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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mt. Rainier, MD
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/dc/architecture/neighborhood-spotlight-mount-rainier-maryland--129513[/quote]

I know people in Mt. Rainier and Cheverly that are quite happy with the price of housing and their location.  It would NOT work for us since we both work in VA (he's in Ashburn, I work part from home and part in Lorton).  But yes, there ARE some places that are hidden gems and relatively affordable, just none that are anywhere near where WE need to be.[/quote]

Ft. Washington to Ashburn take one hour and has some lovely homes and neighborhoods closein....but many would never give it a second look.  I have noticed many newcomers moving in (aka young white upwardly mobile professionals) with all the great deals over here right now (under $400k) that are taking a chance to make it a community that can be all they desire.   [/quote]

In what universe does Fort Washington to Ashburn take an hour? It takes me 25 minutes just to get from South Vienna to Ashburn.

With that said, I am seeing some Prince George's boosterism here.

Can someone explain why I would want to move to a county with the worst schools in the area (and private school tuition + Prince George's mortgage is about equal to a FFX mortgage), [b]where I'd be virtually the only white person in town[/b]? (Laurel, Bowie, and College Park/Greenbelt being exceptions.) Or is Prince George's not as bad if you're not near any older garden-style apartment areas in/around Suitland? FWIW, isn't Calvert/Charles full of Black families wanting to get out of Prince George's?

If I'm going to cough up the dough for a private school, I'd rather live in a condo or older TH in Old Town Alexandria or Del Ray.

I stay here - both sets of families are in the Shenandoah Valley, wife grew up in Northern VA, and I grew up in the Valley. [/quote]

Whoa! Seriously?  You sound like an uneducated hick.  Did you get lost on the way back from your KKK meeting?  I HAVE been the only white person in my neighborhood in the past (out of state) and I got by just fine.  I did not live in the 'ghetto' and nobody was lurking around the corner to get the white girl.  Get your head out of the sand PP!  I hope you aren't teaching your children to be hateful bigots too.[/quote]

So let's set aside concerns about "being the only white person in town." [b](Somehow I suspect you're a bit more tolerant towards other groups that want to gravitate together, but whatever.) [/b]

We still have the crime and not-so-great to terrible schools. Caveat: maybe some ES are okay but every single HS in Loudoun/PWC/Fairfax/Arlington/Alexandria/Falls Church except one scores higher on the SATs than the PGC schools. I notice you glossed over that, and my observation about Black flight out of Prince George's. [/quote]

Wow!  Head up ass.[/quote]

Maybe it is, and maybe I am a close-minded hick. Let's just assume I am.

How does that neutralize anything else I've said? I notice you (or you guys if you are two separate people) keep avoiding the fact that (1) PGC has more crime than other parts of the DC metro area and (2) PGC schools are worse in terms of test scores than other school systems in the DC metro area. [/quote]

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