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McLean resident here.  It is funny to me that people "aspire" to live in McLean.  Though I am from a nice area, so McLean does not impress me.

There is a HUGE difference regarding what neighborhood you are considering, OP.  We have known several and well, let's just leave it at that.

If you are not attending McLean schools, there is absolutely no reason to move to McLean.  None.  Not one.  Really.  [/quote]

I don't agree with you 100%, it's not just schools.  We moved to Mclean because we were looking for more privacy, one acre lot and woodsy setting, we wanted a retreat not too far from the city amenities and close to the jobs in VA and DC.  Schools were important to us, but not the deciding factor as we definitely can afford private for our one kid and if we have another we may be able to scramble enough for that too, but surely, would rather not.  No plans for a large family and we didn't want a big house either, just wanted specific setting to mimic what we are used to on the West Coast where we are from.  We would not be able to afford this in DC and wooded lots of that size just aren't there in sufficient supply.  We also didn't want to move far out.  We pretty much found some parts of Arlington and Mclean to meet our criteria, but after asking around decided on Mclean as apparently among the long term residents of this area it has certain reputation, which was important to us from resale perspective.  I am agnostic to the entire debate on what area is more superior and I don't think for any metro area these types of debates make sense, as there are usually several desirable areas.  For us, we were looking for the specific setting, size of a lot and proximity to cultural amenities for the weekends, schools played important role, but not deciding role, it was more from resale value perspective as we are not sure how long we will stay in DC metro. [/quote]

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