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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing about Arlington is laid back. Dog eat dog.[/quote]

I disagree -- it's all relative, of course, but I love living in South Arlington because it's a nice mix of overachievers and slacker parents. There are enough overachievers to make it so that I (an "achiever," not so much "overachiever") don't have to volunteer for more than I want to do at my son's school; there are enough slackers so that I'm reminded that not everything is urgent and the kids are all right, as they say.

At your price point, you could find a condo in Fairlington or Arlington Village, both really nice, friendly, laid-back (again, relatively speaking) neighborhoods.

My son is at Claremont, and I've found it to be warm, engaging, and pretty laid back, though it might not have as much unstructured time as you'd like. We have neighbors who really value unstructured time/free play and they have been extremely happy with Campbell.

Good luck! FWIW, I think you'll appreciate being close-in with an elementary schooler. I hate driving, so I already liked being close-in -- but now that my kid is in elementary, I appreciate not having a long commute even more!

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