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[quote=Anonymous]We considered moving to ward 3 and had spent some time looking for homes there.  Prior to that we lived in Ward 2, bought a small rowhouse as DINKs and tried raising family there until our second kid was born. We thought ward 3 was the next logical step - getting a detached home with a little yard, garage, and still have walkability and metro access.  After looking for a while we just didn't like what we were getting in our price range (up to a million) although we had plenty of properties in this price range near great elementary schools.  We extended out search to Mclean and decided to move there and don't regret it a bit. We are walkable to the downtown Mclean and elementary school and there is a bus system there in case you need it, although we never used it.

Our main reasons:

- We already ended up spending most weekends driving to see family/friends scattered around DC metro area, so were accustomed to driving everywhere even while living in ward 2. 
- Didn't want to worry about schools after elementary.  Job security is getting worse these days and we didn't want to have to commit to having to pay for schools. 
- wanted one-story living with basement and attached garage, NW DC is not the place for these types of properties, even if you have money. We were willing to compromise on 1-2 story living, but even finding a place with attached garage was challenging. 
- Ward 3 didn't feel that urban to us to really have to pay extra and many places were not that walkable to metro anyway and streets didn't have sidewalks in some parts. We just didn't see the value. 
- Driving to most places of interest in DC took just as long from some parts of ward 3 as from close in suburbs in NOVA. 
- We never used the metro after the kids were born anyway, driving was easier to run errands, see family.  Even as DINKs we only used it once in a while, preferred to walk to take cabs instead when going out.  Living in ward 3 would probably have us driving or taking cabs anyway on our rare date nights out, same as we do in Mclean. [/quote]

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