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Old 05-16-2016, 10:46 PM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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If you value walk ability, then Aspinwall or Mount Lebanon. If you don't, I'd suggest looking in the Avonworth district, specifically Ohio Township. It's a quality school district that is getting better by the day. Within a couple years it will be at or above the Fox Chapel school district, and it's closer to the city than North Allegheny.
Clearly you haven't figured out money = good school district. You can keep pretending it doesn't matter though. Wait when Sharpsburg gets that new development on the river and see what that does to that drag on FC School District's statistics. Watch it rise to what it actually is. This will happen. Sharpsburg is in a good situation, but it will be about 5 or so years.
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Old 05-16-2016, 11:07 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh's North Side
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I'm not interested in the school district argument -- all the districts discussed here are good -- but I just wanted to add Sewickley as one more suburb that should be on the OP's radar. Mt Lebanon, Sharpsburg, etc are all good, but I think price range and housing preference (older vs newer construction, more of a small town with walkable businesses vs a true suburban structure, and the possibility of public transportation to town vs. definitely driving in) are the more important questions, rather than just whether the school district is an A- or an A+.
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Old 05-16-2016, 11:35 PM
 
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If I had to move again, I'd still stay north of Pittsburgh. Anywhere north of McCandless. As others mentioned, amenities here are extensive, schools are the best in the state, very little traffic congestion and great parks.
??? I dread driving up that way on Fridays for drinks. It's pretty much like any other suburb region that didn't plan for a boom in population.
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Old 05-17-2016, 06:36 AM
 
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If you value walk ability, then Aspinwall or Mount Lebanon. If you don't, I'd suggest looking in the Avonworth district, specifically Ohio Township. It's a quality school district that is getting better by the day. Within a couple years it will be at or above the Fox Chapel school district, and it's closer to the city than North Allegheny.
what makes you think that? i know there is development around the highland country club but that is north hills. is there something similar in avonworth?
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Old 05-18-2016, 04:26 PM
 
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Thanks for all your suggestions! The size of NAHS just doesn't sit well with us(nothing personal just a preference)

Not a NJ native but ,I too was surprised that it's not always city landscape 30 minutes outside of NYC....we live in a lake community now...I guess it's the called garden state for a reason
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Old 05-18-2016, 04:42 PM
 
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what makes you think that? i know there is development around the highland country club but that is north hills. is there something similar in avonworth?
I know things.

Someone with the power to make Avonworth SD better has a vested interest in doing so. It's a very small district, so it doesn't take a lot to tip the scales. Things like this don't happen by accident:

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Old 05-19-2016, 07:20 AM
 
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I know things.

Someone with the power to make Avonworth SD better has a vested interest in doing so. It's a very small district, so it doesn't take a lot to tip the scales. Things like this don't happen by accident:

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i don't doubt you but without some sort of guidance based on more than just "inside information", i am inclined to conclude you have some sort of vested interest in propping the area up. it takes a lot to change a school district, especially to the levels you are claiming.
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Old 05-19-2016, 08:43 AM
 
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i don't doubt you but without some sort of guidance based on more than just "inside information", i am inclined to conclude you have some sort of vested interest in propping the area up. it takes a lot to change a school district, especially to the levels you are claiming.
I have no skin in the game. I don't work in real estate, sales or development. I live in the city of Pittsburgh, and have never set foot in any of the towns that fee the Avonworth school district. And while it does take a lot to change a school district, it takes considerably less to impact a district that's already middle to upper middle-class and has fewer than 1500 students. That's basically one big school.
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Old 05-19-2016, 09:53 AM
 
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I have no skin in the game. I don't work in real estate, sales or development. I live in the city of Pittsburgh, and have never set foot in any of the towns that fee the Avonworth school district. And while it does take a lot to change a school district, it takes considerably less to impact a district that's already middle to upper middle-class and has fewer than 1500 students. That's basically one big school.
i don't know who you are so that could all be false. my point still stands.
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