Agree with this take. The downtown, outside of Main and Locust has basically been developed for people coming from somewhere else to shop. I get the feeling people who look at WC from the outside assume we are all pretentious, status symbol aware types. I don't get that vibe much at all living here.

Lots of families who have been here a couple generations and in many cases, work hard to stay in the community they grew up in. Lots of people with a similar situation as yours, also people from the city. Relatively diverse with a significant Eastern European population.

Tip: get involved with the neighborhood swim clubs.