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[quote=Anonymous]PP, I like your thinking.  We are on a similar plan but in the suburbs.  We moved to a neighborhood in Maryland that is very nice with a great ES but the MS and HS aren't the best in Montgomery County (they are still in the top 20 in the state but not what most DCUMers would consider good enough).  But, our area has seen a lot of young families moving in recently and based on our neighbors, I would say there is a good chance that by the time my 10 mo is going into middle school, the schools will be just fine.  And if they're not, we'll deal with it then.  The same trend is happening in DC and I think in 10 years, the DCPS will be a whole different ballgame because parents, who are paying a pretty penny to live in the District will demand it.  And they should.  I'm not saying that you shouldn't send your kid to private school if that is your preference (I went to private school so I'm not knocking it) but if you are paying taxes on a $750K townhouse, that tax money should give you a decent public school option.  If I was willing to spend that much here in MoCo, I would expect that there would be no issues with the schools in my area.  But, I didn't feel the need to sacrifice space for schools at this point so we bought in a less expensive area until we need to deal with schools.

I also wanted to say, on a related note, that I don't understand why people on this forum are always bashing the choices that one another make in terms of where they live.  Yes, there are some people who would love to live in the city but cannot afford it.  That's no reason for the upper-class in NW to put them down all the time and mock their commutes.  There are others who live in the city and would love to have more space at a house in the suburbs but would take a loss if they sold at this point so they stay where they are.  All of us make sacrifices to live where we live but we are all doing the best we can and live where we live because it works for us.  I don't really care where others live but it bugs me when people assume that I live in the suburbs because I can't afford something closer to the city.  The truth is, I grew up around here and most of my friends and family live between Baltimore and DC.  So, I prefer to be in Maryland so I can be closer to them.  I work downtown, have a nice, easy commute on the train where I get peace and quiet to read but at the end of the day, I want to be out of the city in my quiet little neighborhood where, yes, I can walk to restaurants and shops but I also have a driveway to park my car in case I actually want to go somewhere not walkable.  I like DC, I really do, but I don't necessarily feel the need to spend every waking moment in the city.  On the weekends, I just assume go to Baltimore if I want to hang out in the city.  Please do not assume that everyone outiside of the 202 area code live in spawling McMansions and commute 3 hours a day because we aren't cool enough to live in the District.[/quote]

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