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[quote=Anonymous]OP probably isn’t following anymore but I’ll add my 2c, having moved from Marin a few years ago after spending over a decade in the Bay Area. We were looking for a lot of the same things and same budget when we moved here and really struggled. The suburbs here aren’t like CA where there are  individual towns that have walkable commercial areas—it’s much more suburban sprawl. The parts of Arlington and Chevy Chase people are mentioning are much more urban feeling (think high rises) than towns on the Peninsula, so it has a completely different feel. Bethesda Ave is the closest thing we found—it has a Burlingame Ave vibe (w same complaints re chains etc). We ended up in NWDC which you may want to consider. We originally dismissed living in the District because of the schools, but found the housing stock was much more what we were looking for (small, charming vs emphasis on size and new build) and some areas have a much more “neighborhood” vibe than the suburbs. Elementary schools in NW actually tend to be excellent - it’s middle and high school that get tougher so we’ll probably go private before that. Our kids weren’t even in school yet when we moved, and we figured even if we bought in a great district, a lot can happen in the 10 years til they enter middle in terms of school quality and whether we’ll even still be living here.

Good luck! There’s nothing like the Bay Area but quality of life here is good and you’ll be thrilled at how much further your money goes (we laughed the first time we paid our DC car reg fee - it’s like 10% of the annual cost in CA).[/quote]

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