Are Arlington Schools worth the huge mortgage I'm going to need?

[Anonymous]

Ok, I have to kind of agree with the "donkey crap" comparison for Arlington. Rude and immature, but somewhat accurate. However obnoxious, the "elan" poster was right. Arlington has more transient government contractor types, with high incomes but not necessarily net worths. Bethesda and Chevy Chase has more big law firm partners who grew up in the NE, have trust funds and belong to one of the "big 3" country clubs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I have to kind of agree with the "donkey crap" comparison for Arlington. Rude and immature, but somewhat accurate. However obnoxious, the "elan" poster was right. Arlington has more transient government contractor types, with high incomes but not necessarily net worths. Bethesda and Chevy Chase has more big law firm partners who grew up in the NE, have trust funds and belong to one of the "big 3" country clubs.

It's sounding more and more like I belong in Arlington and not Bethesda Chevy Chase! The fact that I'm worrying about the size of the mortgage should signal that no, I'm not rolling in it. We're just every day working folk who want good schools for our kids and can't afford private. I'm cool with government contractor types. Not sure what that is exactly, but I'm sure it's all good.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, I have to kind of agree with the "donkey crap" comparison for Arlington. Rude and immature, but somewhat accurate. However obnoxious, the "elan" poster was right. Arlington has more transient government contractor types, with high incomes but not necessarily net worths. Bethesda and Chevy Chase has more big law firm partners who grew up in the NE, have trust funds and belong to one of the "big 3" country clubs.

It's sounding more and more like I belong in Arlington and not Bethesda Chevy Chase! The fact that I'm worrying about the size of the mortgage should signal that no, I'm not rolling in it. We're just every day working folk who want good schools for our kids and can't afford private. I'm cool with government contractor types. Not sure what that is exactly, but I'm sure it's all good.

Arlington may have been the sweet spot a few years ago, but if you move there now you are looking at overcrowding and redistricting for the next 5-10 years. I would definitely stay put in MoCo.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, I have to kind of agree with the "donkey crap" comparison for Arlington. Rude and immature, but somewhat accurate. However obnoxious, the "elan" poster was right. Arlington has more transient government contractor types, with high incomes but not necessarily net worths. Bethesda and Chevy Chase has more big law firm partners who grew up in the NE, have trust funds and belong to one of the "big 3" country clubs.

It's sounding more and more like I belong in Arlington and not Bethesda Chevy Chase! The fact that I'm worrying about the size of the mortgage should signal that no, I'm not rolling in it. We're just every day working folk who want good schools for our kids and can't afford private. I'm cool with government contractor types. Not sure what that is exactly, but I'm sure it's all good.

Arlington may have been the sweet spot a few years ago, but if you move there now you are looking at overcrowding and redistricting for the next 5-10 years. I would definitely stay put in MoCo.

yup, because moco schools are definitely not overcrowded and there has never been any redistricting or rezoning in moco, ever

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, I have to kind of agree with the "donkey crap" comparison for Arlington. Rude and immature, but somewhat accurate. However obnoxious, the "elan" poster was right. Arlington has more transient government contractor types, with high incomes but not necessarily net worths. Bethesda and Chevy Chase has more big law firm partners who grew up in the NE, have trust funds and belong to one of the "big 3" country clubs.

It's sounding more and more like I belong in Arlington and not Bethesda Chevy Chase! The fact that I'm worrying about the size of the mortgage should signal that no, I'm not rolling in it. We're just every day working folk who want good schools for our kids and can't afford private. I'm cool with government contractor types. Not sure what that is exactly, but I'm sure it's all good.

Arlington may have been the sweet spot a few years ago, but if you move there now you are looking at overcrowding and redistricting for the next 5-10 years. I would definitely stay put in MoCo.

yup, because moco schools are definitely not overcrowded and there has never been any redistricting or rezoning in moco, ever

You missed the point. No point in uprooting yourself for more of the same, not to mention APS is going to be a worse cluster-_uck than MCPS soon.

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Anonymous wrote:Love Arlington. Picked it over Chevy chase-bethesda bc i have a 15 min commute from Clarendon not a 45 min one from Bethesda. That's an hour every day i save. But whether i'd move for schools depends on which ones in each place.

Weird. Chevy Chase is 1000X nicer than Arlington. Clarendon is a cheesy faux city with nothing to redeem it other than a transit stop.

And friendship heights/Bethesda is a real city. Oy. Someone is delusional.

If you spent time in Bethesda, you'd know it's both more urban and more urbane than Clarendon. I would not move out of Bethesda or Chevy Chase for Arlington. It is a step down that OP would come to regret.

While you are entitled to your opinion I see it just the opposite. Bethesda is further from dc, has zero history. Friendship Heights is full of blue hairs and old timers facilities. Meanwhile the orange line is simply hopping with you g well educated singles and young couples.

As opposed to Arlington's history of used car lots? Bethesda/CC are old money, Arlington is new. Not that it matters one bit. I wouldn't move from Bethesda to Arlington for any reason, certainly not schools, but if you like Arlington I'm not sure why you would ever look at Bethesda. Not apples and oranges. Apples and donkey crap.

