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[quote=Anonymous]Why are you moving to the area in the first place?  That might drive responses.

There are older and newer homes in both states and as previously mentioned the closer you get to D.C. the smaller lots tend to be and the more crowded and noisy areas become, but the areas are often more "walkable", whatever that means to you. You can walk to all kinds of places within the more distant suburbs; it depends exactly where you are, and what you want to walk to.  The trade-off is that you'll probably be on or near busier roads and commercial areas, which are of course noisier, more crowded, etc.  If you want tranquility, you can have that if you're willing to drive to amenities like shopping and dining.  If you walk, it's be busy/noisy.

$2M won't go far in McLean or Great Falls, but gives you lots of options in areas like Kings Park West, Burke, Clifton, parts of Vienna, and further out in Ashburn, which has Metrorail and easier access to more rural points West like Leesburg, Purcellville, Winchester, and other places you might enjoy exploring on foot when you have a yen to dine or shop somewhere new.

In general Maryland taxes are higher, and higher education options fewer although some, like Johns Hopkins U., are of good quality.  Speaking again in generalities, VA is usually consdered to have a superior selection of state colleges and universities of varying degrees of selectivity, which may become more relevant to you when the time comes for your kids to seek admission and pay tuition.  [/quote]

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