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[quote=Anonymous]The Town taxes are worth it if your home is under $500-$600k.

The Town taxes cover very good snowplowing (seriously, I could have made it every day of Snowmageddon except the Tuesday snowstorm), trash/leaf pickup, a dedicated police force, lower rates on parks and rec stuff, etc.

I will agree if you get a custom home for $900k and up you'll want to value the walkability to Maple/Church and the such, the neighborhoods just outside the town aren't really near very many amenities as they are heavily residential.

I left since my wife and I work west of Route 28 and could conceivably stay outside 7100 for the duration of our careers. I know many folks on this board do work in very DC/Arlington-centric fields, and so Fairfax, Vienna, or Falls Church are probably the best options there -- and even Fairfax is a bit iffy if you're going to work downtown for the rest of your career.

We ended up buying a place in Leesburg very near the historic downtown. But, since your hubby works in Arlington, I wouldn't recommend that at all (*) unless he can work 6-3 or something like that, and even then, that's not something everyone would want.

(*) At least not until the Loudoun Board of Supervisors gives the final approval for Dulles Rail Phase 2. [/quote]

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