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It's a good discussion and lots of great suggestions so far. I considered relocating recently. A friend suggested the website City Data and I found that really helpful when researching new areas.
I'm not sure if anyone mentioned the travel and expense of connecting to your families, but that might be something you want to keep in mind. That alone could be a deal breaker for some of the locations suggested.
Also, I am a life-long student of our educational system. I successfully raised two boys who are both very bright and well-rounded. I do know that good school systems drive up the cost of housing. However, it's the parents that make the difference in the child's education, not the buildings, and please realize that the teachers all came from the same universities.
Whatever you demand of your child and the extracurricular activities that you add will make a bigger difference than searching for good schools.
Agreed. We go to parent coffees and PTA MEETINGS and the administrators are always telling us it is the parents involvement that makes our school so successful year after year.. The involvement with our children, with our schools, with our EC activities and community activities. I hate even calling us a school SYSTEM. We've had our kids in two different "systems"
And left both. Ours is more a school COMMUNITY. My only regret in moving to Wyoming Ohio is that we didn't do it sooner