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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The biggest difference in terms of retail is that Vienna has a lot more "family-friendly" restaurants to choose from, but is also much more congested along Maple Avenue. [/quote]

No, the biggest difference isn't retail. There are plenty of restaurants, and plenty of congestion, in McLean, too. But McLean doesn't have the walkability, town center with Town Green, and bike trails that Vienna has. Vienna has several big block parties a year, such as Viva Vienna and Octoberfest, as well as a huge Halloween parade. There is a much stronger small-town feel to Vienna than to McLean.[/quote]

I've lived in both places and strongly disagree with this.  McLean is not a town like Vienna, but it does have its own community center, as well as a library and community park.  It also has a McLean Day in the spring that is similar to Viva Vienna and other festivities.

In some ways, McLean feels more like a small town than Vienna because it is less congested, you are more likely to run into people you know when you're out, and merchants are more likely to know your name.  The retail strip on Maple Avenue in Vienna is more visible and gets more business from people heading back and forth on 123, whereas the retail areas around Chain Bridge in McLean are set back from Dolley Madison and get more local patronage.

They are both good places to live. [/quote]

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