Former fed here. I lived in Philly, moved to DC for my fed job, was there for almost 6 years, and ultimately moved back to Philly a year ago bc I wanted to buy a house and settle down, we were still full remote, and those options weren't available to me in DC. I'm no longer a fed, switched back to consulting a few months ago. Philly has everything DC has but on a smaller scale, way better food imo, and you don't get stuck in the politics suck. I enjoyed my time in DC but I'm a Philly gal at heart and could never shake that out of me. SEPTA doesn't hold a candle to Metro, I'll give DC that win. Other than that, really the only thing I miss in DC is boozy brunch (PA liquor laws are weird)