WaPo article on NoVa vs DC and MD job markets

[Anonymous]

The title of this thread is literary NoVa vs MD and DC jobs!

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Anonymous wrote:Common sense suggests that suburban MD here is defined as the parts of Maryland that are included in the Washington metropolitan area:

Calvert County
Charles County
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Prince George's County

Common sense suggests that HoCo is as close to DC as Loudoun County is, so why wouldn't HoCo be included? Is it because HoCo's has a big city (Baltimore) that's closer to it? But then why would Loudoun county be included as part of NoVa? I am not from this area originally, so I really don't understand how NoVa is defined and how suburban MD is defined.

I mapped the center of Loudoun County to DC and HoCo to DC, and the center of HoCo is a tiny bit closer to DC than Loudoun county, so again, I really don't get the demarcation.

I think fixation on which counties are included in suburban Maryland is a little bit off topic. The important thing here is that Maryland needs to do more to attract business.

Not really. I'm not arguing whether NoVa has more growth or not, but the article is comparing one region to another, and I"m trying to understand what areas encompass those regions and why.

So you're worried they're cherry picking the worst performers in MD and comparing them to the best performers in NoVA? Let's be real here, this is probably MoCo and PG. It might be a few more counties but it doesn't really matter. DC Metro Maryland should have a lot more growth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Common sense suggests that suburban MD here is defined as the parts of Maryland that are included in the Washington metropolitan area:

Calvert County
Charles County
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Prince George's County

Common sense suggests that HoCo is as close to DC as Loudoun County is, so why wouldn't HoCo be included? Is it because HoCo's has a big city (Baltimore) that's closer to it? But then why would Loudoun county be included as part of NoVa? I am not from this area originally, so I really don't understand how NoVa is defined and how suburban MD is defined.

I mapped the center of Loudoun County to DC and HoCo to DC, and the center of HoCo is a tiny bit closer to DC than Loudoun county, so again, I really don't get the demarcation.

I think fixation on which counties are included in suburban Maryland is a little bit off topic. The important thing here is that Maryland needs to do more to attract business.

Of course, but obfuscation is one of the few options left to those posters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Common sense suggests that suburban MD here is defined as the parts of Maryland that are included in the Washington metropolitan area:

Calvert County
Charles County
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Prince George's County

Common sense suggests that HoCo is as close to DC as Loudoun County is, so why wouldn't HoCo be included? Is it because HoCo's has a big city (Baltimore) that's closer to it? But then why would Loudoun county be included as part of NoVa? I am not from this area originally, so I really don't understand how NoVa is defined and how suburban MD is defined.

I mapped the center of Loudoun County to DC and HoCo to DC, and the center of HoCo is a tiny bit closer to DC than Loudoun county, so again, I really don't get the demarcation.

I think fixation on which counties are included in suburban Maryland is a little bit off topic. The important thing here is that Maryland needs to do more to attract business.

It must be the MoCo politicians posting these inane defenses. Otherwise, why can't people just accept the possibility that the place they lives sucks on certain dimensions? People in DC thread trying to say it's no problem that people got murdered down the street. People here trying to argue the differences between "anemic" and "moderate" growth. Maryland sucks at business, just accept it lol

Of course, but obfuscation is one of the few options left to those posters.

[Anonymous]

Nova (aka VA DC area):
Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Loudoun, Prince William and parts of Fauquier.

Maryland (DC area):
PG, MoCo, Frederick, Charles, Calvert and parts of Howard, Anne Arundel, and St. Mary’s.