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[quote=Anonymous]It really is mostly about where you will work.

Living in one state and commuting across any bridge to the other state during rush hour each way on each work day is very painful - something to avoid.  IF MetroRail works for your job, and that is a big IF, then living near a Metro stop might be an option, but depending on the start/end points, Metro can be much slower (albeit less painful than driving across a bridge).

Taxes are mostly a wash for typical families. VA has personal property tax (i.e., the car tax) but the MD income taxes are noticeably higher than VA.

From a public school perspective, understand that no school system is perfect and that there are quality variations between schools within each school district. Montgomery, Fairfax, Arlington counties are generally considered to have good school systems.  Falls Church City (VA) is small and also is considered to have good schools.  Alexandria City (VA), DC, and PG County public schools are a kind of tragedy, and to be avoided, IMHO.

In VA at least, the Post Office official postal addresses and ZIP codes do not follow the actual borders of incorporated towns and cities.  So an address which says “Alexandria” might be in Alexandria City or might be in an unincorporated part of Fairfax County.  Ditto for Falls Church City, Town of Clifton, Town of Herndon, or Town of Vienna.  When home buying perform diligence to understand which county or city one is actually buying into.[/quote]

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