What is the most overrated area (neighborhood, town, etc) in the DC metropolitan area?

[Anonymous]

All of NW DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The entire city of dc
The entire area of Arlington
Anywhere that is not Potomac or Langley zoned McLean

Potomac is a private school. It's not "zoned"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Spring Valley.

let's talk when you buy a munitions dump.

+ 1million

[Anonymous]

Chevy chase, MD and DC

[Anonymous]

So hilarious all the people who say Georgetown is overrated don't live here.

Still in love with it after 3 years.

[Anonymous]

Yes, this is silly. The old adage in real estate holds - "location, location, location". "most overrated" = most expensive. There is a reason my small house costs so much; I have a remarkable neighborhood with a great public school, wonderful independent restaurants, and parks in walking distance. My husband and I spend less than 10 minutes a day commuting. I sacrificed square footage for quality of life.

[Anonymous]

Humble little Carlin Springs overrated? I think the opposite It is a lovely few streets with its own library and borders a huge park and Longbranch Nature Center

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of NW DC

All of close in MD and VA. Just don't get the point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of NW DC

All of close in MD and VA. Just don't get the point.

All those that live in areas which think close in md and va don't get the point

[Anonymous]

Adams Morgan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is silly. The old adage in real estate holds - "location, location, location". "most overrated" = most expensive. There is a reason my small house costs so much; I have a remarkable neighborhood with a great public school, wonderful independent restaurants, and parks in walking distance. My husband and I spend less than 10 minutes a day commuting. I sacrificed square footage for quality of life.

Where do you live? It sounds great!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is silly. The old adage in real estate holds - "location, location, location". "most overrated" = most expensive. There is a reason my small house costs so much; I have a remarkable neighborhood with a great public school, wonderful independent restaurants, and parks in walking distance. My husband and I spend less than 10 minutes a day commuting. I sacrificed square footage for quality of life.

Where do you live? It sounds great!

Probably Georgetown.

[Anonymous]

City of Falls Church

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vienna, Georgetown, Wood Acres

The disadvantages of a small town crammed into a huge traffic jam.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown.

Del Ray.

I concur with Del Ray, actually. The Avenue is fine as far as it goes, but terribly overrated. The restaurants are too far apart, the retail unique but impractical (although is the hardware store still there?) and St. Elmos is past its prime. You still have to get into a car to drive to the grocery store (unless you happen to live near the Giant/Safeway, but they are on one end of the strip).

The housing stock in the immediate circumference is OK, but the closer you get to Route 1, the dicier. Also, the better housing stock is in Rosemont, which is walking distance to Del Ray, but only barely.