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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, I would never buy anywhere in the hope that the high school would improve.  Improvements in bad school systems take years. [/quote]

since it is 13 years away, they can also buy into a neighborhood with a good elementary school at a much lower cost, save some money and send their kid private if need be in High School.  People do this all the time, even in districts with really good high schools by most metrics.

I went to a parochial HS due to the lack of advanced academic options in our local HS.  My family is not religious at all.  These things happen all the time for any number of reasons.

Yes, these things take time, but my feeling is that PG is seeing a lot of middle income families moving into places like Hyattsville and Cheverly and College Park areas - families who cannot afford the housing prices elsewhere but need to be close to the city.  These families are changing the area demographics and it will change the local schools in a positive manner.

It is a bit of a gamble, of course, but as long as they go in knowing this and keeping all options open, I think it can be a solid decision.  You may not agree personally, and that is your right.  But, honestly, people make their housing purchase decisions based on so many factors.   If a sfh with a yard in a certain price range just is not attainable within a reasonable commute in the very best school district, you look elsewhere.  Not everyone can afford Langley in FCPS or whatever the equivalent is elsewhere - we certainly couldn't.  But we just weren't willing to live in a TH anymore, so we tried to find the best combination of all factors (price, commutes, walkability/amenities, schools) we could.

And let's be honest - how many people stay in their first house for more than 10 years?  We bought a year and a half ago and my husband is already thinking about the "next house."  Situations change.  You obviously shouldn't buy thinking "we'll move anyway" (we all know where that mentality got us..), but there is a high probability that they will due to any number of life circumstances.[/quote]

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