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[quote=Anonymous]We moved to get a more pleasant neighborhood and the "best" public schools. In our case, it was also a better commute. The real estate was blindingly expensive, but at least we still have it, whereas private school tuition is consumable money - you don't get it back.

Financially, it was the best decision we could have made. Educationally, it was too, because it turns out one of our kids has special needs and his needs were well served in those schools. We looked at private schools, for special needs, and regular ones, and we realized we'd need to spend extra on extra-curriculars and therapies anyway, so why not just go to a reputable public? And our kid without special needs is gifted and has taken advantage of all the public's advanced tracks, which are better than any private - except for English is the Achilles' heel of public. But you couldn't ask for a better math and science education anywhere.

When you say that college is covered, is it really? In-state colleges are 30-40K, and private universities are 90K a year, total cost of attendance. If your kids are young, it will get even more expensive than that.
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