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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Order of operations: (1) you like the house and (2) you minimize commute, imho.

Traffic is now worse in close-in MD than in DC. I have to drive to downtown Bethesda once per week and it's so much worse than traffic in downtown DC.

That said, I fully expect DC to raise residential property and sales taxes to make up for the shortfall in CRE taxes.

I think the value proposition for homes that feed to MacArthur HS in DC is very good. By the time my kids go there in a decade, it's going to be an incredible small HS with the best teachers and a smart student body.

We have friends with kids in the W high schools in MD + feeder schools and they complain so much about how the schools are over-crowded. It's a lot worse than DC. I think there's also an college admissions edge for kids who graduate from DC schools. [/quote]

Yes, I agree with you that the Hardy/MacArthur is going to be a really good combo. Our kid is in private school, but I - like anyone- am interested in education and value being in a "good school district". I also like that it draws families. You are correct that MacArthur is going to be a little gem I think. 
That being said, the neighborhood in DC we are looking at trends a little older. Maryland feels more "family-ish" for want of better words. Our current neighborhood in DC is very family ish, and we do like the evident mix of young, middle aged, elderly. [/quote]

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