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[quote=Anonymous]The best school pyramids in Fairfax have had a reputation, deserved or not, for being better than the best that Arlington has to offer for generations.  This hasn’t changed.  What also hasn’t changed is that outside of those pyramids (Langley and McLean) the school systems largely are interchangeable reputation wise.

What HAS changed are the differences in housing prices in the two jurisdictions. Arlington prices have risen higher and faster than Fairfax as a whole.  Virtually no part of Arlington is affordable for young families seeking a single family home anymore.  That is not the case in Fairfax.

For every family who moves out of Arlington “because of the schools” there are 100 who either want to move to a SFH in Arlington but can’t afford it or move out of Arlington because they can’t afford the house they want.

This is the reality of the situation.  It’s only in the fantasy land of DCUM weirdos where people think that Arlington families are abandoning the County for Fairfax for school “rigor.”   A small number may be abandoning Arlington’s public schools for private, sure, but they’re not moving to Fairfax for the public schools.  They’re moving there because their housing dollar goes further. [/quote]

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