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[quote=Anonymous]I just want to basically echo what the two PPs have said.  I'm also in NoVA - McLean.  To be painfully honest, I think you'd be hard pressed to live in most of McLean on that HHI.  If I'm wrong, there will no doubt be plenty of people to jump all over me for that.  Our HHI is $500k/yr, and we earn less than many of our neighbors/friends.  Those that earn significantly less are from embassies, so no housing costs. Or they bought years ago.  Housing is expensive here.  Schools are great.  It's a 15 minute drive from my house to DC, and the same to Tyson's Corner (the largest/arguably nicest shopping mall in the area).  McLean border North Arlington, which is also very nice.  Great urban feel in the Ballston/Clarendon/Rosslyn corridor.  You'll find something similar in Bethesda.  High prices to match.  Potomac, MD is also nice but is a bit of a commute to DC.

Many people choose to live in a smaller home in order to have the best locations (schools and commute), so be prepared for that.  DC isn't the most laid back place you'll find, but it is a great area as there is so much to do, great culture, very international communities.

If you tell people exactly where in DC you'll be working, then they can offer you specific advice.  There are areas in DC that are not easily accessed from even close-in suburbs --just depends on where your office is.  Some commutes are great from McLean (like into Georgetown), others are bad (Washington Navy Yard).  So it really depends.

You'll find plenty of people on this board trashing DC as being a variety of unpleasant things (rude, loud, social climbing, etc).  I haven't found that to be true, personally.

Let us know more details when you have them, there will be plenty of people who will help.  I also recommend spending some time here to check out the feel/vibe of different areas to see what suits you.  Take the recommendations you get here as a starting point of what to check out, and filter that through your commute and other priorities.

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