March 24, 2023 at 1:19 PM

In any other place, property values drop when crime increases, and vice-versa. Not here.

LeoMarius t1_jdhl66y wrote on March 24, 2023 at 1:30 PM

They will eventually if the city starts driving people away.

KillLaKillmonger t1_jdhilkv wrote on March 24, 2023 at 1:11 PM

Most people that lived in DC 20-25 yrs ago would take over the shit we got now.

LeoMarius t1_jdhlkas wrote on March 24, 2023 at 1:33 PM

Yep. I moved to DC in the 1990s. I knew people who got mugged in Dupont and Foggy Bottom. We were all wary of the city, but going out was cheap and you could rent or buy a place without problem.

Then prices shot up, but at least crime went down. Some people liked the trade off and others hated it, depending a lot on how much money you had.

Expensive and unsafe is a terrible combination, but it won't last long. Either the city fixes the crime problem, or people will leave again and prices will fall.