Tysons is going to over shadow arlington (same reference to tysons car lots being converted to high end retail and real esate)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I have to kind of agree with the "donkey crap" comparison for Arlington. Rude and immature, but somewhat accurate. However obnoxious, the "elan" poster was right. Arlington has more transient government contractor types, with high incomes but not necessarily net worths. Bethesda and Chevy Chase has more big law firm partners who grew up in the NE, have trust funds and belong to one of the "big 3" country clubs.

and you actually believe this? You obviously don't know anyone in my neighborhood. F*ck--DH is retiring by 45 and both houses (one in NW) and current one will be paid off.

Keep believing your own BS.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, I have to kind of agree with the "donkey crap" comparison for Arlington. Rude and immature, but somewhat accurate. However obnoxious, the "elan" poster was right. Arlington has more transient government contractor types, with high incomes but not necessarily net worths. Bethesda and Chevy Chase has more big law firm partners who grew up in the NE, have trust funds and belong to one of the "big 3" country clubs.

and you actually believe this? You obviously don't know anyone in my neighborhood. F*ck--DH is retiring by 45 and both houses (one in NW) and current one will be paid off.

Keep believing your own BS.

Agreed. I wish there weren't so many big law partners and lobbyists in my Arlington hood.

[Anonymous]

As a two person gov't employee household, we're probably about average in our N.Arl. home (22207). There's plenty of couples with some kind of BigLaw income above us, and a decent number of well paid spouse + SAH spouse (but bought house several years ago before the market went crazy up) below us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a two person gov't employee household, we're probably about average in our N.Arl. home (22207). There's plenty of couples with some kind of BigLaw income above us, and a decent number of well paid spouse + SAH spouse (but bought house several years ago before the market went crazy up) below us.

I find the Bethesda/CC crowd uses the term Arlington which is equivalent to saying Montgomery County. Arlington is huge and has so many different neighborhoods with a huge variation in prices amongst them.

I always roll my eyes when I see this generalization. Even 'north Arlington does not do much--you could be talking about a 5 million condo in Turnberry towers, a 3.5 million home in country club hills, a 5 million home off chain bridge road--or a more average $900k-1.2 million home.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, I have to kind of agree with the "donkey crap" comparison for Arlington. Rude and immature, but somewhat accurate. However obnoxious, the "elan" poster was right. Arlington has more transient government contractor types, with high incomes but not necessarily net worths. Bethesda and Chevy Chase has more big law firm partners who grew up in the NE, have trust funds and belong to one of the "big 3" country clubs.

and you actually believe this? You obviously don't know anyone in my neighborhood. F*ck--DH is retiring by 45 and both houses (one in NW) and current one will be paid off.

Keep believing your own BS.

You sound so incredibly ugly and crass. Another vote to stay in Maryland!

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, I have to kind of agree with the "donkey crap" comparison for Arlington. Rude and immature, but somewhat accurate. However obnoxious, the "elan" poster was right. Arlington has more transient government contractor types, with high incomes but not necessarily net worths. Bethesda and Chevy Chase has more big law firm partners who grew up in the NE, have trust funds and belong to one of the "big 3" country clubs.

and you actually believe this? You obviously don't know anyone in my neighborhood. F*ck--DH is retiring by 45 and both houses (one in NW) and current one will be paid off.

Keep believing your own BS.

You sound so incredibly ugly and crass. Another vote to stay in Maryland!

Even Ben's chilli bowl is choosing Arlington over MD.

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Anonymous wrote:As a two person gov't employee household, we're probably about average in our N.Arl. home (22207). There's plenty of couples with some kind of BigLaw income above us, and a decent number of well paid spouse + SAH spouse (but bought house several years ago before the market went crazy up) below us.

I find the Bethesda/CC crowd uses the term Arlington which is equivalent to saying Montgomery County. Arlington is huge and has so many different neighborhoods with a huge variation in prices amongst them.

I always roll my eyes when I see this generalization. Even 'north Arlington does not do much--you could be talking about a 5 million condo in Turnberry towers, a 3.5 million home in country club hills, a 5 million home off chain bridge road--or a more average $900k-1.2 million home.

There are home at the Turnberry (undisclosed) that are 10 million dollars. Add another 10-20% to the 5 million condo which is not reflected on the public price of purchase because that is what it cost the average owner to finish a decorators ready condo at the Tunberry. Anything above the purchase price of 5 million seemed to be undisclosed, usually purchased by foreigners, but not all.

[Anonymous]

*homes*

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, I have to kind of agree with the "donkey crap" comparison for Arlington. Rude and immature, but somewhat accurate. However obnoxious, the "elan" poster was right. Arlington has more transient government contractor types, with high incomes but not necessarily net worths. Bethesda and Chevy Chase has more big law firm partners who grew up in the NE, have trust funds and belong to one of the "big 3" country clubs.

and you actually believe this? You obviously don't know anyone in my neighborhood. F*ck--DH is retiring by 45 and both houses (one in NW) and current one will be paid off.

Keep believing your own BS.

You sound so incredibly ugly and crass. Another vote to stay in Maryland!

Even Ben's chilli bowl is choosing Arlington over MD.

More drunk frat boys in Arlington who can convince themselves a rancid chili dog is edible?