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Guide ranks D.C. neighborhoods based on livability

Foggy Bottom was ranked 14th on a list of best D.C. neighborhoods. Hatchet file photo.
Foggy Bottom was ranked 14th on a list of best D.C. neighborhoods. Hatchet file photo.
Raleigh Warner, the co-founder of Jumpshell, is helping people decide which D.C. neighborhood they should live in with his comprehensive ranking of neighborhoods in the District.

Georgetown was ranked first on the list of best neighborhoods. Foggy Bottom made the list, but it came in last at 14th place.

The guide includes a list of every neighborhood in the District and pinpoints the age range, vibe and attractions of each neighborhood in two or three quick bullet points. If that isn’t succinct enough, headers on the site describe each area with a few adjectives that match neighborhoods’ moods.

To make it easier for prospective District denizens to visualize the city, Warner included both Google Maps street and map views of the neighborhood to supplement the written description.

Warner pooled information from sites like Zillow, Realtor.com and Zumper and considered perspectives from personal interviews with new renters when creating the list.

The guide can be found on Jumpshell, a website designed for apartment hunting.

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