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[quote=Anonymous]To OP:  Woodside Park in SS has houses in the range (some higher -- but they do come up in the 700s to low 800s). Elementary school there is Woodlin, which is well regarded (and it is diverse). Middle School is good, too, talking to people with kids actually there (got a bad rep a few years back after apparently some poor leadership -- but has had new folks in place for a couple of years now and I don't know anyone not happy with it -- but frankly, some kids in 20910 also go magnet or private during mid-school (I think some of this just has to do with the fact that middle school is a tough age in general and the experience is often more challenging, no matter how "good" the school)). High School is Einstein -- but kids pick high schools anyway so I don't know why it matters so much.  Einstein is the arts school, so kids from different clusters select it for that.  If your kids want something different then they would go for the corresponding school. If it's 8 years away, then I wouldn't worry about it too much. Neighborhood is walkable to downtown SS and Metro. Schools are diverse and that attracts people seeking that to the neighborhood (mixed race families, LGBT families). Someone mentioned Takoma and you can get a very similar set up there -  but the price per square foot walkable to metro is higher and the bidding war scenario is always in play.  Bethesda is a great town with great schools and I would never bad mouth it (or anyone's home for that matter). Walkable to town and metro will tend to be higher per square foot than both SS and TP. When we made the decision amongst these places that (trying to be a one car family) and our own family's need for diversity (mixed race) were the deciding factors. 800 to a million just doesn't go as far in Bethesda -- but you can still get a great house there.   [/quote]

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