Schools matter if your child has special needs. So, if you're being a d-bag about a school to be a d-bag, then yeah, STFU, but if your kid has a legitimate need and you don't want to pay $15k a year to send them to private school, you're going to be picky about what school district you're in.
And, I know michigan was discussing me when talking about the bushes. I said that's not why we were moving. I said it would hurt us when we sell, and it will. You're always going to have people in their neighborhoods who don't give a damn about maintaining their property unless you live in a neighborhood with a militant HOA. That's not what most of us are looking for. However, a nice neighborhood with other kids to play with, people who give a crap about their property, and neighbors that will share a beer with you in your driveway are things that some people care about.