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[quote=Anonymous]I think the poster was saying that the commute from DC to Columbia is quicker than the commute from Columba to DC (and this is pretty much true). What she was also saying was that you could start working in Columbia and buy a house in Columbia, but a few years down the road you get a better job in DC or close in but you're now stuck with a much longer commute. You could potentially avoid this by buying closer to DC and commuting to Columbia, which isn't too bad, and if you get a job in Bethesda later, you are better positioned.

It's a lot of ifs, of course, but as someone once said to me, everyone works in Columbia for a few years at some point before moving onwards and given the number of people I know who have actually had this happen to them, I didn't laugh. Columbia seems to have a high concentration of companies especially in the Gateway area that seem to be "transitional" workplaces where people work for a few years in some anonymous corporate position before moving onwards to something better paying or more professionally satisfying.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You may want to look in other areas. My husband works in Columbia. We live in DC because it opens the entire area up for job change. His commute time is often shorter than those who live in Columbia. It is very suburban.[/quote]

That makes no sense. Your husband's commute from DC to Columbia is not going to be shorter than his coworker's commute from one part of Columbia to another unless he is flying between locations.

Columbia is also a lot cheaper.

It really depends on if her spouse will be staying at his job for awhile.

Silver Spring is also a straight shot down 29 to Columbia and an easy commute to DC.[/quote]

I don't believe that commute either.  Idk why ppl always want to stear ppl to DC. He's working in a Baltimore suburb. They should live on that side of town.  [/quote][/quote]

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