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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Housing prices will be much lower.  You can get into the north shore suburbs for much less than what you'd pay for an equivalent location here[/quote]

I moved to DMV 10 years ago from Chicago.

I do not miss Chicago one bit.

Housing prices are cheaper in the North Shore suburbs (than Chevy Chase/Bethesda), but not significantly so.

The weather is terrible. The people are boring. Try finding someone who reads the New York Times!!

Ugh. I could not get out of there fast enough. [/quote]

LOLing at your NYT litmus test. If we are to go there, WSJ is better, hands down. 
And if you thought everyone around you was boring, the problem is probably you.

I am from a Chicago suburb (not North Shore, but similar) and now several family members have places on the north side. 
We’ve been in NoVa for 8 years now but visit Chicago frequently. 
It is beautiful in the spring and fall, even summer is great. The lake is gorg!!
People are fun. Lots of neat architecture and great food. 
I’m divorced and single now and considering someday getting a condo on the north side near my family, once my kids have flown the nest. 
BUT the property taxes are a pretty big deal, maybe worse in the suburbs. 
The Chicago suburbs are de facto segregated. 
The massive SALT deduction helps to preserve this system. Capping it was one of the few things Trump did right. 
IMO there is no sense in preserving a deduction that enables segregation. It is also causes lower tax areas people to basically subsidize the fed taxes of rich northern suburban white people. 
“What’s wrong with people in a community paying a little more taxes if they value education?” You might ask. 
What’s wrong with it is that it only benefits THEIR children. Believe me, they are not willing to pay those taxes to help the south side Black kids.

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