600k HHI - Where should we live?

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Oakridge/ Gunston/Wakefield

Can"t imagine making that money and buying a house in the Wakefield district. It's not a good school.

Wakefield is an excellent school. I would choose it over Wilson.

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The new Wakefield is gorgeous - absolutely stunning! Indoor pool, the track is immaculate, so much great stuff in one school.

Nice building but same can be said of TC, and Wakefield has fewer high-achieving kids. Hard pass.

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Wakefield doesn’t have the extremes of TC. Less disruption.

The high-achieving kids at TC don’t seem to be disrupted. They’re getting into bettter schools than kids from all APS high schools, not just Wakefield.

Why are people bringing up Wakefield and TC Williams in a thread about a couple with a $600k HHI?

+1. It’s very strange. Even Arlington at this HHi would be odd.

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Oakridge/ Gunston/Wakefield

Can"t imagine making that money and buying a house in the Wakefield district. It's not a good school.

Wakefield is an excellent school. I would choose it over Wilson.

+1

The new Wakefield is gorgeous - absolutely stunning! Indoor pool, the track is immaculate, so much great stuff in one school.

Nice building but same can be said of TC, and Wakefield has fewer high-achieving kids. Hard pass.

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Wakefield doesn’t have the extremes of TC. Less disruption.

The high-achieving kids at TC don’t seem to be disrupted. They’re getting into bettter schools than kids from all APS high schools, not just Wakefield.

Why are people bringing up Wakefield and TC Williams in a thread about a couple with a $600k HHI?

+1. It’s very strange. Even Arlington at this HHi would be odd.

Not some parts of North Arlington, but then OP would be looking at the whitest, least diverse schools in the DC area.

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Oakridge/ Gunston/Wakefield

Can"t imagine making that money and buying a house in the Wakefield district. It's not a good school.

Wakefield is an excellent school. I would choose it over Wilson.

+1

The new Wakefield is gorgeous - absolutely stunning! Indoor pool, the track is immaculate, so much great stuff in one school.

Nice building but same can be said of TC, and Wakefield has fewer high-achieving kids. Hard pass.

+1

Wakefield doesn’t have the extremes of TC. Less disruption.

The high-achieving kids at TC don’t seem to be disrupted. They’re getting into bettter schools than kids from all APS high schools, not just Wakefield.

Why are people bringing up Wakefield and TC Williams in a thread about a couple with a $600k HHI?

+1. It’s very strange. Even Arlington at this HHi would be odd.

Not some parts of North Arlington, but then OP would be looking at the whitest, least diverse schools in the DC area.

Don’t count out Whitman lol.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Just tear this down and do what you want. Perfect location and walkable to everything in Bethesda.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Chevy-Chase/4411-Elm-St-20815/home/10643437

Right next to the purple line?!?!?

That house is on a 10,000+ sq ft lot and is set back quite a bit from where the Purple Line will be.

The Purple Line is a light rail system. The noise it generates is not on par with the Metro or commuter rail systems (VRE, MARC).

The Purple Line will probably have some noise mitigation (barriers to muffle sound for instance) between it and this property.

Even with no sound barriers, this is still a good deal because you are going to get your money back, plus interest, because of all the development the Purple Line is bringing forth in the surrounding area. You walk through a park to get to Wisconsin Avenue and downtown Bethesda from here and you are not finding lots this so close to downtown Bethesda at prices like this, let alone with houses that you could live in until you wanted to build. There's a reason this is a Hot Home and this will go fast.

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Oakridge/ Gunston/Wakefield

Can"t imagine making that money and buying a house in the Wakefield district. It's not a good school.

Wakefield is an excellent school. I would choose it over Wilson.

+1

The new Wakefield is gorgeous - absolutely stunning! Indoor pool, the track is immaculate, so much great stuff in one school.

Nice building but same can be said of TC, and Wakefield has fewer high-achieving kids. Hard pass.

+1

Wakefield doesn’t have the extremes of TC. Less disruption.

The high-achieving kids at TC don’t seem to be disrupted. They’re getting into bettter schools than kids from all APS high schools, not just Wakefield.

Why are people bringing up Wakefield and TC Williams in a thread about a couple with a $600k HHI?

+1. It’s very strange. Even Arlington at this HHi would be odd.

Not some parts of North Arlington, but then OP would be looking at the whitest, least diverse schools in the DC area.

Arlington Ridge is nicer than most of north Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Mt Pleasant. Done.

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Anonymous wrote:DH and I currently live in Petworth in DC with a toddler, and another one on the way. 600k HHI, no debt besides the mortgage on our current place (300k in equity). We are looking for a bigger house - need at minimum 2000 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, and 3 bathrooms. Here are our priorities, in order:

1. Public schools that are not nearly all (talking over 85%) white
2. Good quality of education at said public schools (through high school)
3. Relatively easy and relatively short (under 45 mins) commute via public transit to Farragut Sq area
4. Walkable neighborhood

Ideas of where to look?

Why not stay in Petworth?

Hi, OP back - first, to those of you criticizing or wondering about my motives re: diversity here, please look back a couple pages - basically, I grew up in diverse (racial and SES) schools, and think it was critical to my development/education and want the same for my kids. 15% non-white is likely too low to provide them with that experience - my preference is actually less than 50% white, but I don't know if that's reasonable to expect given my other goals (stated below). I understand that others disagree that this is valuable, but I would much rather that my kids go to a diverse school that isn't considered the absolute "best" in the area than one that has the best test scores/ivy admissions/whatever but is nearly all white.

All that said, I also want my kids to be able to attend a schools that is both safe and academically challenging for them. While I would be satisfied with our elementary school in Petworth, I'm worried that our middle/high school (MacFarland/Roosevelt) would not meet this criteria. And we really would like a bigger house before kid #2 arrives (not because we need a "nice house," but because I don't want my parents to have to sleep on a pull-out bed in our basement when they visit), so I don't want to move once and then HAVE to move again when my kids are a bit older.

So far, Shepard Park is pretty high on our list. Looked into areas zoned for Oyster Adams too but the houses don't really seem to be what we're looking for. Somewhat considering Chevy Chase MD - it has more diversity than I expected but it doesn't seem to be served by much public transportation.

How is CC MD not served by public transportation? We have both the Bethesda Metro and Friendship Heights metro. Look in the TOC and be done with it. Kids are zoned to BCC - no questions about being rezoned, lots of diversity even in a high SES area.

[Anonymous]

Do let us know what you decide!

[dblasz]

Boring but safe option, Capitol Hill

[Anonymous]

Easy pick is Shelherd Park and you’re moving a 1-2 miles away.