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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gosh, that a very unfriendly kid yard.  Between the deck and the firepit space, there is very little kid space.  Yikes.[/quote]

People move out of Del Ray once their kids are a little older anyway. I love that neighborhood so I don’t say it disparagingly, but it’s very much a dogs and strollers area. [/quote]
Agreed. School districts aren’t great causing most younger families to leave and move to Vienna and Fairfax city once the kids get older. [/quote]

I think the tide is turning there—when people are spending this much, it isn’t a starter home and a lot of them will stay.[/quote]

Nobody is moving from Del Ray (and a very short commute to DC) to Fairfax City.  Folks in Del Ray (nowadays) have the money to pay for private school if they don't like MVCS and GWMS.[/quote]

This is us (and we're hardly alone).  Lived here for 5 years.  Love it and not moving.  Elementary school is great and neighbors are happy with their kids at GW and ACHS , and Amazon likely continue to throw in money/resources along with VT this certainly won't hurt.  We could possibly afford private school but not something we plan to do.  The great school rankings are a load of sh*t and if a school has a high proportion of non-native english speakers it gets dragged down.  I went to a HS ranked a 2, learned a lot, and did just fine.

I actually enjoy the Del Ray bashing on here.  I hope it makes prospective buyers think it's bad so the bidding wars stop and my property taxes don't keep going up.[/quote]

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