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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]10:03 Sure, living outside this area can be cheaper and there are some great schools, but go on any homeschool forum and you'll read about moms with kids in small town schools that were pathetic and gave no other option besides homeschooling. Of the about 50 people I know living in a small town or city at least 1/4 of them have had problems finding jobs and had to move to a larger city area or have someone have a long commute to another town or city. If you are smart and can get a good steady job in a small town, by all means, move there. You'll probably have a nicer house. I definitely have friends who love this type of living especially being near their families, but almost all have their children in private schools there because the publics are underperforming or have a husband with a long commute anyway. To say that this area sucks when the schools are all well rated, taxes in the suburbs are relatively low (at least compared to the Northeast), and there are jobs to be had for all, is only looking at things from one side.  Your children aren't even in the school system yet so you're making assumptions about things that you don't really know well. Smaller towns need more people, so please move there if you can make it work. We live out in the Vienna/Fairfax area with many schools under 600 students. There's even a school near us under 300 students. Parents do have an hour commute to their job in the city, but they seem to be ok with it. Most also have jobs in the suburbs. Every place has it's compromises and yes, middle income families IMO should not be so concerned about having the best of everything, but should be more concerned with having a life that works for them.[/quote]

I do have children, and I come from a city in OH that does have some great suburban school districts.  The job market isn't DC, but it's not terrible either.  So thanks for trying to "school" me or whatever, but you are making false assumptions about me and speaking as though your anecdotal stories are gospel.  So just zip it already, windbag.[/quote]

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