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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, come on.  There are plenty of undervalued homes located throughout the Washington DC metro area that are more than affordable to most people making $100K per year. There is a lot of value to be had in downcounty MoCo and PG County. In my neighborhood, homes are going for about $300K and we are walking distance to metro! [/quote]

And then basically pay for another house by going private with two kids for 13 yrs. [/quote]

50yo PP with two kids here.  We live in downcounty MoCo and our kids go to public school.  No need for privates - they are getting a good education thanks to MCPS.

What you are saying tells me not that you find it hard to "survive" on $200K in this area.  You find it hard to attain the best of everything for your family on $200K.  Which is altogether different.[/quote]

BINGO. There are a lot of highly educated Feds, journalists, professionals making less than $200k for a family of four and feeling like somehow they deserve more. Fact is, wages have stagnated. It was easier to have a nice lifestyle even ten years ago. Sudden influx of NYC-type wealth in DC has skewed everyone's expectations. Ten or fifteen years ago, shabby chic and gentille poverty was fine  -- now it's not. [/quote]

gentile poverty? No this area used to be middle managers and government workers so the housing stock and lifestyle wasn't that high.

Since the money moved in during the 90s the area has transformed and the col has shot up.[/quote]

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