Are most people in McLean rich?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very few people are in McLean on solely their own merit, so to speak.

There are WAY more $900,000 homes in McLean than there are $2 million homes in McLean. The typical couples I know are only able to live here because they waited until they were older to have kids, plus they rolled lots of appreciation on prior properties into whatever they live in in McLean. Family money is also a big one that helps people buy properties in McLean. (The ladies I play tennis with were all talking about how their parents helped them at some point buy their homes - stupidly, at the time, I was shocked.)

There are lots of feds here, and the median HHI is still DCUM "poor". The median HHI is only about $180,000. While there might be some SAHMs living high on the hog, many of them are fairly educated and had careers at some point. (I know SAHMs who are Harvard Law graduates and Rhodes scholars.) A lot of the SAHMs in the area decided to stay at home because two careers became too much to manage.

In my 10 years living here, I've never met a woman who gets her hair blown out every day or every other day. While I don't doubt that some women do this, it is not common.

You know multiple SAHM Rhodes scholars in McLean??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I go to a McLean salon, and my hair stylist told me that some of her clients never wash their hair at home. Instead, they come to their salon every day or every other day to have their hair washed and blow dried.

Ok so this kind of confirms that some of these women indeed have real salon hair. It is too perfect to just do at home alone.

Cost aside, I would feel a bit odd to get my hair done to go grocery shopping and to pick up kids from school.

Some women, especially of an older generation, never do their own hair. My grandmother is 93 but has always gone to the salon for shampoos and hair styling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very few people are in McLean on solely their own merit, so to speak.

There are WAY more $900,000 homes in McLean than there are $2 million homes in McLean. The typical couples I know are only able to live here because they waited until they were older to have kids, plus they rolled lots of appreciation on prior properties into whatever they live in in McLean. Family money is also a big one that helps people buy properties in McLean. (The ladies I play tennis with were all talking about how their parents helped them at some point buy their homes - stupidly, at the time, I was shocked.)

There are lots of feds here, and the median HHI is still DCUM "poor". The median HHI is only about $180,000. While there might be some SAHMs living high on the hog, many of them are fairly educated and had careers at some point. (I know SAHMs who are Harvard Law graduates and Rhodes scholars.) A lot of the SAHMs in the area decided to stay at home because two careers became too much to manage.

In my 10 years living here, I've never met a woman who gets her hair blown out every day or every other day. While I don't doubt that some women do this, it is not common.

You know multiple SAHM Rhodes scholars in McLean??

Yes, I know two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I go to a McLean salon, and my hair stylist told me that some of her clients never wash their hair at home. Instead, they come to their salon every day or every other day to have their hair washed and blow dried.

I live in McLean and go to the salon only every few months for color touch-up and a trim. I don't know anyone who goes to the salon regularly like this. Anyone. And I've lived here many years.

I live there and go 2x a week

[Anonymous]

McLean has quite a few pockets of higher income individuals who would be in the 1% group. Some of these are in HOA-style neighborhoods, but most are clustered together in certain areas or streets. There are also plenty of normal families with working professionals - which I think makes up the majority of McLean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I go to a McLean salon, and my hair stylist told me that some of her clients never wash their hair at home. Instead, they come to their salon every day or every other day to have their hair washed and blow dried.

My grandma used to do that every few days. Was she talking about old people? I think it’s pretty common for them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
I’m a SAHM and have my hair in a messy ponytail daily. I drive a reliable SUV. My kids and I don’t wear designer clothes. We don’t own vacation homes. We fly commercial in economy class.

This is me...and I live in McLean.

Same. And I only get my hair cut at Hair Cuttery!

[Anonymous]

Where is this McLean hair salon of which you speak? I need an upgrade from Bubbles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I go to a McLean salon, and my hair stylist told me that some of her clients never wash their hair at home. Instead, they come to their salon every day or every other day to have their hair washed and blow dried.

My grandma used to do that every few days. Was she talking about old people? I think it’s pretty common for them.

Not sure, she didn't mention their age.

Anonymous wrote:Where is this McLean hair salon of which you speak? I need an upgrade from Bubbles.

This one is Dolce Vita on Elm Street. I go there every 3 weeks for hair color because my hair grows super fast. The salon owner told me that if everyone's hair grew as fast as mine, the hair stylists would have been very rich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McLean has quite a few pockets of higher income individuals who would be in the 1% group. Some of these are in HOA-style neighborhoods, but most are clustered together in certain areas or streets. There are also plenty of normal families with working professionals - which I think makes up the majority of McLean.

1-percenter is 600k hhi, FYI

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I go to a McLean salon, and my hair stylist told me that some of her clients never wash their hair at home. Instead, they come to their salon every day or every other day to have their hair washed and blow dried.

My grandma used to do that every few days. Was she talking about old people? I think it’s pretty common for them.

It is because it can become difficult to wash and style one's own hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I go to a McLean salon, and my hair stylist told me that some of her clients never wash their hair at home. Instead, they come to their salon every day or every other day to have their hair washed and blow dried.

I live in McLean and go to the salon only every few months for color touch-up and a trim. I don't know anyone who goes to the salon regularly like this. Anyone. And I've lived here many years.

I live there and go 2x a week

Really? what do you have done? I can't imagine wasting that much time on my hair!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I go to a McLean salon, and my hair stylist told me that some of her clients never wash their hair at home. Instead, they come to their salon every day or every other day to have their hair washed and blow dried.

My grandma used to do that every few days. Was she talking about old people? I think it’s pretty common for them.

Not sure, she didn't mention their age.

Anonymous wrote:Where is this McLean hair salon of which you speak? I need an upgrade from Bubbles.

This one is Dolce Vita on Elm Street. I go there every 3 weeks for hair color because my hair grows super fast. The salon owner told me that if everyone's hair grew as fast as mine, the hair stylists would have been very rich.

Can I ask you about Dolce Vita and prices? Would you recommend them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live inMcLeanand go to the haircuttery downtown, 5ere are always people there. I got about every two months,

Which Hair Cuttery? Would you recommend them for color?

[Anonymous]

Well off, yes, rich no. So many people making 300K and living hood rich in 1M homes. A LOT of strivers.