{"id":2972,"date":"2026-08-25T16:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2972"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:13:49","slug":"what-1-5-million-gets-you-in-d-c-maryland-and-virginia-back-to-school-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2972","title":{"rendered":"What $1.5 Million Gets You in D.C., Maryland and Virginia (Back-to-School Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Most D.C.-area public school students head back to classrooms this week, and as parents struggle to get their children out the door with the correct backpacks, lunches and sneakers, they may be thinking: Wouldn\u2019t it be great if the kids could just walk to school? No more missing the bus because someone forgot their tablet.<\/p>

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For our back-to-school real estate column, we compared three homes that are walking distance from in-demand public elementary schools.<\/p>\n

Realtors we spoke with shared an important tip: Don\u2019t ask your agent to provide advice on specific schools; such recommendations may run afoul of fair housing laws. Do your own homework. Once you have a few schools in mind, approach agents with ideas for areas and neighborhoods.<\/p>

School reputations reliably drive up home values for single-family homes across the DMV. In the District, the most in-demand schools are in the upper Northwest and Capitol Hill neighborhoods. In Virginia, some pricey neighborhoods don\u2019t necessarily have the highest-performing schools. In Maryland, schools with the highest test scores are clustered in the southwest corner of Montgomery County.<\/p>\n

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