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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH and I left DC about 8 years ago due to high COL, the competetive snobbery, and stress with commutes plus two little kids. We moved to a smaller city with lower cost of living. On the whole it’s been great. We both like our jobs, have a great house that’s doubled in value, kids are doing well in elementary school, and we have made great friends. Cons are the area is isolated and hard to get to for our east coast families, there are not a ton of amenities - limits restaurants, no upscale shopping, etc. the middle school options are dicey but doable, and there are limited sports options (which is nice but not great if say my kids gets super into softball, there is a decent elementary league but not beyond). A job opportunity presented itself for my husband north of Chicago. We would likely live in one of the northern suburbs (ie willmette, highland park) etc. does anyone know anything about the culture? I would never move back to dc because I had such a terrible experience with snobs, self obsessed competetive people in the work place, etc. I don’t want my kids growing up feeling less than, and with peers who do things like ski in Aspen, fly private, go to Bali, etc. and with extreme materialism. Our HHI is about 450k and would go up to about 650k with the move. Aside from some obvious things, like much higher property taxes, this move does seem appealing. Any advice? It isn’t really a huge promotion for my husband, but it’s with a bigger company with some big perks. [/quote] It's all where you choose to live - the DC area is FILLED with true middle class and low income people who are not as you describe above, but you chose to live among a wealthier set, it seems. Similarly, the northern suburbs of Chicago will be wealthy. So, use people's advice here on locations to find a truly diverse neighborhood.[/quote]
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