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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The higher the price, the closer towards DC the better. The more further out and cheaper the more chance of illegals, welfare, etc... this will be your children's peers. [/quote]

This is one of the silliest, most inaccurate generalizations I've seen on this board yet. I'm half an hour (in traffic) from the Mall, and my neighborhood is full of "welfare" and probably "illegals" as well. I grew up in western Fairfax County, and I doubt there's a single family in my old neighborhood on welfare.

Anyway, back to the OP's question, which is a great one. The neighborhoods I happen to love are ones in which I think I'd fit reasonably well socially. I figure if we can afford a particular house, our prospective neighbors would probably be similar to us socioeconomically, if in no other way.

Though I'd love to have neighbor friends once we move, I am used to having little to nothing to do with my neighbors, having lived in an apartment and a condo for many years. So if we don't connect with anyone in our next neighborhood, I will be disappointed, but I'll be able to live with it because at least I'll like where we're living.

I guess, then, I'd say that location trumps most other factors. Pick a house you love and can afford, in a neighborhood that is as convenient as possible, and hope for the best socially.[/quote]

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