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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in the Bay Area, may have gone to the same school district you're currently living in right now. Moved to Fairfax county for work a few years ago. I can speak to the education - the school/culture/type of students are very similar, competitive, over-scheduled. Schools seem better funded in Virginia v California, more prevalent to find an immersion program or language, art, music in a public school. Both of my kids are quite analytical/STEM focused, they've had a harder time finding friends in early elementary because the selection of similarly minded children is smaller (I do like the political and career diversity - not everyone is an engineer). The rest is kind of a wash. Housing is more affordable in that you get more house for the same amount of $$. Yes, you have access to a great city and cultural attractions, but the weather is bad half the year, summer is REALLY bad. Traffic is similarly horrible. The selection of organic produce seems much worse (if that matters to you). Between the Bay Area and DC, I'd honestly pick based on 1) career and 2) family/friend connection. If I had the funds to semi-retire, I would look elsewhere like others have mentioned, the central coast or colorado. [/quote]

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