For Westchester New York Transplants Which neighborhoods are most similar in NoVA and MD?

[Anonymous]

Another vote for Bethesda

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Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Schools are much worse where? They certainly aren't much worse in Fairfax or Loudoun County.

No offense pp, but I'd say the schools in places like Scarsdale or Bronxville are definitely better than the ones in Fairfax and Loudoun.

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People who have never been to Scarsdale or Bronxville have still heard of them from tv,movies,pop culture, etc. as being very nice.

Not true for Fairfax Co.

Such a weird flex. I'm on my 40s, well educated, well read, and well traveled, and I've never heard of Scarsdale or Bronxville. Not everyone is from the Tri-State region...

That may be but most media people live in the NY area. So they are constantly referencing places like Scarsdale as being very upscale.

[Anonymous]

Op, I used to live in a neighborhood in Potomac with houses in your budget. I now live out of state. But you may want to consider the neighborhoods off of Falls Rd by Wayside School. There will be houses in your budget. You will have to drive to businesses (not far) but it’s walkable to the elementary, swim club and there is a nice sense of community. You also may want to consider the streets off of Tuckerman by Old Georgetown Rd in North Bethesda. They are close to that little strip mall there (can’t remember the name). The pp mentioned the neighborhood near Farmland Elementary. You said you don’t like Rockville but that is a nice neighborhood. There is another one close by that also begins with an F, maybe Fallsmead? You aren’t going to get close to downtown Bethesda or Potomac Village on your budget but there are neighborhoods in Potomac that will give you the community feeling. You may be able to find something walkable to Cabin John Mall in Potomac but I’m not as familiar with the real estate there (although I was at the mall a lot).

In VA, I worked with a lot of people who lived in the Chantilly/Fair Lakes area.

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Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Schools are much worse where? They certainly aren't much worse in Fairfax or Loudoun County.

No offense pp, but I'd say the schools in places like Scarsdale or Bronxville are definitely better than the ones in Fairfax and Loudoun.

+1

People who have never been to Scarsdale or Bronxville have still heard of them from tv,movies,pop culture, etc. as being very nice.

Not true for Fairfax Co.

Such a weird flex. I'm on my 40s, well educated, well read, and well traveled, and I've never heard of Scarsdale or Bronxville. Not everyone is from the Tri-State region...

I'm not sure it's only a Tri-State region thing. It may be more of a thing for educated people with a Boston-DC orientation. I have a college roommate who lives in Scarsdale and a partner at my law firm lives in Bronxville. Of course I know about those parts of Westchester, and similar areas like Short Hills in NJ, Great Neck on LI, etc. When they found out we moved to McLean, they congratulated me, because they are also familiar with McLean, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase. Do they know anything about Burke? Probably not. But they know about the expensive DC suburbs.

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Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Schools are much worse where? They certainly aren't much worse in Fairfax or Loudoun County.

No offense pp, but I'd say the schools in places like Scarsdale or Bronxville are definitely better than the ones in Fairfax and Loudoun.

+1

People who have never been to Scarsdale or Bronxville have still heard of them from tv,movies,pop culture, etc. as being very nice.

Not true for Fairfax Co.

Such a weird flex. I'm on my 40s, well educated, well read, and well traveled, and I've never heard of Scarsdale or Bronxville. Not everyone is from the Tri-State region...

I'm not sure it's only a Tri-State region thing. It may be more of a thing for educated people with a Boston-DC orientation. I have a college roommate who lives in Scarsdale and a partner at my law firm lives in Bronxville. Of course I know about those parts of Westchester, and similar areas like Short Hills in NJ, Great Neck on LI, etc. When they found out we moved to McLean, they congratulated me, because they are also familiar with McLean, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase. Do they know anything about Burke? Probably not. But they know about the expensive DC suburbs.

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It's a wealthy East Coast thing. Everyone has heard of Scarsdale or McLean. Who hasn't heard of Sidwell or Spence or Chapin or Dalton. I can go on and on.

