Coming from NJ you should be able to improve your house. As they warned above, check your taxes and if you commute, drive it at rush hour.....it is a long way down KWD from the back of Kingwood.
@ET: I live off Mills Branch and it's not that bad. North Ppark is definitely faster than Kingwood Dr. Or, you can take Mills BRanch to Ford and get onto 59 at the Porter exit - that's how my husband comes home from 59.We just moved here from PA in August - 3 little boys ourselves. We're only renting until the Spring, though, and our budget is not as high as yours, so I can't recommend anywhere! Good luck! PS: as for schools, my oldest goes to St. Martha, and we've been very happy with it so far (minus the no bussing provided to the parochial school thing).
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