Debating 2 different houses

So today, we narrowed it down to the 'Texas house' and the 'green carpet house'. The latter is alot less, but we would have to replace all the flooring and do some painting in addition to fencing the pool. It's also about 200 sq ft smaller and only has 2 bathrooms. It's a bigger neighborhood with a new elementary school that is just being built.

The 'Texas' house is more, but a bit bigger (as is everything in Texas, right?!), and basically ready to move into but we will have to have the pool fenced in. It's a great floorplan with a much better kitchen than we have now. It's got 3 bathrooms which is great for guests, both houses have 3 bedrooms plus an office (which could also be a guest room). I like the location better, it's closer to shopping and just more in town. Mostly, I think I'm worried about the school, it's older, further out, the girls would have to take a bus, they can't walk to it, and I worry if the school is 'good enough' for my girls. There is plans for a new elementary school, but they don't have the boundaries for it set out.

I guess there is not a big difference between the 2 schools with the research I've done, although it would be nice if I knew parents whose children attended. I'm overall disappointed with the schools, but this is a less metropolitan area than we are used to. It's just that where we live now the schools are ranked very high and perform really well.

Tonight, we are going to drive through both neighborhoods and hopefully, that will help us with our decision...make sure there are no weirdos. No really, it would be nice if there were more young families in the neighborhood.