Marylanders moving to Virginia in Droves (Fairfax, Vienna: rent, credit card, home) - Northern Virginia - (VA) - Page 2 - City-Data Forum

snowdenscold · 07-09-2012, 07:27 AM

1 of those 40,000 is my wife, who joined me here when we got married (I work in Herndon, she works downtown only 1 day a week). Another 2 are her parents, who moved over here to be closer to us.

saganista · 07-09-2012, 08:09 AM

If anywhere at all, this thread belongs in P&OC. It's premise is pure political hucksterism.

justtitans · 07-09-2012, 09:07 AM

I will be one of those in the near future. I have lived in MD for most of my life and to be honest the taxes is just part of the reason why I want to move. I also can't stand the quality of life. I have children, and I don't feel that I should have to pay high prices for mediocre schools and services. One thing I've enjoyed about NoVA is it appears to be much more family friendly in certain parts as opposed to most suburbs in MD. I also don't like the political makeup of MD, which is MORE corrupt than surrounding areas (well maybe not DC). Finally given that I am in the IT field, I find myself with the ability to find more jobs in my field in NoVA as opposed to MD.

vicnice · 07-09-2012, 09:11 AM

You will pay more to live in MD than in Virginia. When you factor in crime, and schools, its a no brainer to go to NOVA. Why would I pay more money for additional crime, and poorer schools?

Maryland will never see the growth that VA is seeing and there are many reasons for that. The only reason to even consider Maryland is for real estate, but then when you factor in taxes, and other costs VA comes in cheaper. It makes no sense to run a business in MD over VA (taxes).

To me it makes no sense to live in MD, especially PG county. You might have to take the article with a grain of salt, but to anyone that actually cares about retirement, pay attention to interest rates and credit, and cares about schools, MD has a skull and crossbones on the map.

VTHokieFan · 07-09-2012, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Denton56

Is this a good thing? Marylanders move in droves to Virginia - Washington Times

I understand wanting to escape Maryland with their high taxes, public schools going down hill, and more services to attract more illegals, but is this a good thing for Virginia?

No. We don't need any more transplants.

newvadad · 07-09-2012, 11:27 AM

It's true that the tax burden in VA is much lower which would account for some migration but there is a lot of migration between VA/DC/MD for work and social reasons too.

We moved because of taxes but it's not fair to say that everyone does it for the same reason.

Carlingtonian · 07-09-2012, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by vicnice

You will pay more to live in MD than in Virginia. When you factor in crime, and schools, its a no brainer to go to NOVA. Why would I pay more money for additional crime, and poorer schools?

Eh, not quite a no-brainer. Taxes and crime are generally higher in MD, and schools are generally not as good (though they vary a lot, as they do in VA)--but housing prices are much lower in most of MD than for comparable neighborhoods in VA. And not just in PG.

If you work in the Bethesda-Germtown bio-corridor, MD probably makes more sense commute-wise (provided you work north of where you live).

So if you get a good enough deal on your home, have a decent commute, get into a good school district (or have no kids, or be planning on private schools) and manage to not be near most of the crime, MD could make more sense for you.

justtitans · 07-09-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Carlingtonian

Eh, not quite a no-brainer. Taxes and crime are generally higher in MD, and schools are generally not as good (though they vary a lot, as they do in VA)--but housing prices are much lower in most of MD than for comparable neighborhoods in VA. And not just in PG.

If you work in the Bethesda-Germtown bio-corridor, MD probably makes more sense commute-wise (provided you work north of where you live).

So if you get a good enough deal on your home, have a decent commute, get into a good school district (or have no kids, or be planning on private schools) and manage to not be near most of the crime, MD could make more sense for you.

I think it's difficult to really put a label on either one being cheaper because it really does depend on each individual's situation. As far as what you stated, I would be curious what the difference in property taxes between the two areas that you are comparing. MD seems to have some higher property taxes if you compare similar areas.

Carlingtonian · 07-09-2012, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by pgtitans

I think it's difficult to really put a label on either one being cheaper because it really does depend on each individual's situation. As far as what you stated, I would be curious what the difference in property taxes between the two areas that you are comparing. MD seems to have some higher property taxes if you compare similar areas.

That's pretty much what I said, so I don't really disagree. Property tax rates are higher in most (possibly all) MD jurisdictions than for NoVa counties. Plus the state income tax is higher. But prices for houses are mostly lower in MD for comparable properties (e.g., a 3BR Colonial in Bethesda vs. the same style/era/SF house in N. Arlington).

justtitans · 07-09-2012, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Carlingtonian

That's pretty much what I said, so I don't really disagree. Property tax rates are higher in most (possibly all) MD jurisdictions than for NoVa counties. Plus the state income tax is higher. But prices for houses are mostly lower in MD for comparable properties (e.g., a 3BR Colonial in Bethesda vs. the same style/era/SF house in N. Arlington).

Yeah but depending on the difference, the higher taxes offsets the cheaper price. That's why I don't think the prices really matter.