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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a comparison of Garrett Park Estates vs Viers Mill Village.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Kensington/4905-Flanders-Ave-20895/home/10502258

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/11510-Goodloe-Rd-20906/home/11002661

The main difference is the school system.[/quote]

School makes a huge difference for middle class household. I don't think this is a hard logic to comprehend. No matter how many other factors remain the same, but if you change WJ to an average school, prices will take a hit. People listing  bunch of factors going for WJ boundary are missing a simple point. Those factors are right now present with a great school. If you keep everything else same and replace great school with an average school, it's irrational to think that it will have no impact on house prices. [/quote]

And if you do nothing about WJ being 800 over capacity it will also be a crappy school.[/quote]

Simply moving a few hundred kids on WJ's eastern boundary into a new school that has capacity will not impact the quality of education at WJ or that offered at the new school. The school ratings people are so concerned about hardly reflect the quality of education at these schools and are simply a proxy for their demographics which will likely be similar at both schools given that they draw from the same areas.[/quote]

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