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[quote=Anonymous]I would say worth it is not really the right way to think about it. You have to weigh whether you want the majority of your social interactions to be with the same relatively homogeneous group of people. If you don't like the idea of going to the same place for most socializing and meals out, then a country club membership will not be "worth" it. Or, if you end up at a club where you don't make friends with many people, you might spend less time there and you will get less value from it.

Many families truly build their entire social stratosphere around their club. They work out, play, dine, swim, golf, play tennis, send kids to camp etc all at the club. It is a home away from home for some. Some people value that experience and find it worth the cost, others do not. My husband would find that suffocating, though I think I would enjoy many aspects.

Another thing to consider - that most CC members chafe at,  but I have found it to be true when I have visited clubs throughout the region as a guest - these clubs are all incredibly white and homogenous. Sure, there may be some Episcopalians among the Catholics at one club or another where there are other minor differences, and the occasional spouse that is not white; but these are places that you join if you have no discomfort at all with living in an entirely white, exclusive community, that has a long history of ugly discrimination and exclusion that is still alive and well (a club having 5 Black members is not a welcoming and diverse place).

You join if you are comfortable with the vast majority of your child's social group to be people who look just like them because you are not concerned with them having a diverse peer group. Sending your child to a school that is diverse is not enough. Who you choose to bring into your home and spend the majority of your time with is who you are saying you value the most. This is not about having a woke, SJW mentality as a requirement for being a good person, but in general, I find that in 2021, the people who choose to surround themselves and their families in such bubbles as their primary social outlet, no matter their political stripes, tend to be those who are less concerned with such things. 
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