Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?

[Anonymous]

MS-13.

[Anonymous]

It is a status thing. N Arlington is not closer to DC look at a map. Not all of S Arlington is FARMS and illegals. Visit sometime! It won't kill ya to cross 50.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's all about the schools. North Arlington schools are much better, so people who can afford to choose to live there. The population then becomes segregated by income.

Backwards. Schools are segregated by income, and higher income kids do better on standardized tests, so schools look "better." Quality of schools themselves is the same across the county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's all about the schools. North Arlington schools are much better, so people who can afford to choose to live there. The population then becomes segregated by income.

Backwards. Schools are segregated by income, and higher income kids do better on standardized tests, so schools look "better." Quality of schools themselves is the same across the county.

Parallels geographic segregation, but feeds on itself. (Not meaning to imply APS is deliberately segregating the schools.) As the N Arl schools look "better" the demand for housing there goes up, so the prices of houses go up, so even wealthier people move in, and the cycle perpetuates.

S. Arlington has quite a mix of incomes, many as high as N. Arlington.

[Anonymous]

We have to have our pecking order. The people in S. Arlington look down on us in Alexandria City. DC people look down on everyone.

[Anonymous]

22204 S. Arlington 2004 average AGI $46,400

22207 N. Arlington 2004 average AGI $130,900

[Anonymous]

No Metro. That did it for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No Metro. That did it for us.

Um, we live in Sarlington I have 2 metro stops 2-3 blocks away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's all about the schools. North Arlington schools are much better, so people who can afford to choose to live there. The population then becomes segregated by income.

Backwards. Schools are segregated by income, and higher income kids do better on standardized tests, so schools look "better." Quality of schools themselves is the same across the county.

incorrect the poorer schools devote budget busting capital and physical resources to basic necessities like food, remedial English etc.... so the students that are average and excel suffer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No Metro. That did it for us.

Um, we live in Sarlington I have 2 metro stops 2-3 blocks away.

Liar liar pants of fire.

[Anonymous]

We lived there and a friend joked saying as we crossed 50 was like crossing the border to Mexico.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's all about the schools. North Arlington schools are much better, so people who can afford to choose to live there. The population then becomes segregated by income.

Backwards. Schools are segregated by income, and higher income kids do better on standardized tests, so schools look "better." Quality of schools themselves is the same across the county.

incorrect the poorer schools devote budget busting capital and physical resources to basic necessities like food, remedial English etc.... so the students that are average and excel suffer.

You're hilarious. Please explain how these children "suffer" and share how you know this to be true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No Metro. That did it for us.

Um, we live in Sarlington I have 2 metro stops 2-3 blocks away.

Liar liar pants of fire.

OMG! How am I going to get home--the blue/yellow line is GONE?

[Anonymous]

bwhaha, I didn't even know there is a "south arlington"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No Metro. That did it for us.

Um, we live in Sarlington I have 2 metro stops 2-3 blocks away.

Liar liar pants of fire.

OMG! How am I going to get home--the blue/yellow line is GONE?

Do you mean the million dollar bus stop?