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[quote=Anonymous]Here's the secret most people in the DC area won't tell you: It really doesn't matter. These high end suburbs are all very similar, none are particularly cute and the schools for the most part are very comparable. Sure, Montgomery County schools are probably better than Arlington, but the district is also huge - so when there's a snow event that hits further north, everything gets shut down.

It basically will come down to two things:
1. Work location/commute
2. Budget

Without knowing those, it is impossible to say what would be best.

We live in Arlington after 10 years in DC on Capitol Hill and love it. The schools aren't even in the same league as what we had on the Hill - so sure, maybe they aren't as good as MoCo, but they are far and above what we had before. Our commute downtown is actually faster than it was from the Hill (even as traffic returns to normal). We almost moved to Bethesda. But traffic there sucks, especially to/from downtown. We also considered NW DC but weren't crazy about the public school options, especially upper grades. And our dollars went a lot farther in North Arlington for housing. (Bonus is you don't have to deal with DC government)

If you aren't walking distance to downtown Bethesda, then all the arguments for walkability in Bethesda vs Arlington go out the window. Like the stores there? Check out Clarendon, Ballston or Mosaic District. [/quote]

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