The 10 Most Expensive Places to Raise a Family in the United States

Mark Antony said:
I will say i've noticed black dudes who grew up in NoVA outside of Alexandria and Arlington are mostly corny. Like they lack some of that swag as opposed to the White or Asian dudes out here.
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Fixed that for you lol.

@YoungThunderCat very, anytime PG is brought up he come running talking about NoVa >*.

@RustyShackleford I gotta remember to ignore dude , wild childish
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Al Audi said:
I got madd fam in Nassau County, my father from there an I also plan to move to Stamford CT because close to NYC

O well
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nassau with that americana mall :smh: parking lot got WILD attendants directing traffic and its not hard to find luxury brands parked there on the reg. i only go for the jcrew and nothing else lol
 
Queens NYC here checking in. Man its crazy how rapidly rent is taking a hike here. 3br apartments ranging at 2500 plus. Only way for normal working folks to rent is moving in and sharing with another family. Luckily I'm not paying that much right now but I do share my apt with relatives to bring the cost down. My parents financed a 3 family house in brooklyn (close to Williamsburg)in the early 90s for around 300k; now its valued at 2.5Ms. I got offered a job in Miami for 60k recently and thinking of taking it and moving down there. Can't stand the winter and the price of living here no more.
 
I'm paying 1700/mo for a 2br in Astoria Heights and I consider myself lucky. I was just looking at prices around he city. It's amazing how they're still going up every time I look. There is literally nowhere for the middle class to live other than public housing and the worst areas in The Bronx.
 
Live in Westchester. Bought a newly renovated co-op. I pay $1400 monthly. Including mortgage, maintenance, fast internet, electric/gas and insurance. Feels great not to have to worry about bills or tedious repairs(grew up in a house).
 
It would probably be impossible but if Woodbridge and southern MD could get a metro that would be love. But they wanna keep building metro in places where "they" don't even want one. I could have told WMATA the Silver line would be a waste. DC streetcars are another topic :smh: :lol:
 
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703 Hwy said:
It would probably be impossible but if Woodbridge and southern MD could get a metro that would be love. But they wanna keep building metro in places where "they" don't even want one. I could have told WMATA the Silver line would be a waste. DC streetcars are another topic :smh: :lol:
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LOL a Joke..the tracks just make it harder for me to ride my bike in the street.. :smh:
 
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If and when those DC Streetcars get up and running traffic on H Street NE will be worse than what it is now during rush hour and during the day. Just a complete waste.

Also, since folks are talking about PG.....did PG when either bid locations (Greenbelt or Largo) for the site of the new FBI headquarters building location from downtown??
 
JJs07 said:
Random...but I just read that a Whole Foods is coming to Tyson's that will be the largest in the region. Crazy to think what the Tyson's area will look like in 10-15 years. Probably something like Dubai :lol:
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Man there is a Whole Foods in Centreville that has everything. Sushi Bar. Bbq stand. Pizza bat. A sports bar. A coffee shop. That place was vicious man
 
DCAllAmerican said:
JJs07 said:
Random...but I just read that a Whole Foods is coming to Tyson's that will be the largest in the region. Crazy to think what the Tyson's area will look like in 10-15 years. Probably something like Dubai :lol:
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Man there is a Whole Foods in Centreville that has everything. Sushi Bar. Bbq stand. Pizza bat. A sports bar. A coffee shop. That place was vicious man
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Yea...I go there a lot. Actually ran into Byron Leftwich a few months back :lol:

Nicest WF I've ever been to.

*Fair Lakes/Fairfax...not Centreville.
 
Deuce King said:
If and when those DC Streetcars get up and running traffic on H Street NE will be worse than what it is now during rush hour and during the day. Just a complete waste.

Also, since folks are talking about PG.....did PG when either bid locations (Greenbelt or Largo) for the site of the new FBI headquarters building location from downtown??
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Interested to know as well. If they give that land to apts/condos I assume it'll be a smaller citycenter type project? Out of reach to the avg person
 
Deuce King said:
If and when those DC Streetcars get up and running traffic on H Street NE will be worse than what it is now during rush hour and during the day. Just a complete waste.

