Working in Mclean - Where to live? (apartment, townhouse)
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We are moving to DC and have no clue where to look for a place to live.
Where would you recommend a town where we can find internationals, liberal/environmentalist type folks, with green spaces around? And most importantly, a community and family oriented area.
A commute of 30 max by car would be ideal; 3 bed townhome or apartment if need be.
If you have any recommendations, it will be greatly appreciated.
"liberal/environmentalist type folks" live in McLean? I thought that was where the right-wing arch-nemeses lived (http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/goptopia - broken link) -- Scalia and Buchanan and Newt and even Cheney (who moved back there post-2008). I'm surprised that you didn't sell Arlington, terrence.
What's your budget? McLean is a popular place for offices but it's surrounded by very expensive suburban housing. I will echo that you'll probably be better served by the NoVa forum, since you're not likely to commute from a DC townhouse out to McLean.
"liberal/environmentalist type folks" live in McLean? I thought that was where the right-wing arch-nemeses lived (http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/goptopia - broken link) -- Scalia and Buchanan and Newt and even Cheney (who moved back there post-2008). I'm surprised that you didn't sell Arlington, terrence.
I guess I could've sold north Arlington. I live in south Arlington so for me personally Arlington doesn't qualify as a place with a 30 minute commute. North Arlington or Westover does qualify as a place with a 30 minute commute to McLean/Tysons though.
When I think McLean I don't neccesarily think ring wing neighbors. Northern Virginia as a whole is pretty left leaning these days. There are right leaning pockets but I wouldn't exactly tell someone to avoid the suburbs like McLean just because they're liberal.
"liberal/environmentalist type folks" live in McLean? I thought that was where the right-wing arch-nemeses lived (http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/goptopia - broken link) -- Scalia and Buchanan and Newt and even Cheney (who moved back there post-2008). I'm surprised that you didn't sell Arlington, terrence.
What's your budget? McLean is a popular place for offices but it's surrounded by very expensive suburban housing. I will echo that you'll probably be better served by the NoVa forum, since you're not likely to commute from a DC townhouse out to McLean.
We're thinking $1800 max for a 3bed. Not sure if that's reasonable or not.
I think you're very very unlikely to find a 3br for $1800 anywhere near McLean. You either have to increase your budget, be willing to live 45 minutes or more away or settle for a 2br.
Where are you moving from? This is one of the top five, if not three, most expensive housing markets in the country.
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