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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, upper NWDC is suburban feeling.  But who the F cares?  Why is this such a big deal?[/quote]
It's not really a big deal, per se, I just think it's really funny when people who live in Upper NW act like their neighborhood is soo much more OMGURBAN and walkable than someone who lives just over the border in MD or in somewhere like Clarendon or Lyon Village in Arlington just because their address includes OMGWashington, DC. It's funny especially because my neighborhood in Arlington is closer to downtown than many neighborhoods in Upper NW. [/quote]

Who cares what word describes where you live. If you’re close to things, but live in a neighborhood with homes, good for you, you’re probably urban. But the names don’t matter. Just enjoy where you live and who cares where you live or what defines your area. Some of the people here are so insecure. [/quote]
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I was just talking about this with a friend, though, as we have a good friend living in DC who does make a big deal about it. I think it probably is because of the DC school system; it is so much worse than those in the close in suburbs, people (such as our friend) use the argument of “urban living” as a justification for living there and throwing money at privates, when it would probably make financial sense to move to MD/VA and have possibly more of a walkable lifestyle. Personally, I find the “urban/suburban” argument on par with the suv v minivan debate - at a certain point you just don’t care what people think and do what works for you. And sometimes I dream of living in the true suburbs out in Reston or Chantilly and having space from the neighbors![/quote]

Oh please. The schools in Upper NW DC are just as good if not better than close in burbs.[/quote]

You sure about that? Look at rankings. The MoCo schools--despite all of their problems--blow the DC schools out of the water. And if you're going to attack Niche's credibility, please provide specific criticisms and provide evidence to back up your assertion that the Upper NW DC schools are as good if not better than the close in burbs.

Here's the link to Niche's ranking of DMV public elementary schools: https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-elementary-schools/m/washington-dc-metro-area/

DCPS schools rank as follows:

Yu Ying -- #2
Edgewood (another charter) -- #83
KIPP DC (charter) -- #87
Haynes (charter) -- #90
Roots Charter -- #97
LA Montessori Charter -- #116
Mundo Verde Charter -- #127
Two Rivers Charter -- #128
Stoddert -- #175

So you don't get to a non-charter DCPS ES until #175. That's below plenty of not only close-in MCPS schools, but schools in the outer burbs of MoCo, Prince William County, Loudoun, Fairfax, etc.

An upper NW ES like Eaton--which I'm sure you think is better than the suburban schools--is #191. 
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