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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arlington is hot because people want to live there. There is not any extra land so the land there is very valuable. There's a shortage. So it goes at a premium.  I have kids in APS and am perfectly happy with the education they are getting, supplemented by what I am able to provide in terms of experiences, tutoring as needed, etc. as an UMC/ higher SES family. I'm glad that Whitman has such great scores. Good for Whitman. Doesn't change the fact that I'm happy in Arlington and have no intention of moving out to Bethesda or Potomac or whatever.

People on here arguing that Arlington sucks or that Whitman is better than Yorktown are just butthurt that their area isn't hot like Arlington. Sorry you are mad. Doesn't change the market.[/quote]

Exactly.

Don't like Arlington? Then don't live there.

But plenty of people do like it and do choose to live there. Get over it. 
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This.  No, it's not "cool" but it hits the sweet spot on a lot of things.  Basically, it's a good compromise.  I've lived here for 20 years. Have been reasonably happy with the schools (2 teens at W-L), have great, friendly neighbors.  Easy commute for me to a job in DC and for DH to a job off the Dulles toll road. I like that my teens can get around independently by walking/biking/metro. County services are generally pretty good. I don't love all the teardowns and how much traffic has increased but time marches on and I do appreciate the better retail and dining options than when we moved here in 2000.  [/quote]
You had me until you said that the dining options are better. The restaurant offerings are mostly pretty abysmal in Arlington for a place with so much money and so many people. [/quote]

Do you mean in general or compared to other similar DC locations (close-in suburb)? 
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