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[quote=Anonymous]OP, it seems like you don't understand the benefits of living in Bethesda and why it is so expensive.  (BTW, this is not a knock on other neighborhoods in the area, just talking about Bethesda since that is where OP lives).

The main one is that if you work in downtown DC, your commute is much shorter than if you live father out, regardless of whether you drive or take the metro/public transportation.  This is particularly true if you are close to DC.  This is a huge quality of life issue for our household, because we both WOH with two small children, and my spouse works long hours.  It maximizes the time we get with the kids during the week.

Others include good public schools and close/easy access to groceries, parks, restaurants, movies, childcare centers, churches, swimming pools, gyms etc.  Again, for my family this is a quality of life issue that I can drive about 5 min, and not more than 10 even during rush hour, to run an errand.

For us, these benefits made it worth it to pay so much for our house, and also the price bump that is added into everything because we shop at nearby businesses.  We felt like we were tight financially when we were making about $300K HHI in this area, but we knew what we were paying for and it was worth it to us.

If you don't need these benefits, I am not sure why you would want to pay the premium to live somewhere like Bethesda - move farther out.  There are a lot of great neighborhood in this area.    [/quote]

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