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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live near downtown SS and have not compromised on school quality.  Our schools are great, not risky (as you put it).

If you insist on schools serving only high SES populations the you and only you are to blame for your money woes.[/quote]

Blair high school? That is quite good, at least magnet portion. MoCo and fairfax do well even in lower SES schools but as ESOL demands grow and the counties cut their school budgets I think you are taking more risk than you realize. Unless you stay home and can navigate your child through the academic shoals.

Downtown SS is quite nice but largely a product of housing bubble; walk one block over (we went to mininut so toured the area around) and there is a wide divide there. It is not as likely to be a stable low crime neighborhood unlike more traditional close in suburbs. It can go either way, you are gambling; it could pay off if SS keeps developing, definitely, look at that awesome library. But essentially 200k allow you to be urban pioneers. [/quote]

You don't know what you are talking about.  I am a lawyer and my DH a college professor, and we are surrounded by people of similar backgrounds and educational levels.  Our housing values have remained stable throughout the downturn and risen somewhat as well.  Our kids (15 and 12yo) and our friends' kids are doing great, performing well and heading to excellent colleges and universities.

I guess if you are spending your money on more expensive neighborhoods to avoid what you believe is a "risk" (attending school with people of color), then you feel compelled to justify that choice by denigrating the road not taken.[/quote]

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