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[quote=Anonymous]We have a great life in NYC and are very hesitant to leave, but have been looking for a new apartment for 2 years now and can’t find something that feels like a step up for what we can afford. We are currently both working from our bedroom daily in very cramped quarters with 2 kids and a nanny in one small space. While it’s not forever, there are certain things about our apartment we never loved long-term so we always planned to move to something larger - we don’t have space for a real dining table so we will never be able to host the holidays or have people over for dinner (once things get back to normal, our kids’ rooms are pretty small so all their toys live in our living room making it an eyesore and constant cluttered mess. Lastly, since our families are all out of town, we were hoping to one day have a guest room their could use to come visit.

Outside of the apartment issue, we have a great community of friends and our kids go to an amazing private school that we really love. So those are our two biggest hesitations for leaving, other than the commute since DH and I both will keep working in NYC.

If we leave we have narrowed it down to Greenwich CT because of lower taxes and easier commute (vs further in CT). My main hesitation is the schools - the gist I get from people is that the public schools are just ok, but the private schools seem super stuffy, formal and traditional. But moving means we would have a larger house, yard and the beach life that comes with Greenwich. We would be trading for a better overall lifestyle.

For those who we’re trying to make a similar decision to stay or go, what did you finally decide and are you happy with the decision you made? What pushed you over the edge one way or another?[/quote]

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