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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^He'll have to give a damn lot more incentives. Prices in the area are steep for those of us on administrative salaries. No, thanks. Not worth it. [/quote]

I think it’s full-time Profs that would make it feel more like a true college town, and I think they can afford the area. I think assistant/adjunct staff can afford the area, but maybe not the nicest SFHs in the best neighborhoods. And I suspect this is true for administrative staff, too. I don’t think there are many areas in the DC Metro that are more affordable and offer comparable amenities or transit. But everyone has theirs personal preferences. I know an adjunct staff member who commutes 1.5 hrs one way from western MD because their family prefers to live on a farm. For them it’s a matter of lifestyle rather than affordability. [/quote]

I'm a communications director. I hands-down make the same or more than some faculty members, and I'm not just talking about junior faculty. You have no idea what assistant/adjunct faculty make in many areas of study to make that comment. The Diamondback runs all university salary in an annual guide if you want to open your eyes to what humanities and other non-business/engineering/computing adjunct faculty and even tenured faculty make.[/quote]

I know that. Read what I wrote. The tenured full-time profs are who will be able to live in the nicest neighborhoods. Since it’s not a captive market, like in a college town located in an otherwise rural area, you’re competing against dual-income families who are higher level Feds, IT consultants, work on the Hill, etc., same as anywhere inside the Beltway right on a Metro line. I don’t know what to tell you. [/quote]

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