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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  We saw these houses:

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/1910-N-Tuckahoe-St-22205/home/11239527

The neighborhood was basically on top of the metro (TOO CLOSE) and there was a power station in the front yard. There were very busy streets nearby.

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/2321-N-Powhatan-St-22205/home/11238917

This house was wrong in many ways, but we wanted to see what 700k would get you in Arlington.  It was off a very busy street that seemed like it would be a nightmare to pull out of on a work day.

It seemed like we drove through lots of strip mall areas to get there, but our navigation might have sent us a weird way.  We were going to see more but we ended up having to cut our trip short (kid issues).

I am from a small town in New England and I was hoping to find the same kind of small town feeling (kids can play outside with neighbor kids) in Arlington, with access to the city by metro.  Both DH and I work in the city - he works in Georgetown and I work near Union Station.  Plus great schools.

Am I being unrealistic? 
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I grew up in NE, too, and don't think you are going to find the same thing in Arlington - it is not a small town by any means.  In general most neighborhoods in N. Arlington are teeming with kids, but I would say more people do playdates, etc than just having kids run around and play with each other.  Like other PPs have said, Yorktown and metro do not mix really.  We are in the W-L district and from everything I have seen, it is a very good school. Yes, more diverse than Yorktown (not necessarily a bad thing), but lots to offer for the motivated student.  If you really want near metro, you will have to probably look in the W-L pyramid.  Another option are the neighborhoods right along Lee Highway that feed into Yorktown.  You can take the bus straight down Lee Highway to metro (Rosslyn or East Falls Church), so even if you are not walking distance, you can get to metro fairly easily.  [/quote]

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