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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a GF resident, and here are my pros and cons:

Pros:  relatively more house for your money.  Any 4+ bedroom under $1 mil in McLean or Arlington is a shitshack or teardown; in GF, you can get a pretty decent home for under $1 mil.

Pros:  while my neighborhood has half-acre lots, we've got a great neighborhood vibe. We do happy hours every Friday in the summer, and there are a ton of kids in the neighborhood.

Pros:  where I live in GF (near Rt 7), I think we are within striking distance of a variety of stores.  I shop in GF Village, Tysons, Reston, and even Vienna if there is something I can't get elsewhere.  My primary grocery is the Safeway in GF, followed by Harris Teeter in Tysons.  I can get to most places pretty quickly.  When I lived in McLean, I found it took me just as long to get to the Giant (and park in that crazy lot) than it does for me to get to my Safeway now.

Pros:  schools are great.  My kids are happy, they are learning, everyone seems friendly, my kids have friends.  Yes, there are some wealthy people, but my kids don't run around in those circles.

Cons: the commute is longer if you work downtown.  That said, there are a lot of Feds in my neighborhood who use the Silver Line or carpool.

Someone mentioned that there are a lot of "old people" in GF.  I think that's changing.  Several retirees in my neighborhood have sold their homes this last year, with young families moving in.  That said, I love my elderly neighbors!
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