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Washington at night you're looking at part of the reason money magazine says
DC area is the best big city to live on the East Coast
Good evening. I'm Jim Vance and I'm Wendy Rieger during Gensler is off tonight
Money magazine says it's time for a reality check about the nation's capital of all the big metropolitan areas on the East Coast
Money magazine sees it this way
Washington DC ranks first followed by Boston then New York City
Nearby Baltimore comes in six and Tony Dorsey looks at what the ranking means to the
Washington metro area and what people have to say about it
Many Washingtonians call it a tale of two cities
Washington past and Washington present
Always hearing of the shootings the killings you know but it's positive
It was a positive note for money magazine to you know make the statement
In money magazine's annual survey of the 300 most livable places in the country
Washington DC ranked number one of any big city in the eastern US
Experts say big business will take notice
This will help us get them to the Washington region
The livability ranking was based among other things water quality
This in a city where citizens were asked to boil their drinking water just two years ago
The water quality in the district is excellent it is safe to drink
While money magazine said crime was higher than the national average and spending on schools was lower
That was offset by such things as clean air low property taxes and an abundance of cultural institutions
Natives admit the city is not perfect but they couldn't be happier
I love it, I love it
Born and raised here?
Yes
I am one of the few native Washingtonians left in the city
Everyone else is transient you know always from someplace else
And they're the ones always complaining I find
They should go home
The money magazine ranking didn't just take in the qualities of DC
It also included the suburbs from Falls Church all the way here to the city of Bethesda
Bethesda residents we spoke with believe the DC area would do well with or without the artiver