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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]you are all nuts who think you can do this in Metro DC for $55k.  We do $225k as a couple and have 2 kids and I think it's not enough for where we are (childcare is a mortgage in itself)!  The problem here is HOUSING.  You are so screwed with the money you shell out on housing here.  Have you seen prices in Arlington?  Anything that is metro accessible is going to cost you.  That is the biggest problem.  And the metro is crazy expensive and 1/2 the time tracks are closed on the weekends - WTF!  I'm from Chicago and do business in NYC - public transportation should not work that way esp. for how expensive metro is!
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Some of you people are so out of touch with reality.  According to the census bureau, the median household income in Washington DC from 2006-2010 was $58,526.  For Fairfax it was $97,900.  For the entire state of Virginia?  $61,400.  And the average household was roughly 3 persons.  Yes, $55K is tight, but it is doable for many families out there.  There are a lot of families that make it on median or below median incomes.
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