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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP:

I lived in CHesterbrook Woods from 2005-2011, and then we bough another (larger) house off Georgetown Pike in the Langley area.  You can't really go wrong with either one.  It's an easy drive into DC from either side of McLean.  The people generally seem the same, although our experience has been that our neighbors were friendlier in the Langley area.  But I suspect that just had more to do with us being more along the same age/stage of life here than we were in Chesterbrook Woods.  I'd suggest you just buy whatever house you like on either side.

FWIW, we sold our house in Chesterbrook Woods in under 10 days in 2011--it wasn't exactly a 'hot' market, and the one we bought had been on the market for 4 months.

Recommend you call JD Callender (Callandar?), she specializes in Chesterbrook Woods and might be able to help you find homes there not listed yet.

Plenty of people here send there kids to private, even though the schools are great.  We do.  Ignore the haters on the board, and the crazy Arlington posters.  We came from Arlington, and really like Arlington.  McLean just works better for us now.[/quote]

[b]OK, first of all, Langley is not a close or easy drive into DC. That's why people choose close-in suburbs like Chesterbook Woods. Second of all, Langley is far wealthier than Chesterbrook Woods, so they're not really similar neighborhoods. Finally, what "haters" have been part of this thread? It's been extremely civil. What a strange retort. [/b]To 10:29: CC Hills is actually directly across Glebe Road from Chesterbook Woods (although I suppose that technically, Arlington starts on Chesterbrook Road, where you can tell no difference between the old '50s style homes in either county), and it's certainly more affluent. I don't understand at all how you are defining neighborhood boundaries. Look at Arlington County property records to see the official boundaries. In any case, I completely agree that there are no hipsters in either neighborhood. The only thing walkable from that part of Arlington is McLean. And there's nothing walkable in Chesterbrook Woods either. Not exactly a cool scene. Both McLean and Arlington have many different neighborhoods that can't really be generalized, despite posters' attempts to do so. Not all of Arlington is walkable, cool, close to the metro, and full of restaurants. And not all of McLean is Langley/ super wealthy. [/quote]

Turkey RUn is in Langley.  According to Google maps, it's 6.4 miles from there to GU Hospital.  Laburnum St. is in Chestervrook Woods.  Again ccording to Google Maps, it's 4.8 miles.  Sure, it's closer.  Turkey Run is a whole mile and a half farther away.  Yes, Langley is generally wealthier.  But OP has up to $2m, enough to buy in either section.[/quote]

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