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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thing is, what if you move and then hate your neighbors? It's not something you can really reararch while buying the house. The neighborhood might be a nice social one, with lots of children, parties etc, but what if the neighbors next door are impossible? I've always worried about that, and so I heaitate to make it a big factor. [/quote]

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OP, be careful what you wish for.  A neighborhood may look "perfect" "on paper", as they say - but IRL, you may end up next to Larry the Loser who cannot stand change, while new houses go up around him and the house he bought on foreclosure.  If he decides your house (not necessarily you) is not something he is yet to acclimate to, it may make you a target of his crazy.  (This is just one example of the neighbor no one wants, but hopefully, you get the idea).

Also - you mention you are looking for a neighborhood with more SAHMs.   I get it.  We have all been there (one way or the other, whatever the category may be).  But herein lies the issue:  one does not *ever* want to be where there is "too much" anything - be it SAHMs, or whatever.  I will use your example of SAHMs.  Our neighborhood has tons of SAHMs, and it actually is too much of something.  (I won't say what, as it is irrelevant to your discussion, but suffice to say it is not at all a positive attribute of any neighborhood).

As far as "activities":  does your neighborhood or vicinity have a pool?  Better yet, an indoor pool that has baby swim lessons, for when the time comes?  This is just one example.  But honestly, all of the mom friends I met and have stayed in touch with (I have teens) all these years, were the moms in baby classes and the moms in sports and activities.  Some moms are via school, through the children, but definitely not the majority (I am very social).  My friends who are introverted met their friends the same way.

If you are looking for a great "Halloween neighborhood" - for crying out loud, drive to the local hot spot down the street and enjoy the traffic laden neighborhood for Halloween night.  Then give them back their neighborhood.  You don't want that traffic (even if the neighborhood touts itself as family/kid friendly).

I am curious where you are (general area) and if you have sidewalks?  Many neighborhoods do not, and they can be hard to find. You absolutely want sidewalks when you have small children.  If you have sidewalks, do not give them up.

If you like your house, and your land, and your commute, taking the risk for neighbors you may or may not get, is simply not worth it. Regardless of the neighborhood, There is always one neighbor everyone hates, anyway.  Why take that chance of being next to him?

I don't see a move, and the energy it takes, not to mention the financial hit you will take, being worth it at all, frankly.  Besides, your neighborhood seems in transition; and well worth waiting out.  You have certainly invested in your house!

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