Nowhere in VA honestly. And I’m in Arlington (and Jewish). Bethesda, Kensington, Potomac, N Bethesda 20852.

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Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

An 850K house in this area signals a middle class budget?

No, it doesnt. Previous poster is delusional.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Schools are much worse where? They certainly aren't much worse in Fairfax or Loudoun County.

No offense pp, but I'd say the schools in places like Scarsdale or Bronxville are definitely better than the ones in Fairfax and Loudoun.

+1

People who have never been to Scarsdale or Bronxville have still heard of them from tv,movies,pop culture, etc. as being very nice.

Not true for Fairfax Co.

Umm, joke references from 1930s movies have nothing to do with the quality of the schools.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

An 850K house in this area signals a middle class budget?

Sadly, I'd say yes on that one. Maybe that's creeping up to UMC, but you wouldn't find a nice place to live in Scarsdale or Bronxville at that price, especially once you factor in the cost of property taxes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Schools are much worse where? They certainly aren't much worse in Fairfax or Loudoun County.

No offense pp, but I'd say the schools in places like Scarsdale or Bronxville are definitely better than the ones in Fairfax and Loudoun.

+1

People who have never been to Scarsdale or Bronxville have still heard of them from tv,movies,pop culture, etc. as being very nice.

Not true for Fairfax Co.

Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

An 850K house in this area signals a middle class budget?

Anonymous wrote:Do you have to move? Honest question because I would love to move back to Westchester. I like it much more than the DC area.

This.

Nothing really compares. There are some similar places if you really, really, really stretch your imagination. Sorry.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Schools are much worse where? They certainly aren't much worse in Fairfax or Loudoun County.

No offense pp, but I'd say the schools in places like Scarsdale or Bronxville are definitely better than the ones in Fairfax and Loudoun.

Do you have to move? Honest question because I would love to move back to Westchester. I like it much more than the DC area.

Try Kentlands in Montgomery County

If you’re Jewish and are looking for temples and Hebrew school, look at Potomac and Bethesda. You won’t get a huge house, though.

Anonymous wrote:Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Schools are much worse where? They certainly aren't much worse in Fairfax or Loudoun County.

Your problem is that you grew up UMC, but you only have a MC budget for DC. Schools are much worse here than in those towns, but we don’t have the high taxes like Westchester does. I don’t think anything is really comparable here with the town center feeling. Maybe Vienna or DelRay.

Anonymous wrote:This isn’t Westchester County. If that’s what you want, stay there.

Don’t be like my neighbor who has lived here for 10 years and complains nonstop about how this isn’t like Rhode Island. You’ll make yourself and those around you miserable.

Some people are from other places, and that is okay, it is not a reflection on you - not everything is about you - grow up. OP is very fortunate to be from somewhere else worth mentioning - not everyone stays in one place their whole lives - that sounds terribly boring. I wish I was from someplace else!