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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I lived in Brooklyn and moved to the Hill and never have felt this tension at all. [b]I would put a gun to my head if I had to live in Silver Spring. No offense but it is just to dumpy for me.[/b] We did have great charter luck though and are planning on staying here long term. And yes, we can afford a great rowhouse in the heart of the Hill because we saved when we were making lots of money in New York. So I guess it just depends on what you can afford and your luck in life. I would probably move VA over MD. The schools are just better and both are equally horrible in my opinion i guess.[/quote]

You know Silver Spring is huge, right?  We initially looked a bit in SS--there are some pretty nice areas there.  We were interested in Forest Glen in particular due to the new elementary (Flora Singer).  We ended up buying in upper NW to try for the shortest commutes possible with good schools, but still, some parts of SS are perfectly nice neighborhoods.  If you live on the Hill, my guess is you haven't ventured too far out of downtown SS, if you've even made it up this far.  Here's one nice listing I just found in Woodside Park.  Yes, these neighborhoods aren't as "hot" as upper NW, but nice housing stock, and decent school options.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/1603-Cedar-View-Ct-20910/home/11112552
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+1  To the point of the last couple pages of discussions, you can also get into Silver Spring (not that house, maybe) as a two-fed or two-nonprofit family without either waiting until your 40s to have kids, or getting a bunch of help from your parents with your down payment.

I understand that folks were able to buy on the Hill as young professionals 8 years ago.  Many of my friends did so.  But at this point it is totally possible to be an adult professional with a decent income and be priced out.  Unlike a previous poster, I'm not bitter about that any more than I would be bitter about not being able to afford Park Slope if I were in New York.  I made my choice when I decided to have my kids in my 30s and to work in international humanitarian relief.

But all of this goes to the OP, who asks why her friends are moving "to the burbs."  The answer is different for everyone, but it's probably a combination of economics + wanting a gifted program for some folks + wanting a clear path to high school for others.

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