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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in Bethesda and have lived in Arlington, DC and back to Bethesda. You could not pay me to move back to VA, regardless of the tax benefit. Weird vibe. It's like they all try to prove something and many are transplants. Many of my neighbors work in Tysons, McLean or Arlington and still decide to live in Bethesda..myself included.

There are nice benefits - great trails, parks, etc but for whatever reason, it just feels stale and transitory compared to Bethesda. [/quote]
seems to be new money strivers vs old wealth [/quote]

Hard to believe Bethesda is old wealth, or it wouldn't have such a reputation, even among people in its own state, for obnoxious residents flaunting their money.

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Most homes are modest in Bethesda/CC, expensive, but not over the top. There are some flashy neighborhoods but most homes on River Rd/Mass Ave corridor are quite modest.

lI would say Great Falls and Potomac is more the "flaunt it" type. [/quote]
+1 historically, Bethesda (and Chevy Chase) is where the old money lived.  The wealthy in NoVA is much more recent relative to Bethesda area.

A lot of jobs have moved over to NoVa area, so you have more transplants there. The median age in Arlington is younger than the median age in Bethesda (and Chevy Chase).[/quote]

DC is not really an old money town.  Old money is generational wealth passed down from business tycoons like the DuPonts or the Mellons.

It is true that the MoCo suburbs were the wealthiest in the area for many years.  However, NoVa has been outpacing MoCo economically for many decades, so the "old money" in MoCo isn't so much generational wealth as much as just more old people with (or who had) money.  Because more younger people who are affluent now live in NoVa, it's "new money" compared to MoCo, but it's still not the type of divide you might find in other parts of the country.

Bethesda and CC have some very pretty neighborhoods.  But you couldn't pay me to live there now, because they are part of a county that has been declining for a long time and stands to continue to do so. [/quote]
They are declining so much that house prices are ridiculous.[/quote]

LOl right? Bethesda has some major headquarters/employers in it's downtown. It has gone through a major transformation and still growing. Home prices are stable and there is little to no supply. It provides major arteries into downtown DC without having to cross a bridge. Some of the best golf courses/parks in the area. Some of the best schools  (public and private) in the state/area. But sure, it's dying. [/quote]

A declining county have some nice areas; indeed, the decline may make the remaining decent areas more desirable for some period of time.  But then you have a smaller base propping up everything else, which eventually takes its toll.   [/quote]

As does living in a state that includes Appalachia. People who live in Chevy Chase and Bethesda have more than enough money to not worry about a few percentage points more in income tax or whether they’re paying a few thousand dollars a year more to fund programs for less affluent people Germantown. At the end of the day Bethesda and Chevy Chase are just nicer than anything in the NoVA suburbs. Ask the average person to walk around a neighborhood in Chevy Chase and then to walk around a neighborhood in North Arlington and report back on which neighborhood has nicer homes, nicer landscaping, and the like. How many of these people will say North Arlington? Then factor in your private school and public school options in Bethesda and Chevy Chase and it’s a no brainer. If VA was that nice and Chevy Chase is a socialist hell hole why do Kavanaugh and Roberts live in Chevy Chase? Because if have money you want to be near the best country clubs and the best private schools and have a nicer home. [/quote]
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Rich people and older money people don't care about a few% points in taxes. That's why the Trump family lived in NYC up until they got chased out of town. That's why so many rich people live in CA.

Newer monied people care very much about taxes.[/quote]

My grandparents passed away with an 84M estate. They could have been Florida residents via their property but they didn't care about the taxes and wanted to maintain their residency in CO because that was home. My grandpa was old school and didn't want to leave the state that helped him grow his businesses.
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