Hi everyone! My DH has a new job in another state and we'll be moving there this summer. The school district where his work will be is not very good, and just a few miles away there is a very highly ranked school district. I wonder... should we focus on getting a house that's right next to work but in a bad school district, or get a house 5 miles away in the much better school district? I work from home, so there would be no commute for me.
Here are some more details.
1. Even if we choose to live right next to work, biking is not an option. This area is a very steep, hilly, one-lane, industrial area where even driving feels like a risk. Therefore, driving to work it shall be.
2. The difference between living right next to work and living in the great school district is between 5 and 6.5 miles (one-way), depending on where exactly we get the house (the closer the better!)
3. We have NO kids right now, which means we won't have school-aged kids for at least 5 years (or however long it takes kids to go to kindergarten). This makes me think, why are we even worrying about school districts NOW if we're not even using them?
4. As a follow-up to point number three... we've considered living next to work in the bad school district for a few years and then move to the great school district when we actually have school-aged kids. BUT, as I said above, the work area is very industrial and not at all family/kid-friendly which makes us want to run to the great school district area (that has parks, grocery stores, etc. nearby).
So, what do you think? Any thoughts or recommendations you have will be more than welcome!