It’s not black and white like “100% of my Chinese peers bought a nice big home in a top school district.” Reality is not so perfect for “them” 😉

Perhaps some percentage of the Chinese peers bought in an average school districts. Among the rest, some percentage don’t go to the good schools in the district.

Perhaps some bought in a 2nd-tier school districts. Indeed the #1 school district may not be in this NY region.

Actually some of them do rent in a good school district. I just haven’t met them yet.

In reality, XR’s home is rather small and was run-down. YH also said his friend’s home in a top school district is 小黑屋.

Even if they live in a good school district, their kids may not all fare well academically or socially. It’s simply untrue that all good schools’ students are stronger than all regular schools’ students.

In many cases, those who bought there may not benefit from the top school district, but they are still paying the pTaxes.