Re:Deferred in the ‘Burbs
by doyoulikeworms on Saturday January 02, 2016 @05:39AM
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As we've grown older (and nearer to having children), my partner and I have moved further away from the city for precisely this reason.
Cities are great fun, and have a whole lot to offer a childless person/couple.
But they are also (typically) more expensive, dirty, dangerous, crowded, and loud than the typical suburb. A home large enough to comfortably raise 2 kids in a safe neighborhood and with good schools is financially impossible for us in the city, but not in the suburbs.
While the parent poster is wise to note that demographic correlation does not imply causation, I do think that suburbs are much better for raising a family. They seem designed for it, compared to cities.
Of course, if someone reading this is raising a family in a city, then more power to you. I'm only speaking from my own experience.
Cities are awesome until you have kids.
My son is 4, we're faced with sending our kids to an ok public elementary school, followed by a middle school where stabbings in the hallway are not unknown. Or pay for a private school. Or buy a house 6 miles away in the burbs and go to a nationally recognized school district.