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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arlington is much more suburban than Hoboken. Not even close. I do actually kinda, sorta agree about Arlington being modeled after Queens, if you think in terms of commercial development along the major thoroughfares like Roosevelt Ave, Astoria Blvd, etc.
The biggest problem I see with these comparison, is that there are so many variables. A place as close in as Hoboken, won't have the same architecture or vibe as Hoboken. A place as wealthy as New Canaan or Bedford Hills won't have the same walkable village aspects. The closest  comparison I have ever heard is that Maplewood/Montclair are like Takoma Park/close in Silver Spring. But, the jersey towns are not as close in as TP/SS, and the entire school situation is different, due to countywide school systems down here. Going up along the Hudson River towns has no equivalent on the Potomac.
And nobody down here pays anything like the astronomical property taxes in NY/NJ.[/quote]

Yeah, I'm the poster from above who mentioned queens. That makes sense when you talk about commercial corridors. What parts of nova are you finding more objectionable? I find Arlington a million times more attractive than Astoria, but I totally agree with you about lack of city planning / suburban sprawl. 
And taxes... Lord I don't know how people make it work up there. I don't know that we would have ever made a SFH work up there. 
On the whole I agree going up along the Hudson River towns is on the whole much more attractive. [/quote]

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