How did you pick between MD and VA?

[Anonymous]

Virginia.

[Anonymous]

We have shorter commutes in VA so that is why we picked it. Only downside for is Jewish community is less strong here.

[Anonymous]

Gun laws. So, MD.

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MD for the privates. Bailing on public schools and want Marylands better privates. Plus it’s prettier and better planned. NOVa to hardscrabble.

Which privates?

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Anonymous wrote:We chose Arlington for the public schools, the metro/proximity to DC, the politics, and the far superior state college system. It worked out extremely well.

You sound smug. Glad you are there!

You sound jealous. Everything that poster said makes sense.

[Anonymous]

I wanted my kids to have in-state access to the entire Virginia college system. It’s not just UVA and W&M. VT had a great engineering school. Vcu has programs that UVA doesn’t even offer, like marketing and interior design. The state does a great job of spreading out strong programs.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We chose Arlington for the public schools, the metro/proximity to DC, the politics, and the far superior state college system. It worked out extremely well.

You sound smug. Glad you are there!

You sound jealous. Everything that poster said makes sense.

Thanks

- That poster.

[Anonymous]

This thread is old. Did OP ever come back to say where they picked?

[Anonymous]

When our children were very young, we moved from MD to VA to take advance of in-state tuition, which is a great deal at UVA.

[Anonymous]

I picked right in between and landed on the most posh street in DC! Va/Md people are always welcomed but must always use the servants’ entrance.

[Anonymous]

Moved to MOCO for the privates. Publics are trash. Needed access to the most and best privates. It’s prettier as well. Found NOVA to be hardscrabble and haphazard aesthetically.

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Anonymous wrote:If you moved to the DMV from somewhere else, how did you decide which state was the right place to buy? Are taxes that different? The commute? There are excellent schools in both VA and MD. Not asking about DC proper because budget/yard/parking struggles.

We moved here last year and it looks like our jobs are staying local remote, so that takes our commute concerns off the table. We’re primarily looking to buy in Montgomery County because that’s where we’ve been renting, but we’ve never lived in an area with so many jurisdictions so we’re not sure what to look for.

For some people there is no difference. For others it is night and day. We visited both a lot. My view after that was that Maryland was crap. Everywhere. While VA was crap lots of places there were places that were not. Everything about Maryland was awful. I don't even like to drive through there. But here is the thing, lots of people from Maryland have the exact same view of VA. It is really the feel you get.

At least in Maryland driving makes sense

Sure, go from red light to red light as an excuse for traffic calming. Moved to va and would never move back to Md.

I get lost in Northern Virginia. Why all the streets named the same? Dolly Madison chain bridge? Wht not give them different names? Thats what I meanr.

Also I wouldnt want to have a governor only in four years

I get lost Bethesda and Rockville. Tiny crowded streets.

[Anonymous]

Va is a no brainer, md is getting so blue it’s overwhelming.

[Anonymous]

Commute. We were looking within 20-30 minute commute from my and dh’s work, in Md, Dc, & Va. didn’t have a preference. Ended up liking a house in MD, so ended up in MD.

[Anonymous]

Taxes. Virginia.