Sorry to quibble, but Belle Haven does not top out at 1M. Far from it. |
Many people (I'm one of them) are in APS to avoid AAP in FCPS. That is a huge driving factor for elementary school. Either you're super into that option or you're not. It's really the main differentiator between the two school systems in the early years and also FCPS has bigger class sizes.
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What do you mean people don't choose Arlington for the schools? We did, and I know many other families who are here for the schools as well. We considered APS, FCCPS and FCPS. Did not consider ACPS at all. Of course, the schools were not the only factor in deciding where to live, we considered community feel, commute, neighborhoods, housing costs, all of it. But schools were a very high priority. At the time, APS paid the highest and had smaller schools and class sizes. Those were big factors for us. Things have changed, so who knows if we would have made the same decision. But we're not leaving now. |
Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS. |
Lol, if you think Belle Haven, Hollins Hills, and Waynewood "top out" at $1M. Have you not shopped for a house in the past 20 years. |
Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school. |
You got me? I just looked on Zillow and can clearly see now that the $1M is wrong. There are lots of houses on the market for $1.5M ….compared to $3M for Yorktown. Are you saying I am incorrect about the avg home prices feeding into West Potomac vs Yorktown, which the point of the post? Because Niche reports them as vastly different and a Birds Eye view of Zillow supports that. |
Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington. |
Gotta agree here. No Arlington complaint could come close. |
PP - I do feel obliged to say that my kid has had some wonderful teachers in ACPS, including at the high school. And they’ve benefited from the diversity of the school. But it.is.huge. And I don’t think that serves any kid well. |
They seek out that area for the elementary. We had many friends/classmates from preschool to early elementary move from ACPS to Waynewood/Stratford Landing. They don't all stay in public through Sandburg/West Po, though. |
Did they say why? |
Also know a lot of people who moved from APS to FCPS. FCPS has its own challenges but APS is not as good as it once was. Talk to any veteran teacher. |
Are you just trolling now? You got called out for making the claim that houses feeding into West Potomac "topping out at about $1M." You don't get to make a ridiculous and frankly idiotic statement and then walk back your claim that the point of the post was "avg home prices." You obviously don't have a clue about the demographics of the neighborhoods you're talking about and I'm guessing you'd be stunned that wealthy people live in Belle Haven. Take the loss and just acknowledge how wrong and ill informed you were. |
you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up. |