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It's interesting that your opinion assigns McLean an "edge" on intangible things. There really is no edge -- the schools are exactly comparable, and the quality of residential areas? How are you measuring that exactly?

The commuting and extended day care things are more easily measured, so yes, Arlington gets the nod.[/quote]

Not quite.   Year after year, McLean schools have higher SAT scores and US News ratings than the Arlington schools, and many more students from McLean students are admitted to TJ, the region's best high school.  You are less likely to be redistricted in McLean than in North Arlington.  And there are far more $1M+ properties in McLean than Arlington.   Homes are typically larger than those in Arlington, and on bigger lots.  It's definitely more suburban, and less cramped.   These are not "intangible things" and McLean gets the nod on each.

If you need extended day care, or to be able to dash home from work to deal with an emergency at home, Arlington may be better.  We had au pairs when our children were younger, so we did not need extended day care, and the incremental commuting time compared to next-door Arlington is not a big deal.   [b]Our commutes downtown range from 15-45 minutes.[/b]

If someone wants to live in Arlington, that's great.  But flatly asserting that it offers a better quality of life is silly.  It's like saying the quality of life is better in Queens than in Scarsdale or Summit.  [/quote]

Haha- please tell me more about 15 minutes commutes from McLean to downtown DC[/quote]

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