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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm picking up a trend here where posters really lack analytical skills. In order to say that the list shows people desire close-in locations you have to ignore several of the top 5 highest population schools including the 2nd one. Its as if some posters can post any data, ignore what it does or doesn't show and see what they want. Very odd but seems to happen consistently with all things MoCo.

On another note , this is NOT a list where you want to be on the top. There are no bragging rights for your school being the educational equivalent of a mega mall. [/quote]

Yup, and #2 and #6 on this list are upcounty schools that also happen to be the newest high schools in the county.  Both are already overcapacity.[/quote]

Clarksburg HS and Northwest HS are over capacity because of Clarksburg.

1. People's preferences are shifting towards being close-in.
2. Montgomery County is building a large, brand-new town (Clarksburg) far out in the I-270 corridor.

These are not mutually contradictory statements.[/quote]

The preference has always been there. Nothing new. But preference doesn't always equate to action. I preferred to be closer in but I moved further out. Until the county figures out how to make homes affordable in closer in areas then people will continue to move far out. We have a HHI above 250K and I still couldn't move closer in. [/quote]

The closer-in preference IS new.

The county has figured out how to make homes more affordable in closer-in areas: by increasing the supply of homes in closer-in areas. But the response to this, from some residents of those closer-in areas, is: Rampant overdevelopment! Undermining of the social fabric! Betrayal of promises![/quote]

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