Is there a reason real estate has appreciated so much more in VA than MD and DC?

[Anonymous]

Fairfax and MoCo are very similar school wise. And MoCo housing is a tad cheaper.

[Anonymous]

Jobs are in Virginia- my son just graduated from UMD in May and all of his classmates and and friends moved to Arlington- he is working in Tyson’s and living in Arlington. Virginia is gaining young professionals from Maryland.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Taxes. VA has a Republican governor, and MD has a Democratic one. MoCo is a sanctuary county and as a result attracts low skilled immigrants who hold menial jobs and don't pay taxes.
I grew up in MD, but live in VA now. The state taxes are about 50% lower in VA than they are in MD and for what? Your schools are mediocre at best and you don't have a strong in state university system.
Virginia has been able to attract many, many more jobs than Maryland has. Naturally, people want to live near where they work. Companies don't want to go to MD, they want to go to VA.

FYI, Arlington might not call itself a sanctuary county but it is:

https://www.arlnow.com/2024/03/04/arlington-considers-removing-immigration-status-requirements-for-low-income-housing-grants/

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/arlington-debates-police-collaboration-with-ice/3773440/

If you don't think there are tons of low-skilled immigrants in NoVa, you're living in a bubble and just don't visit the many neighborhoods where they are a majority.

Agree, my old high school Wakefield is almost all hispanic now. WL is half hispanic whereas it wasn't at all in the late 80s. There are a lot of immigrants south of Route 50. Between Route 50 and Leesburg it's increasingly mixed and the source of contentious missing middle issues. North of Leesburg the real estate is too high for immigrants. Wherever there are older apartment complexes, there are your immigrant pockets.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People’s Republic of Moco

How's the Amazon Helix building coming along?

And why do Arlington public and private schools suck so much?

I don’t have a dog in this hunt (and spent a ton of time paying Moco taxes for context)

Pot- meet kettle.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Taxes. VA has a Republican governor, and MD has a Democratic one. MoCo is a sanctuary county and as a result attracts low skilled immigrants who hold menial jobs and don't pay taxes.
I grew up in MD, but live in VA now. The state taxes are about 50% lower in VA than they are in MD and for what? Your schools are mediocre at best and you don't have a strong in state university system.
Virginia has been able to attract many, many more jobs than Maryland has. Naturally, people want to live near where they work. Companies don't want to go to MD, they want to go to VA.

This generally helps the entire DMV close-in area, not a specific state. Plenty of people as an example choose to live in Bethesda BECAUSE they have a job in Tysons since it's a quick jump over the bridge on 495 and a quicker commute than many VA suburbs. Similarly, a person that lives in Frederick is actually more likely to pick a job in Loudon over Rockville because it's quicker to shoot over the bridge when you factor in rush hour traffic.

Are you from here? Have you ever driven any of these commutes at rush hour!!!!!!!????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Taxes. VA has a Republican governor, and MD has a Democratic one. MoCo is a sanctuary county and as a result attracts low skilled immigrants who hold menial jobs and don't pay taxes.
I grew up in MD, but live in VA now. The state taxes are about 50% lower in VA than they are in MD and for what? Your schools are mediocre at best and you don't have a strong in state university system.
Virginia has been able to attract many, many more jobs than Maryland has. Naturally, people want to live near where they work. Companies don't want to go to MD, they want to go to VA.

This generally helps the entire DMV close-in area, not a specific state. Plenty of people as an example choose to live in Bethesda BECAUSE they have a job in Tysons since it's a quick jump over the bridge on 495 and a quicker commute than many VA suburbs. Similarly, a person that lives in Frederick is actually more likely to pick a job in Loudon over Rockville because it's quicker to shoot over the bridge when you factor in rush hour traffic.

Are you from here? Have you ever driven any of these commutes at rush hour!!!!!!!????

Yeah, I have. Have you? Obviously tons of people live in VA and commute on 495 to jobs in VA, so it’s no different to be just over the bridge in Bethesda.

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Anonymous wrote:Jobs are in Virginia- my son just graduated from UMD in May and all of his classmates and and friends moved to Arlington- he is working in Tyson’s and living in Arlington. Virginia is gaining young professionals from Maryland.

Cool story. So your son from MD has a job in VA, and from that, you conclude that all jobs are in VA and that MD kids are moving there. Nice logic there. Unfortunately for your little narrative, the data shows that NoVa is losing jobs:

https://www.novaregion.org/DocumentCenter/View/14396/Economic-Tracking-Report---Sept-6-2024

[Anonymous]

River Falls Potomac I know 2 or 3 people who work at Freddie Mac and Capital One. It is closer commute than most of the people who live in Virginia.

[Anonymous]

I will note I've lived in MD (five years Baltimore) and VA (where I've lived much of my time here), but would never live in MD again under any circumstances. That noted VA really hasn't appreciated much more in the last few decades. It is far more desirable for younger people, yes, but it is not that much more expensive, if at all, for comparable neighborhoods.

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Anonymous wrote:I will note I've lived in MD (five years Baltimore) and VA (where I've lived much of my time here), but would never live in MD again under any circumstances. That noted VA really hasn't appreciated much more in the last few decades. It is far more desirable for younger people, yes, but it is not that much more expensive, if at all, for comparable neighborhoods.

On what planet is VA desirable for young single people to live in?

[Anonymous]

? homes in my MoCo neighborhood are up 40 percent since we bought a few years ago

[Anonymous]

? homes in my Fairfax Co neighborhood are up more than 40 percent since we bought a few years ago

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will note I've lived in MD (five years Baltimore) and VA (where I've lived much of my time here), but would never live in MD again under any circumstances. That noted VA really hasn't appreciated much more in the last few decades. It is far more desirable for younger people, yes, but it is not that much more expensive, if at all, for comparable neighborhoods.

On what planet is VA desirable for young single people to live in?

Arlington

[Anonymous]

VA has fewer blacks, and blacks tend to drag down property values.

[Anonymous]

I’m not local but I can say that if I had to live to the DMV area then it would be Virginia. Safer, better schools, better politics.