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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP Here, MoCo seems to have this moreso than FCPS, wondering if im missing areas besides Arlington[/quote]

MoCo is much better is every respect (especially schools).[/quote]

So untrue.  MCPS has a much larger percentage of sub-par schools than FCPS. It's also more activist in ways that piss off parents.  Neither has a great superintendent, but Taylor (MCPS) likes to ram stuff down parents' throats (Wootton closing/reopening at Crown, controversial boundaries for Woodward, and regional reorganization) whereas Reid (FCPS) makes a lot of noise but then just makes incremental changes (tinkering with school boundaries, new Skyview HS).

Otherwise, MoCo has lost ground economically to many other local jurisdictions in the past 20 years, whether it's Howard in Maryland or Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun in Virginia.  It has some nice older neighborhoods, so if you want a bedroom community to commute to jobs in DC or VA, some areas in MoCo are nice.  Otherwise, NoVa is more economically vibrant and living there is more convenient (especially for jobs). [/quote]

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