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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][guardian][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the most depressing thread ever. For all the rah raving about diversity and picking on posters who want high performance and diversity, when it comes down to it everyone merely pushes the rich white wannabe suburbs known as WOTP?? Screw that.

This OP has been looking in Takoma and Brookland. Stop steering them toward the elites. OP, I’m in Brookland and it’s great. You can try the lottery and have a pathway. If it’s a no go, move to Takoma Park. Skip the snooty NW and it’s oh so diverse World Bank employees and share the true diversity of DC with your children as much as you can. [/quote]

I have lived in AU Park and EotP. I will take my EoTP neighborhood hands down. We are far happier EotP than in AU Park. I agree with you! FWIW, the crime is the same in both neighborhoods. [/quote]

What is your IB Middle School?   Are you sending your child there?[/quote]

Deal MS. Yes, my daughter went there and is at Wilson now.[/quote]

So were you able to stay at Janney OR was your new property EOTP IB for a feeder to Deal?   [/quote]

She went private when we lived in AU Park but we are zoned for Deal and Wilson in CV.[/quote]

So for the OP who is looking for a public school option - you are recommending live in Colonial Village and said kids to Shepherd?   [/quote]

If the OP comes from an urban environment, I highly doubt she would prefer Colonial Village over AU Park. Colonial Village is not walkable at all, unless you are in that tiny corner from which you can walk to Silver Spring. It's a much sleepier neighborhood than AU.[/quote]

Colonial Village has much nicer houses than AU Park. It’s a much nicer neighborhood. OP should definitely keep CV on her list.[/quote]

No, sorry. It has some larger houses on larger lots, but overall it has a lot of the same colonials and tudors as AU Park, and it lacks the 1920s bungalows and circa 1900 farmhouses you find in AU Park (Colonial Village was first developed in the 1930s). You may well prefer CV, but even just on architectural grounds, it is not "a much nicer neighborhood". If you were talking Cleveland Park historic district here, I would agree. Aside from that, it is further from transit and amenities, which is reflected in its lower prices per square foot.[/quote]

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