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[quote=Anonymous]Considering a move to the DC area and trying to decide whether to move closer to one set of family in Maryland and another in Virginia.  We're looking at Falls Church / McLean and Bethesda, respectively.  We have 2 small children and plan to send them to public schools.  Here's how we see it, but would be great to get some additional input and reactions:

MD --&gt; Bethesda, Potomac and Chevy Chase are more appealing to us visually.  Downtown Bethesda is pretty nice for what it is.  No bridges to DC.  Seems to have a more robust Jewish community (which matters to us).  Downside-- wow, those taxes!  Economy looks like it's in a much worse place than Virginia.

VA --&gt; May be more resilient to the government changes, though that's probably a guess, given the private sector jobs there.  Lower taxes huge plus.  Some neighborhoods are super nice.  But I hate the tangle of 8 lane highways and Tysons-- wow, what a monstrosity.  Those giant parking lots are anxiety inducing.

Budget is $2M, give or take.  We're not federal workers and not tied to government employment in any way.  [/quote]

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