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Reply to "Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Potomac and I'm very worried about real-estate not keeping up and its impact on the schools. These days people are abandoning the burbs for closer in areas that are quickly becoming more desirable.[/quote] I'd worry about that too, honestly. Younger people typically don't want to live in areas as car-dependent as Potomac and also can't afford it. That's reflected in the Potomac elementary schools, which are undercrowded.[/quote] [b]Yep, younger familiar want to live closer in[/b].[/quote] Nope, I would say majority of people want to live closer in. But sometimes, people sacrifice "closer in" so that they can get a newer house in a nice neighborhood with good schools for the right price. In this area, consider yourself lucky if you can pick 2 out of these 3 factors: schools, commute, house. I picked schools and house. FYI- where I live in Clarksburg, a lot of young professional families are moving in and have chosen the same. People will pick different things depending on their situation. [/quote] [b]If you could have those things, closer in, you'd pick that over the same things farther out, wouldn't you?[/b][/quote] Me, personally, yes. Others may feel differently; however even if most would prefer all 3, the bottom line is, MOST people can't afford to check off all 3 boxes in this area. My HHI isn't too shabby at $260K a year and I still can't afford all 3. [/quote] The statement was that younger families want to live closer in, not that they are all financially able to do so.[/quote] Sure, not everyone can afford to live close in, but there are many that can and do. The population of DC proper is up what 40% from 20 years ago? Also, many places that people want to live now from around Shaw, Union Market, or Petworth were sketchy a decade or two ago. Whether people want to admit it or not, the metro area is changing.[/quote]
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