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[quote=Anonymous]Like OP, we live in Bethesda on an HHI of $340,000 (both of us working full-time).  We're older than OP -- we're in our mid-40's.  We have 3 kids.

Income-wise, with an HHI of $340K, I'd say we feel like we are about in the middle of the people in our neighborhood (in western Bethesda -- BCC cluster).  If we lived in Chevy Chase, we'd probably notice that a lot of people have more money.

I figure the advantages of Bethesda are decent proximity to downtown DC, decent schools, and nice neighborhoods.  We like that our neighbors are all pretty educated and interesting, which is pretty cool.

Looking back 20 years ago, I kind of wish we'd have chosen to live in a city near and ocean or mountains.  But we were attracted to DC for the jobs about 20 years ago.  So we've stayed.

We have a small unremarkable house compared to my friends from the Midwest who live like kings on a modest salary (because the housing is so much less expensive), with their big new houses and deluxe vacations.

I have noticed that a fair number of people in Bethesda seem to have some kind of family financial help with, for example, the down payment on the house.  Or the grandparents pay for a wonderful vacation for the whole family.[/quote]

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