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[quote=Anonymous]Many other places are definitely cheaper, but whenever I research new places to move, I realize that other places have their share of problems too. For example, Illinois has very high property taxes (my sister bought a much cheaper house, but her house payment is quite a bit higher than our--plus she's now underwater because values dipped so much there, even though we both bought in 2008). California and Oregon have very high income taxes. In some cities, you will pay just as much as you do here for a house in a close-in, walkable neighborhood (the only other option being living in an inexpensive 4,000 square foot house in a characterless suburb). Or the neighborhoods I like have terrible schools, so we'd have to either have to pay for private school or move to the aforementioned characterless suburb, which may be very far away from the city center. Or the weather sucks. The list goes on. I'm not saying the DC area is awesome--just food for thought. [/quote]
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