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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would consider Del Ray or Rosemont in the City of Alexandria.

Don't listen to those who would suggest Arlington.  North Arlington is the whitest part of NoVa and very segregated; South Arlington is seriously unattractive.  Coming from a cute town like Maplewood, you would wake up every morning and think you'd moved to a bad neighborhood in Union or Rahway. [/quote]

Alexandria is an interesting city and will give you a pretty easy commute to Union Station and Arlington Courthouse (although the traffic within Alexandria is quite horrible).  You would be able to walk to the King Street Metro from many parts of Rosemont.  And while I appreciate the shout out re Rosemont being diverse, I have to say I think we are the only biracial (or AA, for that matter) family in the area.  On the other hand, we've lived here for 30+ years and we love our home and the life we have created here.  There are quite a few military and retired military in the area, which really helps with keeping the culture from being too insular.

Del Ray or Old Town are probably more diverse street by street but there are pros and cons to both.  If you do look at someplace like Old Town or Del Ray, be very sure that there is off-street parking and that you have some sort of yard or outside play space for your little one.  Another poster mentioned Kingstown and that sounded interesting but the commute would probably double.

You also could look south of Alexandria in the Fort Hunt section of Alexandria.  For $900K you could get a wonderfully large house in Villamay with a very large lot and you would only be adding 5 minutes max to your commute (one of my sibs lives there and our kids carpool so we have the timing down pat).  Also, lots of military in Villamay so, again, a more diverse and open culture.  My sister and her family (all Caucasian) love the community feel in Villamay.  If we were to pick up and move that would be the place we would go.  The trade-off is that you would need to drive to the Huntington Metro if you wanted to take the metro to Arlington Courthouse.

Regardless of which location you choose, you probably will want to look at parochial or private schools for your child.  Some of the public elementary schools are okay but Alexandria (City of and Fairfax County) doesn't seem to have very many good options for middle school or high school.

I hope this information helps!  Good luck in your search and your move![/quote]

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