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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The neighborhoods comparable to Oakton / Vienna and with great schools might be Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda. However. That would be the most nightmarish commute to Mountain View. There are people who do it (and I know people who do), but it works best if you only have to go to the office 1-2 days per week. I mean, you have to go through a tunnel and over a bridge. Horrible![/quote]

Hmm, I guess my point is that there aren't any Vienna-style neighborhoods near the Valley, which is why living there is so hard. DC has the advantage of a spectrum of housing options and prices with a range of good schools (like Alexandria part of Fairfax; schools aren't the best but still OK and wide range of housing prices and stock).  Bay Area seems almost bipolar by comparison; good/decent schools CRAZY expensive, cheaper homes have very poor quality schools with most folks going private.  Or really long across the bay commutes or east bay exurbs.[/quote]

this is the reason, we are never going to move back there, unless we somehow come into major money.  DC area is much smaller and geographically not as comlpex (not as many bottleneck roads like bridges, tunnels and canyon roads) and you can have a much more decent commute and more moderate prices.  I have a friend, who has been forever looking for a home, and forever getting outpriced.  They are renting and renting and putting up with crazy commutes.  No thanks. [/quote]

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