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[quote=Anonymous]I live in TP and agree with a lot of what is being said here.  We bought a few years ago.  Our house is tiny, rooms are small, 1.5 ba, super high property taxes (and we are on a double lot).  But it our house is any smaller than what we were looking at in Bethesda/NW DC, for 300K+ more. We could afford to buy the same 'type' of house in Bethesda/NW but went with TP for the community. We live near the co-op, so walking distance to pretty much everything - but also right near Eastern Ave/NH -- can be pretty sketchy.

I think the communities that TP borders keeps prices lower.  But houses are moving - over asking price - and a number of new restaurants are coming into the area.  I personally think prices are going to go up.

And re: schools - they are good enough for me.  I don't know anyone in TP who sends their kids to private.  The community is invested in public education, which really appealed to me.  I’d rather send my kids to a public school with all their neighbors, than be in a community where everyone who could afford it sent their kids to private.  
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