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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would avoid moving here if I had a choice, I can't emphasize that enough.  Going from a $900 mortgage to $4,500 is killer unless your salary is shooting up, which I don't know, maybe it is.  I wouldn't avoid Maryland because of taxes, that seems pretty dumb unless you have already done the math and it's some sort of huge difference (I wouldn't know because I have never considered VA) but it's your life and your choice.  If I had 1.5 million I would choose a modest home in Bethesda or Chevy Chase or Arlington, depending on where my job was and where would get me the easiest commute.  Everything is very commute-dependent here.  Some parts of DC are harder to access from within DC than from suburbs.  I have a friend who lives in DC and has the same commute to her job as I do, and I live in a suburb.  YMMV.[/quote]
While I agree that avoiding moving here might be best. What you are saying about md taxes is not true. 1) it was my understanding that Florida has no individual income tax 2) Montgomery county has objectively very high taxes. The county income taxes in MoCo are almost as high as the state income tax. If you have a high income that is real money. My DH and I moved from Montgomery county to Arlington, Virginia because of the taxes. That said, if we had kids perhaps access to the Montgomery county schools would have been worth it because there seems to be more schools with good test scores and slightly more diversity in MD than VA.

OP, I grew up in Tallahassee so am somewhat familiar with Jacksonville and I think the housing stock/type of house you are looking for and vibe is probably most similar to Burke, especially if you are used to driving everywhere. [/quote]

What is your HHI and what is the tax difference if you do not mind me asking?

I have only lived in MD since moving to the DMV, so like I said, I don't know about the tax situation.  The amount of money one would save is highly dependent on the HHI, I guess.  Maybe for a high HHI, it is a really significant difference.  It seems pretty silly to avoid a place entirely because of taxes.[/quote]

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