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Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Schools are much worse where? They certainly aren't much worse in Fairfax or Loudoun County.

No offense pp, but I'd say the schools in places like Scarsdale or Bronxville are definitely better than the ones in Fairfax and Loudoun.

+1

People who have never been to Scarsdale or Bronxville have still heard of them from tv,movies,pop culture, etc. as being very nice.

Not true for Fairfax Co.

Such a weird flex. I'm on my 40s, well educated, well read, and well traveled, and I've never heard of Scarsdale or Bronxville. Not everyone is from the Tri-State region...

I'm not sure it's only a Tri-State region thing. It may be more of a thing for educated people with a Boston-DC orientation. I have a college roommate who lives in Scarsdale and a partner at my law firm lives in Bronxville. Of course I know about those parts of Westchester, and similar areas like Short Hills in NJ, Great Neck on LI, etc. When they found out we moved to McLean, they congratulated me, because they are also familiar with McLean, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase. Do they know anything about Burke? Probably not. But they know about the expensive DC suburbs.

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It's a wealthy East Coast thing. Everyone has heard of Scarsdale or McLean. Who hasn't heard of Sidwell or Spence or Chapin or Dalton. I can go on and on.

I thought the same thing, to be honest. I'm surprised that anyone who is affluent in DC hasn't heard of Scarsdale or Bronxville.

[Anonymous]

OP, the City of Falls Church also comes close to replicating Westchester towns, bc it is a stand alone city in VA. Has its own schools, mayor, police, etc. Has a "main street" area.

That said, there is very slim pickings at your price point. Maybe some newer condos.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, the City of Falls Church also comes close to replicating Westchester towns, bc it is a stand alone city in VA. Has its own schools, mayor, police, etc. Has a "main street" area.

That said, there is very slim pickings at your price point. Maybe some newer condos.

FCC is a bit like White Plains or Eastchester, in terms of housing.

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Anonymous wrote:You need to look at the effective cost of housing. Taxes in NoVa are much lower than in Westchester.

Bingo.... I grew up very familiar w OP’s old haunts, Ridgewood NJ, etc.

Lovely, with huge tax bills, easily double what we’ve paid in Arlington. So IME the comparison of purchase prices vs NY/NJ must be offset by the substantially higher property taxes there.

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Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Schools are much worse where? They certainly aren't much worse in Fairfax or Loudoun County.

No offense pp, but I'd say the schools in places like Scarsdale or Bronxville are definitely better than the ones in Fairfax and Loudoun.

+1

People who have never been to Scarsdale or Bronxville have still heard of them from tv,movies,pop culture, etc. as being very nice.

Not true for Fairfax Co.

Lol ... I’m not sure you are aware of how you sound (not flattering) or if this is a great out-on. 😎

Such a weird flex. I'm on my 40s, well educated, well read, and well traveled, and I've never heard of Scarsdale or Bronxville. Not everyone is from the Tri-State region...

I'm not sure it's only a Tri-State region thing. It may be more of a thing for educated people with a Boston-DC orientation. I have a college roommate who lives in Scarsdale and a partner at my law firm lives in Bronxville. Of course I know about those parts of Westchester, and similar areas like Short Hills in NJ, Great Neck on LI, etc. When they found out we moved to McLean, they congratulated me, because they are also familiar with McLean, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase. Do they know anything about Burke? Probably not. But they know about the expensive DC suburbs.

+ 1

It's a wealthy East Coast thing. Everyone has heard of Scarsdale or McLean. Who hasn't heard of Sidwell or Spence or Chapin or Dalton. I can go on and on.

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Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Schools are much worse where? They certainly aren't much worse in Fairfax or Loudoun County.

No offense pp, but I'd say the schools in places like Scarsdale or Bronxville are definitely better than the ones in Fairfax and Loudoun.

+1

People who have never been to Scarsdale or Bronxville have still heard of them from tv,movies,pop culture, etc. as being very nice.

Not true for Fairfax Co.

