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Anonymous wrote:Madame, you have insulted Virginia one too many times. I demand an immediate apology or you shall hear banjos playing on your front lawn!!

Yup, I can imagine all of the people from the "much nicer" areas being horrified at the multi-million dollar mansions, old trees, hilly roads, and country clubs. So backwoods out here!

Anonymous wrote:Madame, you have insulted Virginia one too many times. I demand an immediate apology or you shall hear banjos playing on your front lawn!!

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Anonymous wrote:I am surprised people think 22207 and 22101 are so different. I understand thinking that about 22201 and 22102, but not the part of Arlington and McLean that border each other. I honestly am not sure where one stops and the other starts.

If you are that close I would chose McLean for the superior schools and the name.

Having a McLean address is much more sought after. I would rather have McLean after my families name on letters than arlington.

When you are in arlington you have to explain "North Arlington" "The Good school district" "Near McLean", with McLean everyone knows it's good.

I live in McLean and I think this is very strange.

There is great prestige with having a McLean address. It basically says "You Made it". Same with Potomac, Great Falls or Bethesda (to a lesser extent)

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Anonymous wrote:I am surprised people think 22207 and 22101 are so different. I understand thinking that about 22201 and 22102, but not the part of Arlington and McLean that border each other. I honestly am not sure where one stops and the other starts.

If you are that close I would chose McLean for the superior schools and the name.

Having a McLean address is much more sought after. I would rather have McLean after my families name on letters than arlington.

When you are in arlington you have to explain "North Arlington" "The Good school district" "Near McLean", with McLean everyone knows it's good.

Good grief, what pretentious, self absorbed twaddle.

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Anonymous wrote:I am surprised people think 22207 and 22101 are so different. I understand thinking that about 22201 and 22102, but not the part of Arlington and McLean that border each other. I honestly am not sure where one stops and the other starts.

If you are that close I would chose McLean for the superior schools and the name.

Having a McLean address is much more sought after. I would rather have McLean after my families name on letters than arlington.

When you are in arlington you have to explain "North Arlington" "The Good school district" "Near McLean", with McLean everyone knows it's good.

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OK, first of all, Langley is not a close or easy drive into DC. That's why people choose close-in suburbs like Chesterbook Woods. Second of all, Langley is far wealthier than Chesterbrook Woods, so they're not really similar neighborhoods. Finally, what "haters" have been part of this thread? It's been extremely civil. What a strange retort.

To 10:29: CC Hills is actually directly across Glebe Road from Chesterbook Woods (although I suppose that technically, Arlington starts on Chesterbrook Road, where you can tell no difference between the old '50s style homes in either county), and it's certainly more affluent. I don't understand at all how you are defining neighborhood boundaries. Look at Arlington County property records to see the official boundaries. In any case, I completely agree that there are no hipsters in either neighborhood. The only thing walkable from that part of Arlington is McLean. And there's nothing walkable in Chesterbrook Woods either. Not exactly a cool scene. Both McLean and Arlington have many different neighborhoods that can't really be generalized, despite posters' attempts to do so. Not all of Arlington is walkable, cool, close to the metro, and full of restaurants. And not all of McLean is Langley/ super wealthy.

What exactly is "Langley"? It could refer to Langley Oaks (close to DC and less expensive than many homes in Chesterbrook Woods), Langley Forest (further from DC and more expensive than Chesterbrook Woods), or the Langley HS area (which stretches across the entire northern part of Fairfax County and includes many neighborhoods).

CC Hills is very nice. The more expensive homes in Chesterbrook Woods and CC Hills are very similar, both in style and price.

Three is a premium on Langley zoned high schools over McLean. I am talking about adjacent neighborhoods not counting farther out and great falls.

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Anonymous wrote:I am surprised people think 22207 and 22101 are so different. I understand thinking that about 22201 and 22102, but not the part of Arlington and McLean that border each other. I honestly am not sure where one stops and the other starts.

If you are that close I would chose McLean for the superior schools and the name.

Having a McLean address is much more sought after. I would rather have McLean after my families name on letters than arlington.

When you are in arlington you have to explain "North Arlington" "The Good school district" "Near McLean", with McLean everyone knows it's good.

I live in McLean and I think this is very strange.

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OK, first of all, Langley is not a close or easy drive into DC. That's why people choose close-in suburbs like Chesterbook Woods. Second of all, Langley is far wealthier than Chesterbrook Woods, so they're not really similar neighborhoods. Finally, what "haters" have been part of this thread? It's been extremely civil. What a strange retort.

To 10:29: CC Hills is actually directly across Glebe Road from Chesterbook Woods (although I suppose that technically, Arlington starts on Chesterbrook Road, where you can tell no difference between the old '50s style homes in either county), and it's certainly more affluent. I don't understand at all how you are defining neighborhood boundaries. Look at Arlington County property records to see the official boundaries. In any case, I completely agree that there are no hipsters in either neighborhood. The only thing walkable from that part of Arlington is McLean. And there's nothing walkable in Chesterbrook Woods either. Not exactly a cool scene. Both McLean and Arlington have many different neighborhoods that can't really be generalized, despite posters' attempts to do so. Not all of Arlington is walkable, cool, close to the metro, and full of restaurants. And not all of McLean is Langley/ super wealthy.

