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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, two words - Falls Church.

I live in Arlington, and yes, Bethesda is a more visually appealing, more uniform area than Arlington. In the case of Bethesda, you’re comparing an area in a county with a whole county as in the case of Arlington, so 60k v. 240k population. Arlington has been rated the best place to live in at least a couple of national surveys - I think Smart Assets and Niche. The number one neighborhood to live is in the county as well. Arlington is often, if not always in the top 5 or top 10 places to live in the country. As I’ve mentioned, Bethesda is a lovely area as well and the real estate is more uniform visually than the whole county of Arlington but pretty similar with North Arlington. That said, you can’t really compare a county to an area of a county.

In your place, I would pick Falls Church. That’s where I would live if my spouse wasn’t so attached to arlington. In Falls Church, your family will have easy access to many Arlington county and Tyson’s amenities. The only reason not to pick McLean in my opinion is the lack of community. People there tend to be rigid and keep to themselves. It’s a place that attracts mostly status conscious people who feel superior to others. The area is green and attractive with many mansions with gates and far apart from each other. With 2M budget, you’d be in the lower end socially. Falls Church is really lovely, highly educated. It has the highest income per capita in the whole are. It’s small and a lot more intimate than the other two options. People here fight about small differences but the DMV is a great place to live and raise a family [/quote]

Many North Arlington residents have an inferiority complex when it comes to McLean, so they often describe McLean as if they are referring just to the wealthiest areas.  Much of McLean is in fact similar to North Arlington and Falls Church, just with slightly larger lots, slightly more expensive homes, and higher rated schools.  But they don’t like that, so they stereotype McLean as one big gated community full of mansions and people who don’t know their neighbors.  That describes about 10% of McLean, but is otherwise totally off the mark. Personally, I’ve found people to be quite nice, and we love living here. [/quote]

This. Too many replies are painting McLean as a single uniform area. The McLean bordering Great Falls is different than the one bordering Arlington and Falls Church where there are plenty of neighborhoods with a community feel. [/quote]

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