Lol ... I’m not sure you are aware of how you sound (not flattering) or if this is a great out-on. 😎

Such a weird flex. I'm on my 40s, well educated, well read, and well traveled, and I've never heard of Scarsdale or Bronxville. Not everyone is from the Tri-State region...

I'm not sure it's only a Tri-State region thing. It may be more of a thing for educated people with a Boston-DC orientation. I have a college roommate who lives in Scarsdale and a partner at my law firm lives in Bronxville. Of course I know about those parts of Westchester, and similar areas like Short Hills in NJ, Great Neck on LI, etc. When they found out we moved to McLean, they congratulated me, because they are also familiar with McLean, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase. Do they know anything about Burke? Probably not. But they know about the expensive DC suburbs.

+ 1

It's a wealthy East Coast thing. Everyone has heard of Scarsdale or McLean. Who hasn't heard of Sidwell or Spence or Chapin or Dalton. I can go on and on.

Oops... misplaced this...

Lol ... I’m not sure you are aware of how you sound (not flattering) or if this is a great out-on. 😎

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Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Schools are much worse where? They certainly aren't much worse in Fairfax or Loudoun County.

No offense pp, but I'd say the schools in places like Scarsdale or Bronxville are definitely better than the ones in Fairfax and Loudoun.

+1

People who have never been to Scarsdale or Bronxville have still heard of them from tv,movies,pop culture, etc. as being very nice.

Not true for Fairfax Co.

Lol ... I’m not sure you are aware of how you sound (not flattering) or if this is a great out-on. 😎

Such a weird flex. I'm on my 40s, well educated, well read, and well traveled, and I've never heard of Scarsdale or Bronxville. Not everyone is from the Tri-State region...

I'm not sure it's only a Tri-State region thing. It may be more of a thing for educated people with a Boston-DC orientation. I have a college roommate who lives in Scarsdale and a partner at my law firm lives in Bronxville. Of course I know about those parts of Westchester, and similar areas like Short Hills in NJ, Great Neck on LI, etc. When they found out we moved to McLean, they congratulated me, because they are also familiar with McLean, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase. Do they know anything about Burke? Probably not. But they know about the expensive DC suburbs.

+ 1

It's a wealthy East Coast thing. Everyone has heard of Scarsdale or McLean. Who hasn't heard of Sidwell or Spence or Chapin or Dalton. I can go on and on.

Oops... misplaced this...

Lol ... I’m not sure you are aware of how you sound (not flattering) or if this is a great out-on. 😎

... put-on... lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re Jewish and are looking for temples and Hebrew school, look at Potomac and Bethesda. You won’t get a huge house, though.

+1. I think you'd like Bethesda. There is a substantial Jewish community, and lots of NY transplants. There is a nice downtown area with more charm than in VA. But you'd need a bigger budget than what you're saying.

Compared to Bethesda, you get more house for the money out in Potomac. But it's not really walkable.

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Anonymous wrote:If you’re Jewish and are looking for temples and Hebrew school, look at Potomac and Bethesda. You won’t get a huge house, though.

+1. I think you'd like Bethesda. There is a substantial Jewish community, and lots of NY transplants. There is a nice downtown area with more charm than in VA. But you'd need a bigger budget than what you're saying.

Compared to Bethesda, you get more house for the money out in Potomac. But it's not really walkable.

Mantua in Fairfax has a large Jewish population and decent 60s middle classs homes. If you are looking for UMC you would want McLean, Bethesda, Potomac, Great Falls or Chevy Chase (MD)

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Anonymous wrote:If you’re Jewish and are looking for temples and Hebrew school, look at Potomac and Bethesda. You won’t get a huge house, though.

+1. I think you'd like Bethesda. There is a substantial Jewish community, and lots of NY transplants. There is a nice downtown area with more charm than in VA. But you'd need a bigger budget than what you're saying.

Compared to Bethesda, you get more house for the money out in Potomac. But it's not really walkable.

Downtown Bethesda is nice, but it does not have charm.