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[quote=Anonymous]I'm another Nauck resident. We are new to the area and bought a teardown without doing very much research into neighborhoods. I wouldn't recommend that approach per se, but we're very happy here. Our block and the surrounding ones have plenty of ugly but also plenty of nice new houses as well and lots of new neighbors with young kids. I think the Pike is kind of charming actually, in the semi-sketchy way that a PP referred to earlier. We walk up there frequently for the farmer's market, Lost Dog and the other restaurants, and the Giant at Penrose. I personally hope the gentrifying (chipotle, yay!) will move gently, because the diversity and variety is something we appreciate.

The schools are the biggest concern for most people. I have 2 approaching elementary and we are zoned for Drew. Having never had kids in elementary, I'm certainly no expert and I'm also of the mind that elementary isn't that big a deal and our kids will be fine wherever they are, so my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt. I've taken a tour of Drew and frankly I was impressed. The space is new, clean, bright, and all the walls were covered in art and social studies projects, the classrooms looked lively and well supplied, the kids seemed engaged. From what you hear on this board and elsewhere, I was expecting Joe Clark with a baseball bat at the exits. It was not that. I think what it probably is, is a nice school with a high % of low-income kids and English-language learners. Whatever. That is okay with me. Same for Wakefield, and also it has 10 years before my kids are there.

My husband and I both commute on the 16 buses into the city and they are very convenient. There's supposedly a new Metro coming to the Potomac Yard area too, within the next several years.

In sum, there are a lot of good options. Nauck in fact is probably one of the less desirable areas in South Arl, but as this thread shows, there are still plenty of us who are happy here. Good luck with your decision! [/quote]

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