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[quote=Anonymous]"Typical North Arlington puffery "

Could you just say "typical puffery" and leave out the North Arlington part?  I'm new to this particular thread, but I live in 22207 and I try hard to not be a "puffer".  Perhaps you could try to not paint us all with the same brush?

OP, if I were you I'd probably live in Vienna - it's a nice place and a better commute.  That said, I do also like my neighborhood in the Yorktown district.  For those who think everyone here is wealthy and elitist, my husband and I are both Feds, one of is us a GS12, the other a GS15 so while we have a good HHI, we're certainly not millionaires.  Most of the kids on our street go to the public schools, with the exceptions of one family that homeschools and one family that prefers Catholic schools (for the religion, not a quality concern about the publics).  Our neighbors are friendly, but we don't hang out except for maybe 3-4 times a year when someone has a big neighborhood party.  Like many areas with lots of young kids, we're all busy.  Some of the families on our street that have SAH parents seem to be more social than we are, I'd assume because they can pick up their kids earlier and have more playdate availability, but I don't think it's because they are snobby or don't like us that we don't socialize as often.

We do have charming areas we can walk to for restaurants or playgrounds, but you can find that in Vienna as well.  Basically, what I'm saying is that I think we're pretty normal, as are most areas of Vienna.  Sure, you have some neighbors who make more and have more - but you'll find that anywhere around here.  Most of the cars on the street in our neighbohood are of the Honda/Toyota variety rather than the BMW/Mercedes variety, but there is one person (who doesn't have an Arlington tax sticker, so I assume the car is driving through from McLean based on where they come from) who blows down the street in a porsche at the same time I'm leaving in the morning at least once a week.  An ass, but normal.

Pick whichever neighborhood seems to work better for you in terms of commute, home style, and yard.  If I were you, I'd probably lean towards Vienna because that extra time that you don't have to commute will be valuable.[/quote]

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