Washington, DC

Forest Hills

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Neighborhood Overview

Buy:
$215K - $7.2M
For Sale on Trulia:
29 homes
Rent:
$1.48K - $8.3K
For Rent on Trulia:
139 homes
To "Downtown Washington:
25 minutes
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What Locals Say about Forest Hills

At least 17 Trulia users voted on each feature.

  • 100 % Say it's dog friendly

  • 100 % Say there are sidewalks

  • 96 % Say streets are well-lit

  • 92 % Say people would walk alone at night

  • 89 % Say it's walkable to restaurants

  • 81 % Say it's quiet

  • 80 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores

  • 73 % Say parking is easy

  • 71 % Say there's holiday spirit

  • 59 % Say there's wildlife

  • 57 % Say yards are well-kept

  • 54 % Say there are community events

  • 53 % Say neighbors are friendly

  • 45 % Say kids play outside

  • 44 % Say car is needed

  • 39 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

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  • Mlssdcksn
    "There's a nice farmer's market on Saturday. No one calls it Forrest Hills, btw. that seems like a thing made up by realtors to sell houses. "
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  • Carlosmblandino
    "Very friendly. You have everything closest. If you have kids, the recreation center are excellent, and the school too"
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  • Lkkupke
    "lots of space to walk, close to rock creek park. many houses have big yards. many side streets with not much traffic."
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  • Maresmary1
    "Farmers market and holiday market are nice. Neighborhood also has community events a few times a year which is appreciated"
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  • John F
    "Great access to metro with easy commute to downtown. It is also an easy drive to downtown. Either by metro or by car the commute during rush hour is less than 30 minutes."
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  • Damiah P.
    "Dog friendly! Dog parks! Puppy sitters! It’s great! Everybody has a dog, big dogs small dogs! All types of breeds and sizes"
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  • Lise K
    "I have lived in this neighborhood for 10 years. I love feeling like I am in a quiet suburb, but I can walk to everything, including the metro."
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  • Joey B.
    "There's lots of parks. There's lots of dogs. You must pick up after them."
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  • Joey B.
    "I commute by train. Sometimes by bus. Rarely by car."
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  • Joey B.
    "It's a pretty unusual place. But it's awesome and cool."
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  • Joey B.
    "It's a safe area. Good people here."
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  • Adrianna L.
    "They would like the people, who train their dogs well."
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  • Adrianna L.
    "Nice, not rushed commute.Very quiet and very safe!"
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  • Adrianna L.
    "I love the trees. I love the nature. And I love the people!"
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  • Kat W.
    "Nice area to walk your dog. We have a dog friendly park on Myrtle Ave."
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  • Kat W.
    "Hectic commute but it gets much better the closer to Forest Hills you get. Traffic is not as bad."
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  • Kat W.
    "Beautiful landscaping and the neighborhood is relatively quiet compared to the DC area noise."
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  • Kat W.
    "Safe neighborhood with plenty of good people living there. Nice park for the kids."
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  • Jeannette G.
    "There are plenty of places to walk and exercise your dog. You should be careful at various busy streets."
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  • Jeannette G.
    "Very accessible commute, easy to get to places I need to reach."
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  • Jeannette G.
    "Restaurants and stores, Van Ness/UDC, Soap Stone, Mill, a variety of quiet and busy streets, a relatively small neighborhood with plenty of bus stops and a Metro Station."
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  • Jeannette G.
    "Merch School is being remodeled and repaired. There are places for children to play in the park. There are fun things to do and there is a preschool."
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  • Michael
    "I like living here. It’s a great family and dog friendly neighborhood in northwest dc. Metra is 15min walk. "
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  • Marian
    "I live and work in this area and believe it's one of the most desirable neighborhoods in the city in terms of safety, cleanliness, and convenience in terms of access to transportation, restaurants, etc. The Connecticut Ave corridor is expanding to include more restaurants & nightlife which will make it even more desirable. I often recommend it to Buyers moving in to the City!"
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  • Jim
    "Close to downtown and all city conveniences but like living in the country. Homes range from suburban-style center hall colonials to uber-modern, sizes from comfortable to huge mansions, environment from yards and pools to in-the-center-of-the-forest. Traffic normal to better than normal for urban area, shopping nearby, public transit within easy walking. Many embassy residences here; Secret Service joins attentive DC police in making this one of the safest neighborhoods in the area. The District's best high school (Wilson) and many private schools nearby. Rock Creek Park to the east, Wilson pool to the west. Easy commute to downtown via Rock Creek Parkway or Connecticut Ave. "
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