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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The McLean HS neighborhoods are more centrally located and convenient to DC and Metro, [/b]so if that matters to you I’d go with McLean. Both schools have very strong academic reputations. [/quote]

THat's not necessarily true, either.  Yes, some of Langley is out in Great Falls.  Some of it right on the DC border, or by the beltway exit or on top of Tysons.  It depends.

Pick a house in a location that works for you.  [/quote]

Lol. I live near the Tysons area zoned to Langley and only 6 min to a silver line metro, but this poster is going overboard to point out the exceptions like our neigborhood. Let's be objective. Overall, McLean is more centrally located and convenient to DC and metro than the zone feeding in to Langley.[/quote]

Sure - yet many people don’t even work in DC to begin with.  Most of my neighbors either work in the Reston corridor, Tysons, or from home.[/quote]
First PP is right to point out that plenty of people don't care about being convenient to DC, and that if you do you are more likely to find a house in the McLean zone.[/quote]

DH works in DC. I’m a SAHM. We originally wanted to be as close to dh’s work as possible but we ended up buying on the Langley side very close to Langley High School. DH has a 20 min commute and has 3 ways to get to work. With traffic, it takes 30 min. I feel we are very centrally located. We can be in Georgetown in 15-20 min, Arlington in 10-15 min, Bethesda in 15 min, Tysons in 5 min, etc.

We are able to have an almost acre lot with sidewalks and quiet street while being close to DC. We are from NYC and feel lucky to be able to live in a nice large house without sacrificing short commute time.[/quote]

+1
The area around and near Langley is very convenient for those commuting to DC, MD, or Tysons.  And the area further out, in Great Falls, works great for those commuting to Reston, Vienna, Chantilly, tech corridor, etc.  [/quote]

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