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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are cheaper houses in the Langley boundaries. I don't know if this was always the case.

We could not afford any single family homes in McLean's boundaries. There were a large handful of houses that we looked over listings for in the Langley boundaries. We decided that there is little to no appeal to living in Great Falls, and that its cache will go by the wayside as people lean toward more urban living. [/quote]

:lol: You go right on telling yourself that.  [/quote]

Affluent folks are embracing more urban living. This is not something that I need to tell myself - it is a bonafide trend. My DH and I work in DC and Arlington respectively - ain't nobody got time to commute from Great Falls. Is it aesthetically nice? Of course. But at the end of the day, that only counts for so much when you have a decent housing budget. [/quote]

Interesting.  We've seen exactly the opposite trend.  Affluent families moving further away from DC in order to have some acreage and privacy.  Most people we know work in Reston, McLean, Vienna, Herndon, etc. so commuting to DC is a non-issue for many.[/quote]

I really don't know where to even link to the most credible source of information for this. There is most definitely a surging collective desire to live in walkable neighborhoods. I see it in this region. There is very little to appeal (for many) for the extremely large Great Falls lots, and to live off of country roads that have no sidewalks, and on top of that, to be far away from denser core areas like Arlington and DC. And yes, I am talking about people who have $800k - $1 million to spend on a house.

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/why_urban_demographers_are_rig.html

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Actually the trend is in the opposite direction...the greatest growth is projected even further out than Great Falls in the exurbs
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/real-estate/the-fastest-growing-suburbs-of-washington-are-in-counties-youve-never-heard-of.php
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Exactly.  This article pretty much sums up how my husband and I (and plenty of our neighbors) feel about the suburbs.  Ideally, we'd love to move out even further than Great Falls, maybe to Waterford, Winchester, Aldie, or someplace where we could get acres of land and maybe some horses.  It's a dream of ours![/quote]

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