So large McMansions... that would be Potomac and parts of Great Falls.

Prestige in the DMV is measured differently than prestige in NYC. Short Hills doesn’t exist in this area.

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Anonymous wrote:New Jersey is so gross.

Actually it’s not. I grew up in Bernardsville. So beautiful. Still is.

If only the MoCo natives could see this side of NJ. It's so much better than here in almost all ways. Better schools, better housing stock, better town centers.

Why? You do you.

The OP must be a troll. No real person searches for relocation in terms of “prestige”. It’s too on the nose

Just checking on Zillow, that area of NJ has 2-5 million dollar houses. The answer is certain neighborhoods of Bethesda and McLean. Nothing special though. With that money I’d get myself a nice condo in Manhattan, not in some Newark suburb

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Anonymous wrote:New Jersey is so gross.

Actually it’s not. I grew up in Bernardsville. So beautiful. Still is.

If only the MoCo natives could see this side of NJ. It's so much better than here in almost all ways. Better schools, better housing stock, better town centers.

Anonymous wrote:My Chief Executive Officer lives in McLean.

Do her kids go to Little Langley or Potomac?

Anonymous wrote:Used to Shorthills, NJ area and need to relo to DMV. Thus far am super underwhelmed. Was recommended Bethesda and Chevy Chase, but found them to be shanty towns. NoVa was kinda underwhelming. Is there anywhere in DMV that actually has true elite status that can handle wall street F you money? All I've been introduced to are medicore neighborhoods in the DMV...

Kalorama, Mass Heights, parts of Georgetown. Most F U money is tech and goes to McLean. Wall Street F U money has little future because tech is developing ways to replace Wall Street.

Maybe buy a big house in Arlington near public transportation. You could AirBnB it when only the quants are left on Wall St

Anonymous wrote:Fwiw people fr wealthy storied families I know live/d in shady grove, Rockville, Wheaton, also Chevy chase and along the park or near Sibley for the older ones. The really historical descendants you wouldn’t know them from Adam. They don’t need prestige and have to deal with the validation seeking and leverage peddling of random people.

Ah. I see they have no money left (no one lives in Wheaton or Rockville unless they can't afford anywhere else).

As for OP, he is trolling. Even in NYC Short Hills isn't what captures attention for serious money. Many of the NJ towns do have nice areas with old school mansions/large houses, surrounded by more mundane housing. But serious money is in the city and then spread out in a veneer of very expensive mansions in CT or Westchester, sharing zip codes with solidly UMC (albeit very UMC) neighborhoods.

Please stay in NJ.

LOL "Shorthills."

Jersey girl here. That's not how you spell it, troll.

I'm shocked by the number of people who responded to this troll.

What’s odd is that few to none of the wealthiest people in NYC live in Short Hills. They either live in the city or Greenwich or the very high end Westchester suburbs. Places like Summit are popular since it is right on a train line, has many different housing price points and has a nicely walkable and functional downtown (and is much closer to the city).

Short Hills and Mendham and the like are actually kind of cheap considering the house size and land…but the commutes suck and it’s mainly NJ execs who live in those places.

My Chief Executive Officer lives in McLean.

I am surprised no one mentioned Woodbridge to OP

Anonymous wrote:No, there’s nothing here for you, so stay where you are

This. So wish our area could accommodate you. What a bummer.