Why home prices are lower in north VA than in MoCo, MD

[Anonymous]

I was searching for house on sale using zillow, and noticed that north VA (fairfax, falls church) has more homes for sale and the home prices are more reasonable compare with what you can find in Montgomery county, MD. Both regions are close to DC. I guess the effect of DC on both regions are pretty much the same. I heard of many bad things about Moco, such as increasing property tax rate, sanctuary city controversy, weakening public education system, etc. I also hear good things about north Virginia, like good education qulity, etc. Then why are there more houses on market in north VA, and cheaper? Does this meaning that people are leaving VA. And more people are move in MoCo?

[Anonymous]

You are clearly not from around here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was searching for house on sale using zillow, and noticed that north VA (fairfax, falls church) has more homes for sale and the home prices are more reasonable compare with what you can find in Montgomery county, MD. Both regions are close to DC. I guess the effect of DC on both regions are pretty much the same. I heard of many bad things about Moco, such as increasing property tax rate, sanctuary city controversy, weakening public education system, etc. I also hear good things about north Virginia, like good education qulity, etc. Then why are there more houses on market in north VA, and cheaper? Does this meaning that people are leaving VA. And more people are move in MoCo?

This may be the most ridiculous thing I have seen on DCUM today.

If living around sanctuary cities is a problem for you, OP, then by all means, save your money and move to NoVa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are clearly not from around here.

If you are, why don't you present more details?

[Anonymous]

I think you need to compare apples to apples. What are you comparing Fairfax to? I'd say it's similar to Gaithersburg. Annandale is like Wheaton.
They are very similar in that they are both filled with poor immigrants and the rich people tend to self segregate in the same few towns (Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac, parts of Kensington and Rockville for MD and McLean, N arlington, Great Falls, Falls Church City and parts of Vienna in Va ).

[Anonymous]

Because you're probably looking farther out in Fairfax and Falls Church. Of course those properties are less expensive than Bethesda or Chevy Chase MD, or even Potomac. An apples to apples comparison would be to Mclean and N. Arlington.

[Anonymous]

You have to compare apples to apples. Not all of Fairfax county is the same.

Bethesda/Chevy Chase = McLean
Potomac = Great Falls or Vienna
Kensington = North Arlington
Silver Spring = Alexandria
etc.

Falls Church is also odd. Falls Church City is VERY different from Falls Church, but it is not easy to get a good read out on a website for just Falls Church City, which is its own little town and not part of FFX.

[Anonymous]

There isn't a general flow of people from VA -> MD. There is some exchange, but for the most part people are moving into both states.

Need help finding a location? Where will you be working and what is your budget?

[Anonymous]

Huh? I've actually found the opposite. More house for your money in Maryland, when you compare areas of roughly the same distance from central DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have to compare apples to apples. Not all of Fairfax county is the same.

Bethesda/Chevy Chase = McLean
Potomac = Great Falls or Vienna
Kensington = North Arlington
Silver Spring = Alexandria
etc.

Falls Church is also odd. Falls Church City is VERY different from Falls Church, but it is not easy to get a good read out on a website for just Falls Church City, which is its own little town and not part of FFX.

Also
Takoma Park is more or less Del Ray

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to compare apples to apples. Not all of Fairfax county is the same.

Bethesda/Chevy Chase = McLean
Potomac = Great Falls or Vienna
Kensington = North Arlington
Silver Spring = Alexandria
etc.

Falls Church is also odd. Falls Church City is VERY different from Falls Church, but it is not easy to get a good read out on a website for just Falls Church City, which is its own little town and not part of FFX.

Also
Takoma Park is more or less Del Ray

and león is getting larger!

[Anonymous]

Every report on local real estate has Alexandria City, Falls Church City and Arlington and Fairfax Counties as more expensive than MoCo. Hard to respond to OP when the factual predicate for the post is flawed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every report on local real estate has Alexandria City, Falls Church City and Arlington and Fairfax Counties as more expensive than MoCo. Hard to respond to OP when the factual predicate for the post is flawed.

I think they are more expensive because tax rates are lower. At the end of the day, prices equalize.

[Anonymous]

NoVa isn't as pretty

[Anonymous]

Maryland as a state is the richest state in the Union. And it is a pretty small state, so maybe that makes a difference? Less space for more people with more money?