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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the recent Potomac thread, someone mentioned Mclean as a suburb with a reasonable commute to georgetown. Is that true? I know NOTHING about Mclean, other than that the high school is good. Can anyone who lives there shed any light? Any particular neighborhoods that are good for young families, recently transplanted from the city? Is there a true downtown? Good restaurants? Is anything walkable? A sense of community and the sorts of hubs (like pool clubs, a good library, a ymca..I don't know) that encourage a sense of community? I'd appreciate any insight you all have![/quote]

Most of the inner neighborhoods(within the beltway) are good for young families.  There is turnover as the older homes are being sold.  Very little is walkable, but if you stick within a half mile of the center, it can be walkable.  There is a "true" downtown.  Surprisingly few good restaurants.  The sense of community tends to surround the schools from Sept-June and the pools (get on the waitlist now, some of the swim teams are cut throat) in the summer - bit there isn't a feeling of a greater community.  Decent soccer and baseball leagues.  We have a good library and community center.  It is a very good location because it is commutable to DC, Tyson's, Toll Road, 270....  A bit far to Capitol Hill, but people do it.  We can get to National and Dulles within 30 minutes.  One of the things I do like about it is that people tend to leave their national/state politics out of the schools, sports teams and pools.  I have seen people from the past four administrations working togther on the various committees. (People do talk queitly amongst themselves of course, but it doesn't infiltrate the events.)

You should be able to find something within your price range but you may have to wait for something to go on the market.

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