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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you everyone for the advice. I've read mixed reviews about Wilson though. Is it fair to say that it has had some ups and downs? Is Deal considered better than Hardy? With the move, we would prefer to settle down as permanently as possible. [b]We are not adverse to the suburbs in VA or MD, though we've always lived in cities (first NYC then Melbourne).[/b] We are completely comfortable to rent for a year (or years!), but would prefer that wherever we are is in the location where our kids will go to school longterm.

My son will be 5 as of September 2019. The twins will 1 year 11 months.[/quote]

Here is one thing to consider if you aren't familiar with the DC area.  The divide between city and suburb is much less pronounced here than in NYC, at least if you are talking Manhattan and much of Brooklyn.

Much of UNW, which includes a lot of the area zoned for Wilson, has a fairly suburban feel to it, not all that different from close-in areas across the border, especially in MD as there is not physical barrier and it you simply cross a street to go from DC to Maryland.  Downtown areas of Bethesda and Arlington also have a somewhat urban feel.

So, if you really want city, you may not get what you want in parts of Wilson.  Conversely, if you are ok with quasi-suburban quasi-urban, you have some options across the borders as well as areas zoned for Wilson.[/quote]

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