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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Single AA woman here. When I look for housing the racial makeup of the community is not tiptop of my list. I am usually looking for a specific type of housing stock (I love 19th/early 20th century homes), proximity to places I frequent and public transportation, and, of course, affordability. THEN I might look around and see who else is living there but being "the only" wouldn't automatically send me running in the other direction.

[b]If I had children my calculus might be different[/b][/quote]

Yes, I was like you too when I was single and no kids (until my 30s).  Wanting to protect your kids from any undue harm or negative experiences definitely figured into our decision-making when we purchased our first home recently.  We were not quite as choosy re: architectural style and walkability, and paid a lot more attention to schools and neighborhood demographics--we just wanted a reasonably diverse neighborhood with the best schools possible (although in an ideal world with an unlimited budget, we could have it all!).[/quote]

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