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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You only buy in SA if you can’t afford NA.  Plain and simple truth. [/quote]

For many, but not all.  I've spoken with two different new neighbors just this past week who have professed quite the opposite.  They both, in fact, specifically chose south Arlington.  One of them even specifically targeted one of the high FRL schools, fully aware of the GS ratings.  And if people like you making comments such as you did actually took the time to come south and talk to people, you would hear over and over again how they can, but choose not to, or wouldn't even if they could, move to the north.

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Yes.

We bought a house in SA for 1.2 million, and budgeted to pay 35K a year for private school for our kids, so we clearly could have afforded NA!  Initially we made this choice because we prefer private school, and didn't want to "pay" for the good public schools.  BUT I've come to LOVE South Arlington.  The Pentagon City area is wonderful, the Whole Foods there is significantly nicer than the one in NA, we are much closer to Alexandria (Del Ray especially but also Old Town), and we still get the advantages Arlington County gives over Alexandria (better parks, good gymnastics program and great swim classes for the kids, good library system).  We go to Shirlington all the time, and the dog park.  And frankly, I love that our local playground on any random afternoon is up to 50% minority.  It's important that my kids get exposure to people of different races and cultures (we are white).

We have neighbors in the same position as us.

South Arlington is not what it is made out to be on DCUM.[/quote]

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