What exactly is "Langley"? It could refer to Langley Oaks (close to DC and less expensive than many homes in Chesterbrook Woods), Langley Forest (further from DC and more expensive than Chesterbrook Woods), or the Langley HS area (which stretches across the entire northern part of Fairfax County and includes many neighborhoods).

CC Hills is very nice. The more expensive homes in Chesterbrook Woods and CC Hills are very similar, both in style and price.

Three is a premium on Langley zoned high schools over McLean. I am talking about adjacent neighborhoods not counting farther out and great falls.

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OK, first of all, Langley is not a close or easy drive into DC. That's why people choose close-in suburbs like Chesterbook Woods. Second of all, Langley is far wealthier than Chesterbrook Woods, so they're not really similar neighborhoods. Finally, what "haters" have been part of this thread? It's been extremely civil. What a strange retort.

To 10:29: CC Hills is actually directly across Glebe Road from Chesterbook Woods (although I suppose that technically, Arlington starts on Chesterbrook Road, where you can tell no difference between the old '50s style homes in either county), and it's certainly more affluent. I don't understand at all how you are defining neighborhood boundaries. Look at Arlington County property records to see the official boundaries. In any case, I completely agree that there are no hipsters in either neighborhood. The only thing walkable from that part of Arlington is McLean. And there's nothing walkable in Chesterbrook Woods either. Not exactly a cool scene. Both McLean and Arlington have many different neighborhoods that can't really be generalized, despite posters' attempts to do so. Not all of Arlington is walkable, cool, close to the metro, and full of restaurants. And not all of McLean is Langley/ super wealthy.

What exactly is "Langley"? It could refer to Langley Oaks (close to DC and less expensive than many homes in Chesterbrook Woods), Langley Forest (further from DC and more expensive than Chesterbrook Woods), or the Langley HS area (which stretches across the entire northern part of Fairfax County and includes many neighborhoods).

CC Hills is very nice. The more expensive homes in Chesterbrook Woods and CC Hills are very similar, both in style and price.

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OK, first of all, Langley is not a close or easy drive into DC. That's why people choose close-in suburbs like Chesterbook Woods. Second of all, Langley is far wealthier than Chesterbrook Woods, so they're not really similar neighborhoods. Finally, what "haters" have been part of this thread? It's been extremely civil. What a strange retort.

To 10:29: CC Hills is actually directly across Glebe Road from Chesterbook Woods (although I suppose that technically, Arlington starts on Chesterbrook Road, where you can tell no difference between the old '50s style homes in either county), and it's certainly more affluent. I don't understand at all how you are defining neighborhood boundaries. Look at Arlington County property records to see the official boundaries. In any case, I completely agree that there are no hipsters in either neighborhood. The only thing walkable from that part of Arlington is McLean. And there's nothing walkable in Chesterbrook Woods either. Not exactly a cool scene. Both McLean and Arlington have many different neighborhoods that can't really be generalized, despite posters' attempts to do so. Not all of Arlington is walkable, cool, close to the metro, and full of restaurants. And not all of McLean is Langley/ super wealthy.

Anonymous wrote:Here is the best chesterbrook house ever! Check out the living room size shower

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Mclean/6010-Chesterbrook-Rd-22101/home/9415457

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I lived in CHesterbrook Woods from 2005-2011, and then we bough another (larger) house off Georgetown Pike in the Langley area. You can't really go wrong with either one. It's an easy drive into DC from either side of McLean. The people generally seem the same, although our experience has been that our neighbors were friendlier in the Langley area. But I suspect that just had more to do with us being more along the same age/stage of life here than we were in Chesterbrook Woods. I'd suggest you just buy whatever house you like on either side.

FWIW, we sold our house in Chesterbrook Woods in under 10 days in 2011--it wasn't exactly a 'hot' market, and the one we bought had been on the market for 4 months.

Recommend you call JD Callender (Callandar?), she specializes in Chesterbrook Woods and might be able to help you find homes there not listed yet.


Plenty of people here send there kids to private, even though the schools are great. We do. Ignore the haters on the board, and the crazy Arlington posters. We came from Arlington, and really like Arlington. McLean just works better for us now.

OK, first of all, Langley is not a close or easy drive into DC. That's why people choose close-in suburbs like Chesterbook Woods. Second of all, Langley is far wealthier than Chesterbrook Woods, so they're not really similar neighborhoods. Finally, what "haters" have been part of this thread? It's been extremely civil. What a strange retort. To 10:29: CC Hills is actually directly across Glebe Road from Chesterbook Woods (although I suppose that technically, Arlington starts on Chesterbrook Road, where you can tell no difference between the old '50s style homes in either county), and it's certainly more affluent. I don't understand at all how you are defining neighborhood boundaries. Look at Arlington County property records to see the official boundaries. In any case, I completely agree that there are no hipsters in either neighborhood. The only thing walkable from that part of Arlington is McLean. And there's nothing walkable in Chesterbrook Woods either. Not exactly a cool scene. Both McLean and Arlington have many different neighborhoods that can't really be generalized, despite posters' attempts to do so. Not all of Arlington is walkable, cool, close to the metro, and full of restaurants. And not all of McLean is Langley/ super wealthy.