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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t see the premium the OP is talking about.  Most expensive parts of DC metro area actually are not metro accessible at all and prices there are no bargain even at entry level.

NW DC is full of such examples.  Spring Valley is not cheaper than AU park, which has metro access.  Cleveland Park is not more expensive than Wesley Heights.  East Village area in Gtown which is walking distance to Foggy bottom and Dupont lines does not carry premium over further out parts of Gtown.  Dupont is not more expensive than Kalorama.  Mclean is not a bargain to compare to Arlington, definitely the premium OP is talking about of 200K is not there.  There are plenty of over a million properties in the further out parts of N. Arlington and in Mclean and crazy expensive properties in far away Great Falls.

The bottom line is, the wealthy in DC area care less about the Metro system.  It is faster and easier to drive into the city on weekends than using slow and expensive metro system.  If you live in deeply residential areas inside Beltway, you are still very short drive away from most places of interest or shopping.   DC is much much smaller than NYC, you can be on the most suburban cul-de-sac but within only 10-15 mile radius from most things you need.   
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