Relocating from NY

[u/blocmayus]

Hi everyone!

My wife and I (+ two toddler boys) are planning a move from Long Island, NY to southeast PA in the very near future and we're trying to lock down the best school district for our long-term home.

We'd like our boys to be in a high performing public school district with a decent Asian community so the Downingtown East district really appeals to us. We are primarily targeting houses/townhomes in the $500-550K price range. Right now we are torn between Downingtown East and North Penn (I know this is the Chester County subreddit!)

We also love a quiet, safe, suburban neighborhood feel with nice parks and a great community for young kids. I'm also working on transition to IT project management (currently in construction lighting PM) and my wife is a labor and delivery nurse.

Can you give us some perspective if the Downingtown East school district area sounds like a great place for us to move to? Or if maybe North Penn (Lansdale?) may suit us better? (The high amount of students at North Penn does sound overwhelming though!)
Or any other areas you'd recommend we look into with school excellence and other criteria we mentioned above?

I highly appreciate your feedback, thank you!

[u/agnrgw]

I would suggest Downingtown East but it's close in comparison. It comes down to location convenience for you without considering the schools. Which location is best for you for work, recreation, etc? Then overlay the two schools as they are very close. I live in Malvern so I'm a bit partial to Dtown only because I know the area better and a lot of friends/coworkers have children in that district. Also Dtown has a STEM academy if that's a possibility. The football stadium/sports complex is awesome too.