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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Seems like Falls Church City is a good bargain relative to the other two locations. Are there downsides I'm not seeing besides distance to DC?[/quote]

Downsides: Falls Church City is very small, the number of really nice houses in FCC isn’t that large, the number of really nice houses on the market in FCC at any particular time is even smaller, and some think the small school system - where your kids can end up in the same small cohort of kids from K through 12 - is stifling and leads to excessive familiarity. [/quote]

Totally agree with this assessment. We actually moved out of FCC into McLean for this reason - McLean is also more diverse, we are an Asian family.[/quote]

Downsides: McLean's downtown is drab, many of the neighborhoods lack sidewalks, some of the older residents are vehemently opposed to any re-development, you'll pay the "McLean premium" for lawn care, housekeeping, plumbing, etc., and FCPS will gladly take your tax money and spend it on smaller classes and upgrades elsewhere in the county.

Downsides: North Arlington has a lot of post-college "bros," big houses are crammed onto postage-stamp lots next to tiny ramblers, many neighborhoods have BLM and "Hate Has No Home Here" signs but are hyper-segregated, and APS dropped the ball when it came to building a fourth high school and now plans to cram almost 3000 kids into W-L.  [/quote]

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