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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you need to be in NoVa, OP?

Montgomery County is less expensive than Fairfax and Arlington.  For example, the least expensive HS pyramid in Fairfax County is Lewis HS, where the average single-family house has sold for $655,000 over the past 12 months.  In Montgomery, there are 11 pyramids (Damascus, Einstein, Gaithersburg, Kennedy, Magruder, Northwood, Paint Branch, Rockville, Springbrook, Watkins Mill, Wheaton) is lower.  At least some of these (Damascus, Einstein, Magruder, Rockville, and Wheaton) are considered stronger than Lewis.  [/quote]

Op here and I was looking at Moco. I am open to VA and think the instate options for kids college would be better in VA. I have a few older relatives in Alexandria but schools do not matter from them. The aap sounded like a good program. I hear different things about moco schools. I was wondering if I should consider Fairfax [/quote]
OP, if you WFH full time and don’t need to be close in, that 600k will go a lot further in Loudoun, Prince William (the Gainesville/Haymarket area), and Fauquier. If I was in your situation I wouldn’t bother with Fairfax and a potential fixer upper or TH vs. having a SFH a little further out. There are also good school pyramids in those counties that have more reasonably priced housing than close in. [/quote]

Don’t live in Fauquier or any of the rural areas in Loudoun or Prince William. Everything is far, and the school systems tend to be worse. Look for the more popular areas in the two counties and find a good school pyramid. [/quote]
If you don’t need to commute into DC, what exactly are you too far from? The Gainesville/Haymarket area has all the amenities you need along with easy access to hiking, wineries, breweries, and horse country. The Battlefield and Patriot HS pyramids in PW are good. In Fauquier, the Kettle Run pyramid is good as well. You do not need to cram your family into a tiny rambler or TH just to say you live in Fairfax. Since commute is not an issue there is no way I would live in crappy housing just to stay in Fairfax. And let’s be honest, all you get in Fairfax for 600k, whether it’s the school pyramid or the house itself, is crap.[/quote]

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