McLean vs. Arlington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everything about Arlington has always seemed completely mediocre to me, and I lived there before moving to DC. At least McLean has nice houses and good schools. Arlington seems like the worst of both worlds: it's not a real city, and it has absolutely no edge or urban energy, yet it's not an attractive suburb, either. It's just purgatory for people who want to have it both ways and end up with a pale imitation (no pun intended) that lacks character or prestige. Sorry if that seems harsh, but some people in Arlington have no clue how people who've actually lived in real cities or more upscale suburbs perceive Arlington and its oddly boastful (and clueless) residents.

+1000. This is exactly how Arlington strikes me too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everything about Arlington has always seemed completely mediocre to me, and I lived there before moving to DC. At least McLean has nice houses and good schools. Arlington seems like the worst of both worlds: it's not a real city, and it has absolutely no edge or urban energy, yet it's not an attractive suburb, either. It's just purgatory for people who want to have it both ways and end up with a pale imitation (no pun intended) that lacks character or prestige. Sorry if that seems harsh, but some people in Arlington have no clue how people who've actually lived in real cities or more upscale suburbs perceive Arlington and its oddly boastful (and clueless) residents.

Not harsh, misinformed. Your post presupposes anyone who lives in Arlington has never lived anywhere else, which is far more likely anywhere BUT Arlington.

As for McLean having nice houses--pockets do. But most are boring split levels that are seriously ugly. Trust me; I grew up there...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything about Arlington has always seemed completely mediocre to me, and I lived there before moving to DC. At least McLean has nice houses and good schools. Arlington seems like the worst of both worlds: it's not a real city, and it has absolutely no edge or urban energy, yet it's not an attractive suburb, either. It's just purgatory for people who want to have it both ways and end up with a pale imitation (no pun intended) that lacks character or prestige. Sorry if that seems harsh, but some people in Arlington have no clue how people who've actually lived in real cities or more upscale suburbs perceive Arlington and its oddly boastful (and clueless) residents.

+1000. This is exactly how Arlington strikes me too.

Do you often respond to your own posts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything about Arlington has always seemed completely mediocre to me, and I lived there before moving to DC. At least McLean has nice houses and good schools. Arlington seems like the worst of both worlds: it's not a real city, and it has absolutely no edge or urban energy, yet it's not an attractive suburb, either. It's just purgatory for people who want to have it both ways and end up with a pale imitation (no pun intended) that lacks character or prestige. Sorry if that seems harsh, but some people in Arlington have no clue how people who've actually lived in real cities or more upscale suburbs perceive Arlington and its oddly boastful (and clueless) residents.

Arlington: jealous
McLean: haters
Point: Arlington

Weird because I live in Kent Gradens McLean, and envy my friends who have just bought nice new 1.6 M new-build in Arlington
Of course I have a bigger yard in my McLean house, which while a 50s rambler, sits on a 15000 sq foot lot, about twice the size of theirs....
Plus we have new buds of comparable price but bigger lots than Arlington for 1.6....

[Anonymous]

Arlington is a terrible, terrible place! Do not move there! You will hate it!

Everyone who lives in McLean is living the dream! Go there!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's chat. What do you like about each and why?

Wouldn't it make more sense to compare Arlington 22207 to McLean 22101 since they both have the same typical household income and demographic?

Or Fairfax County vs Arlington County.

Or Arlington 22205 to McLean 22102 (although I think that part of Arlington is more affluent than McLean 22102)

Or South Arlington 22204 to Pimmit Hills 22043/22102?

This is accurate. Arlington 22207 is very wealthy despite some of the posts here suggesting otherwise. This is simply fact; It has about the same avarage HHI as McLean 22101 despite having much smaller lots, and is considerably higher than McLean 22102 because it has fewer apartments. But I am not necessarily sure that having Upper Middle Class profiles in neighborhoods like Bethesda, N Arlington or McLean is a good thing or just a statistical game.

For what it's worth, there are 15 houses on the market in 22207 above 2 Million and only a few are pending. theres anyone home on N Glebe Rd (Townhome!) sitting at 3.7 M while crappy new builds are selling at 1.5-1.8 like hot cakes. This is true in McLean and Bethesda too. Folks forget your p1ssing contest-the entire upper end market is stalling....

