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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now rochester sounds ammazing to me. My cousins live in syracuse and are an academic and lawyer. Maybe i'll start looking there! Thanks pp![/quote]

Check out the suburbs of Brighton and Pittsford.  Both have excellent public schools, beautiful neighborhoods and good people.

In terms of personality, Brighton is slightly more diverse, both ethnically and economically, with a higher percentage of ESL students.  So if you're looking at average test scores and school rankings, Brighton's will be lower, but that's a function of the diverse community, not the quality of the teaching or services.  People in Brighton find that diversity to be a plus.

Both Brighton and Pittsford schools are nationally ranked, but with less pressure than the DC area.  There are no better or worse school pyramids.  It's one pyramid for Brighton and all the schools in Pittsford are equally good.

For housing, you'll definitely get more for your money in Pittsford.  There's just more land there and many of the neighborhoods are newer than in Brighton.  Both towns are great.  Just a bit different in personality.

One last thing:  Property taxes really are high.  Very high.  The good news is you get terrific services (the streets are plowed before you even realize it snowed) plus an easy quality of life.  But keep the taxes in mind when you look at home prices.  But even with the taxes, you'd come out WAY ahead on housing and all other costs (daycare, summer camp, activities, restaurants) compared to the DC area.

Here's a link to homes in the Brighton/Pittsford school districts.  (The Pittsford district includes parts of the towns of Mendon and Victor, which are further south and more rural but not tremendously so.)

http://www.nothnagle.com/Properties/Results.aspx?PT=7&SD=74,325,532&RS=10&P=1

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