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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love this house!  We rented around the corner and the kids were always at the path or nearby elem. school.  I never get people bitching about a small yard in a location like this.  [b]It is urban/city living[/b].  Less to mow![/quote]

Here's the thing I don't understand:  if you want urban/city living, why not live in the city?  I truly don't understand why anyone would pay $2M to live in Arlington.  If you want city living, buy in D.C.  If you want suburban living, buy in McLean or Great Falls.  Arlington has none of the appeal of a city and little appeal of the suburbs other than decent public schools.  And honestly, private schools are better anyway, so if you could afford a $2M house, why on earth would you send your kids to Arlington public schools???[/quote]

Clarendon has more walkability than most of DC--if you are comparing the parts of DC with SFHs.

We have 3 kids and didn't want to pay. $90k for 12 years for K-12 (1.080 million!).  We are happy with diversity of local publics which would not be there at city privates and don't feel we are sacrificing the quality of education.

Choosing public means we could keep the city house too when we moved.  Great investment and might move back when we have an empty nest.

There is a huge presence of kids and families in this area and it has a great mixture of tight knit community along with urban vibe.  The kids walk, bike or scooter everywhere. All of the rec teams are kids from your neighborhood and everyone goes to the same public schools which fosters closeness vs our old neighborhood where people chose many different privates and friends were wide distances away. It is a great compromise--some say the best of both worlds which is why prices reflect that.

It's not everyone's cup of tea. [/quote]

Ha - I just posted something really similar.  See you at the playground, neighbor! [/quote]

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