I also think that the old adage, "You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with." is relevant. 

@Grace Green based on your criteria there are many neighborhoods in Pittsburgh and the surrounding boroughs that meet your criteria. here are some questions for you to help target in on a few areas. 1.

There is positive sentiment in the US to increase taxes on the wealthy and provide more public infrastructure and services.

Is it an area surrounded by bad schools?

It is surrounded by a wide variety of employers, private, public, and military, and is reasonably commutable to DC and Annapolis, MD.

Madison appears to be driving this surge, compared with the surrounding area driving the previous surge.I wouldn't get too excited just yet though.

., but since they have to pay the bond holders for their debt before anyone else they skimp on infrastructure and everything else. 

You might want to familiarize yourself with the price points for different property types in DC and the surrounding areas, so you have a better sense of current market prices  You can also take a look at this article on market demand for housing in DC.https://wtop.com/business-finance/2020/07/dc-housing-market-very-brisk-but-may-slow-soon/Once you have a better sense of price points and the different property types in the DMV area, you'll have a better sense of what makes the most sense for your investment goals and how much time you'll need to get your funding together. 

Tons of blue states moving in SA and surrounding areas.

Any deal or potential deal can be vetted by quickly researching surround areas past sals history.