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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cap Hill and Bethesda/NoVa are SO different from one another, it has to depend on more than whether or not you're willing/able to pay for public school. Do you want to be down the street from cafes and able to walk everywhere (Cap Hill) or are you OK with having to drive everywhere ('burbs)? Do you want to live in a very safe neighborhood ('burbs) or are you OK with the possibility that your car/home will get broken into, and you could get mugged (Cap Hill)? Do you want an urban environment where your kid will see lots of different types of people on the street, including homeless people (Cap Hill), or do you want to live in a bubble of wealth ('burbs)? There are so many huge differences between the lifestyles here that I can't believe that a person who would want to live on the Hill would EVER want to move to the 'burbs, and vice versa! Public v. private would certainly be a concern, but not the biggest.[/quote]

OP here.

Do you want to be down the street from cafes and able to walk everywhere (Cap Hill) or are you OK with having to drive everywhere ('burbs)?

I super super hate driving and love to walk everywhere.  We don't even own a car!

Do you want to live in a very safe neighborhood ('burbs) or are you OK with the possibility that your car/home will get broken into, and you could get mugged (Cap Hill)?

I love safety, but I think that the dangers of DC are overblown.  I've had my car broken into when I used to live in Shaw 10 years ago, and I saw prostitutes/drug dealers a lot. As long as it's not too unsafe I am okay.

Do you want an urban environment where your kid will see lots of different types of people on the street, including homeless people (Cap Hill), or do you want to live in a bubble of wealth ('burbs)?

My husband and I were both born abroad (very different countries).  Diversity is important to us.  By diversity I don't mean all AA kids, all latino kids, or all white kids - I mean a mixed bag of kids and income levels.  I know this isn't going to happen anywhere in the DC Metro area, but that would be our ideal.

I appreciate you saying that public/private school wouldn't be the biggest concern, but that's how it feels right now.

We could swing 300k if both of us worked to afford private, but ideally we could send our kids to a good public school and have mom and dad around more.

Thanks for all the suggestions - I am still torn however.  [/quote]

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