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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know why people knock South Arlington schools.  If moving weren't such a big hassle, I would sell my N. Arlington house and move to S. Arlington in a heartbeat.  I bet you could find a single family in South Arlington on your budget.   [/quote]

Seconded - so nuts that people say this. We ended up buying in north Arlington because we got a great opportunity but south Arlington was our preference - more diversity, less crazy moms, still great schools. People knock Wakefield but in my opinion it is 100% because they are inherently bias that it isn’t majority white kids. My friends mom does teacher training, observing teachers in all Arlington schools and says hands down she would pick Wakefield for her kids if she had to do it again. Metro access from south Arlington is probably the bigger problem

But OP - there is so much personal preference here! Unfortunately I don’t think you can get what you want from this thread. You’re going to have to do the work. Arlington is close in, good metro access, good schools. It’s easy to get around and you won’t spend your life sitting at traffic lights. But it’s expensive and we have an overcrowding problem. So there are pros and cons. Fairfax schools can be good too but it’s huge - hard to give you specific recommendations. Schools are often pretty big there so that’s a preference thing too. Commute will be longer and it will require more driving. But you can get more house. And you might find people a tad more laid back. So there’s a lot of prioritizing. We prioritized walkability, ease of driving and shorter commute and live in a two bedroom old house (that we love) in Arlington. There are definitely houses under $700k in south Arlington but they won’t have close metro access.

I realize it’s hard if you don’t have experience with the area, great schools is not a great indicator. Maybe pinpoint a couple areas you’re interested in based on what you want to prioritize (how much house, how close in etc) and then search the board or ask specifically about those schools here. That might help you get a sense. [/quote]

I appreciate your detailed response. I’ll look into Arlington and specific school reviews on this board. Thanks!![/quote]

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