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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Considering a move to the dc area and I’m curious what my current HHI of $135k would feel like in the area. We live pretty comfortably now. Family of 4, kids are tweens/teens. After reading this forum, it seems like my hhi would have me considered impoverished in the dc area. Thoughts? [/quote]

When I worked in DC, I was a GS-13 and lived in a studio right at the Metro in North Bethesda.  I moved away because I couldn't figure out a way for me to afford a nice suburban family lifestyle close to DC.  At that time, I was wishing I could afford houses that were $400 to $600K then.  Now those houses are between $1-$2M.  And wages for normal people aren't significantly more than in flyover country.  Last time I checked there was only 10-20% premium for my occupation.

Depending on where you're moving from, and where you move to, your kids might also hate the culture.  I lived in Montgomery County for 1.25 years in middle school and was ecstatic my dad switched jobs again and moved us so soon.  Came from California and moved to Pittsburgh.  Both were nicer places to grow up.

You could maybe consider outskirts like Baltimore or Frederick.  Can your spouse go back to work? [/quote]

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