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IComing from the perspective of another working couple without children in your age bracket, I'd argue that Tarrytown is the most desirable and 'picturesque' of all the Rivertowns in terms of liveliness, entertainment, coffee shops, events, younger crowd, etc. It often gets overlooked by homebuyers because the schools aren't as high performing as the rest of Westchester, but if that's not a concern for you, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. The waterfront renovations are beautiful and they recently built a brand new recreation facility.
the schools in Tarrytown are "not as high performing" because there is a much greater socio-economic mix than there are in other towns that are uniformly affluent. The schools in Tarrytown are just as good as they are in the rest of Westchester. The AVERAGES aren't as high because there is more of a mix.
the schools in Tarrytown are "not as high performing" because there is a much greater socio-economic mix than there are in other towns that are uniformly affluent. The schools in Tarrytown are just as good as they are in the rest of Westchester. The AVERAGES aren't as high because there is more of a mix.
From what I've seen, most Westchester-ites would rather live in a less desirable but uniformly affluent town with higher-ranking schools on paper than a more desirable town with a greater socio-economix mix and lower ranked schools. People claim to want both diversity AND highly ranked schools (read: high standardized test scores) but don't seem to realize that this is going to be difficult to achieve if there is socioeconomic and non-english speaking diversity.
In the original poster's case, they specifically mentioned not caring about school rankings, hence my suggestion to reconsider Tarrytown because, schools aside, it's one of the more attractive and amenable lower Westchester towns.
From what I've seen, most Westchester-ites would rather live in a less desirable but uniformly affluent town with higher-ranking schools on paper than a more desirable town with a greater socio-economix mix and lower ranked schools. People claim to want both diversity AND highly ranked schools (read: high standardized test scores) but don't seem to realize that this is going to be difficult to achieve if there is socioeconomic and non-english speaking diversity.
From what I've seen, most Westchester-ites would rather live in a less desirable but uniformly affluent town with higher-ranking schools on paper than a more desirable town with a greater socio-economix mix and lower ranked schools. People claim to want both diversity AND highly ranked schools (read: high standardized test scores) but don't seem to realize that this is going to be difficult to achieve if there is socioeconomic and non-english speaking diversity.
In the original poster's case, they specifically mentioned not caring about school rankings, hence my suggestion to reconsider Tarrytown because, schools aside, it's one of the more attractive and amenable lower Westchester towns.
Wow. Thank you for saying this. I thought I would get a snarky reply. . Thanks
Wow. Thank you for saying this. I thought I would get a snarky reply. . Thanks
I think that Vladensky protected the thread nicely by defining that she defined "desirable" as meaning liveliness, entertainment, coffee shops, events, younger crowd, etc. That prevents people from inserting their own assumptions about what that means and conjuring up an argument.
I think that Vladensky protected the thread nicely by defining that she defined "desirable" as meaning liveliness, entertainment, coffee shops, events, younger crowd, etc. That prevents people from inserting their own assumptions about what that means and conjuring up an argument.
True! What I deem 'desirable' given my own situation in life may not mesh with what the majority of Westchester residents deem 'desirable'. However, because the OP seemed to be in a similar situation as me (looking at Westchester through the lens of not caring about school rankings), I think they should definitely look closer at some of the towns that are often quickly dismissed on these type of threads, because oftentimes the prevailing assumption seems to be that school rankings should trump all other considerations. However, some of the most desirable (again, in my definition!) towns are the ones with lower rankings, and I would never have known this unless I moved here first or visited frequently enough, because it seems counter-intuitive.
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