[Anonymous]

Pending million-plus sales contracts in Langley/McLean/Marshall districts: 88

Pending million-plus sales contracts in Yorktown/W-L/Wakefield districts: 48

Point: McLean

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything about Arlington has always seemed completely mediocre to me, and I lived there before moving to DC. At least McLean has nice houses and good schools. Arlington seems like the worst of both worlds: it's not a real city, and it has absolutely no edge or urban energy, yet it's not an attractive suburb, either. It's just purgatory for people who want to have it both ways and end up with a pale imitation (no pun intended) that lacks character or prestige. Sorry if that seems harsh, but some people in Arlington have no clue how people who've actually lived in real cities or more upscale suburbs perceive Arlington and its oddly boastful (and clueless) residents.

Arlington: jealous
McLean: haters
Point: Arlington

Weird because I live in Kent Gradens McLean, and envy my friends who have just bought nice new 1.6 M new-build in Arlington
Of course I have a bigger yard in my McLean house, which while a 50s rambler, sits on a 15000 sq foot lot, about twice the size of theirs....
Plus we have new buds of comparable price but bigger lots than Arlington for 1.6....

Kent Gardens in McLean is a nice, modest neighborhood but new builds there can be pricey. 4500 sq feet NDI homes even there sell for 1.2 and up...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

+1
I just do not care!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything about Arlington has always seemed completely mediocre to me, and I lived there before moving to DC. At least McLean has nice houses and good schools. Arlington seems like the worst of both worlds: it's not a real city, and it has absolutely no edge or urban energy, yet it's not an attractive suburb, either. It's just purgatory for people who want to have it both ways and end up with a pale imitation (no pun intended) that lacks character or prestige. Sorry if that seems harsh, but some people in Arlington have no clue how people who've actually lived in real cities or more upscale suburbs perceive Arlington and its oddly boastful (and clueless) residents.

+1000. This is exactly how Arlington strikes me too.

Do you often respond to your own posts?

Different posters. Do you always make false assumptions, or only where Arlington's charms or lack thereof are at issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pending million-plus sales contracts in Langley/McLean/Marshall districts: 88

Pending million-plus sales contracts in Yorktown/W-L/Wakefield districts: 48

Point: McLean

# of $1 M homes sold last three months Arl 22207: 53

# of $1 M homes sold last three months Mcl 22101: 76

Point: McLean

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything about Arlington has always seemed completely mediocre to me, and I lived there before moving to DC. At least McLean has nice houses and good schools. Arlington seems like the worst of both worlds: it's not a real city, and it has absolutely no edge or urban energy, yet it's not an attractive suburb, either. It's just purgatory for people who want to have it both ways and end up with a pale imitation (no pun intended) that lacks character or prestige. Sorry if that seems harsh, but some people in Arlington have no clue how people who've actually lived in real cities or more upscale suburbs perceive Arlington and its oddly boastful (and clueless) residents.

+1000. This is exactly how Arlington strikes me too.

Do you often respond to your own posts?

Different posters. Do you always make false assumptions, or only where Arlington's charms or lack thereof are at issue?

Speaking of false assumptions, I live in McLean dear. And in the Charm dept, neither McLean nor Arlington can claim much I'm afraid. But they are nice places to live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pending million-plus sales contracts in Langley/McLean/Marshall districts: 88

Pending million-plus sales contracts in Yorktown/W-L/Wakefield districts: 48

Point: McLean

# of $1 M homes sold last three months Arl 22207: 53

# of $1 M homes sold last three months Mcl 22101: 76

Point: McLean

# of $1.5 M+ homes sold last three months Arl 22207: 23

# of $1.5 M+ homes sold last three months Mcl 22101: 33

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pending million-plus sales contracts in Langley/McLean/Marshall districts: 88

Pending million-plus sales contracts in Yorktown/W-L/Wakefield districts: 48

Point: McLean

# of $1 M homes sold last three months Arl 22207: 53

# of $1 M homes sold last three months Mcl 22101: 76

Point: McLean

# of $1.5 M+ homes sold last three months Arl 22207: 23

# of $1.5 M+ homes sold last three months Mcl 22101: 33

# of $2 M+ homes sold last three months Arl 22207: 6
# of $2 M+ homes sold last three months Mcl 22101: 12

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pending million-plus sales contracts in Langley/McLean/Marshall districts: 88

Pending million-plus sales contracts in Yorktown/W-L/Wakefield districts: 48

Point: McLean

# of $1 M homes sold last three months Arl 22207: 53

# of $1 M homes sold last three months Mcl 22101: 76

Point: McLean

# of $1.5 M+ homes sold last three months Arl 22207: 23

# of $1.5 M+ homes sold last three months Mcl 22101: 33

# of $2 M+ homes sold last three months Arl 22207: 6
# of $2 M+ homes sold last three months Mcl 22101: 12

How does the total number of houses in 22101 compare to the total number in 22207? Without that, these statistics are useless.