Anonymous wrote:As a NJ native who lived in nyc then westchester before moving here, I've tried to play that game but I just think the city and 'burbs here have such a different vibe and appearance that you just can't compare. I could say, Scarsdale is most like Bethesda, Chappaqua is most like Potomac, Great Falls is most like Alpine, etc but it just doesn't work. There are just so many more wealthy and attractive commutable towns in NJ/NY/CT than there are in the DC burbs.

Another NJ native and I agree that there really aren't easy comparisons. Here in DC the suburbs all sort of bleed into the city of DC without a lot of distinction. NJ and NY suburbs are much more distinct, with older established downtowns. Also, NYC suburbs typically have their own schools and local government, whereas most of the suburbs around DC are just unincorporated sections of Fairfax or Montgomery County.

I'm originally from Montclair, NJ and there's really nothing like that here, for better or for worse.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the DC metro's closest equivalents to Long Island, Westchester, Fairfield CT and Northern/Central NJ?

NoArl like the village

Maybe a Mexican Village.

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No- north Arlington is nothing like the village, but it is also nothing like a Mexican village. Seriously are people posting from Iowa or something? Have you been to these places? I'm guessing not.

Oh I've been to Arlington many times. It may not be Mexico.... but it's probably closer to that than it is to Greenwich, in feel.

Just stop already with your nonsensical racist comments. So you've driven by a taco place in Arlington and you want to be an ass about it. We get it.

Racist? This is not about race. It's more about the feel of a place and class level.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the DC metro's closest equivalents to Long Island, Westchester, Fairfield CT and Northern/Central NJ?

NoArl like the village

Maybe a Mexican Village.

^^^ what does that even mean?
No- north Arlington is nothing like the village, but it is also nothing like a Mexican village. Seriously are people posting from Iowa or something? Have you been to these places? I'm guessing not.

Oh I've been to Arlington many times. It may not be Mexico.... but it's probably closer to that than it is to Greenwich, in feel.

Just stop already with your nonsensical racist comments. So you've driven by a taco place in Arlington and you want to be an ass about it. We get it.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the DC metro's closest equivalents to Long Island, Westchester, Fairfield CT and Northern/Central NJ?

NoArl like the village

Maybe a Mexican Village.

^^^ what does that even mean?
No- north Arlington is nothing like the village, but it is also nothing like a Mexican village. Seriously are people posting from Iowa or something? Have you been to these places? I'm guessing not.

Oh I've been to Arlington many times. It may not be Mexico.... but it's probably closer to that than it is to Greenwich, in feel.

You guys are talking about NYC like it is only Manhattan. Parts of upper northwest have similar population density to Staten Island, Riverdale and Ditmas Park. DC is not the only city with areas where people have yards and are more than a couple blocks to the train.

I grew up in Fairfield County CT and what I think makes the suburbs here so different is that it is rare to find true towns with their own character and downtowns. First, school districts and most local governance here is not at the town-level, they are at the county level. That is a huge difference! Also, most of the nice suburbs near where I grew up had much better local recreation facilities for town residents. That means not having to join a pool club because the entire town was a pool club! Of course some joined country clubs - but most did not.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the DC metro's closest equivalents to Long Island, Westchester, Fairfield CT and Northern/Central NJ?

NoArl like the village

Maybe a Mexican Village.

^^^ what does that even mean?
No- north Arlington is nothing like the village, but it is also nothing like a Mexican village. Seriously are people posting from Iowa or something? Have you been to these places? I'm guessing not.

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Anonymous wrote:McLean/CCMD= Greenwich

NOT.

Happy to live somewhere where the average household is more prosperous but we aren't defined by a few Wall Street robber barons and hedge fund titans.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the DC metro's closest equivalents to Long Island, Westchester, Fairfield CT and Northern/Central NJ?

NoArl like the village

Maybe a Mexican Village.

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Anonymous wrote:McLean/CCMD= Greenwich

NOT.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the DC metro's closest equivalents to Long Island, Westchester, Fairfield CT and Northern/Central NJ?

NoArl like the village

Maybe a Mexican Village.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually some of DC itself is like the burbs... Spring Valley, Kent, even Glover Park is kind of suburban. These are beautiful neighborhoods with various levels of walkability.

This.

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I would say the " city" of DC is somewhat similar to NYC suburbs.

Bethesda is nothing like the close-in suburbs of Westchester. It was built mostly in the 1940s-1960s - not in the early 20th century.

Anonymous wrote:Actually some of DC itself is like the burbs... Spring Valley, Kent, even Glover Park is kind of suburban. These are beautiful neighborhoods with various levels of walkability.

This.

Spring Valley in DC
Lyon Village in Arlington
Some parts of Bethesda
Kenwood
Potomac is most like Northern NJ
Nothing here is like Fairfield County.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting question op. I grew up in a close in suburb in westchester county. I think the palisades gives me the closest architectural and layout vibes to where I grew up and I chose to live in glover park because of how much it feels like the small town where I grew up (main difference being palisades style architecture). I also could drive to midtown in 20 min or be at Grand central station in a 23 minute ride so that's comparable to getting to the sights, etc in dc. Could not bear the thought of the VA suburbs (where I actually work) although I think the Maryland side seems more like small towns, which I like.

Yeah, Rockville Pike is so charming.

These threads are stupid.

Did they mention Rockville Pike?

Yeah that was a really strange response to my post. I will caveat by saying that I have very little experience with the Maryland suburbs. Maybe it's all Rockville pikeish. Please strike from the record my uninformed opinion re. the state of Maryland. I stand the the dc comparisons though. The biggest similarity that I see is how we interact with our neighbors. Growing up, I would open a window and yellow my best friend "hey Amy, ya wanna play?" Here in GP, because we are in attached houses, we have to go outside to address our neighbors, but that's an aspect I wants to recreate for my kids. And I'm happy to have done it!

It's not. I'm guessing it's someone who lives in Virginia who took offense. Rockville Pike is probably the worst part of the Maryland suburbs- it's kind of a strawman argument, because the presence of Rockville Pike does not negate the presence of Bethesda, Potomac, and Chevy Chase- which, I agree, seem much more like Westchester than VA. NW DC does as well.

Btw, what part of Westchester are you from? My mom grew up in Bronxville.

Pelham. (Which posters from Scarsdale (or bronxville!) may shit on. But it was beautiful! Apologies for all the typos in my previous post.