Also, since folks are talking about PG.....did PG when either bid locations (Greenbelt or Largo) for the site of the new FBI headquarters building location from downtown??
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I think they are still looking at the area across from FedEx if I'm not mistaken.

And those streetcars :smh:

Completely useless. Building stupid **** like that to appease "those" people. The traffic from the construction was horrible in itself
 
I'd rather have ezpass lanes all the way up 495 before some weak *** street cars
 
YoungThunderCat said:
30 degrees right now and will be 61 tomorrow...wake up in the morning wearing a heavy north face to work and leave work wearing a Tshirt
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Truth and sometimes hard to get adjusted to. I balled today at the park w/ the homies after I logged off the Lenovo. Breaking out the Cannondale and hitting the greenway on saturday. Low 60's, ill take it.
 
Having grew up in CT i can assure you there's more poor than rich but the sad part is the economic divide is SO GRAND it puts a damper on the beauty of the state. Also CT taxes are among the highest, although the Greenwich houses are SICK and the cars that get on the merritt parkway at night are awesome.

Been in NYC tho for 14 years and its astonishing how "reasonable" rent was back then (big 1BRs in Harlem - where i live currently - were $800) Now they are double the price. There is a serious rent crisis happening in NYC that is changing the NYC appeal and its staying power to people who grew up here vs people who just came.

My ex lives in DC and has a very very nice place there but i never realized how expensive it was until she told me how much every thing is. And she makes GREAT money. 

Guess its just the times. Although i feel like smaller cities are going to become the destinations for middle class because of the cost of living and in this day and age where brick and mortar stores are taking a nose dive and internet sales are up, its hard to justify living somewhere that has "all the sights" when people can just visit.
 
Since85 said:
Having grew up in CT i can assure you there's more poor than rich but the sad part is the economic divide is SO GRAND it puts a damper on the beauty of the state. Also CT taxes are among the highest, although the Greenwich houses are SICK and the cars that get on the merritt parkway at night are awesome.

Been in NYC tho for 14 years and its astonishing how "reasonable" rent was back then (big 1BRs in Harlem - where i live currently - were $800) Now they are double the price. There is a serious rent crisis happening in NYC that is changing the NYC appeal and its staying power to people who grew up here vs people who just came.

My ex lives in DC and has a very very nice place there but i never realized how expensive it was until she told me how much every thing is. And she makes GREAT money. 


Guess its just the times. Although i feel like smaller cities are going to become the destinations for middle class because of the cost of living and in this day and age where brick and mortar stores are taking a nose dive and internet sales are up, its hard to justify living somewhere that has "all the sights" when people can just visit.
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Would you say its pretty much a wrap for Harlem?
 
Deuce King said:
Also, since folks are talking about PG.....did PG when either bid locations (Greenbelt or Largo) for the site of the new FBI headquarters building location from downtown??
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gsa released their pros and cons for each site
http://www.bizjournals.com/washingt...eveals-environmental-report-on-fbi-sites.html
  • Greenbelt:  The 51-acre site is adjacent to the Greenbelt Metro station and is the only one that would not require a shuttle from the station to the new headquarters. It would generate 3,352 Metro trips during the morning and afternoon rush hours, and 2,116 vehicular trips. The campus would need to include about 3,600 employee parking spaces, which would be met through the construction of a pair of eight-story garages. Public transit capacity is sufficient assuming the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authorityfollows its long-term plan to address growth-related capacity issues for both bus and rail operations. The headquarters would exacerbate traffic congestion in the area, resulting in three intersections falling to failing levels that would need to be improved. Planned improvements would upgrade traffic conditions to be better than they are presently. Upgrades would also be needed at the Route 1 and the Baltimore Washington Memorial Parkway interchange ramps of the Capital Beltway. The site's developable area, excluding wetlands and stream channels, is the smallest at roughly 4 acres, resulting in the tallest of proposed new headquarters at up to 17 stories.
  • Landover:  The 80-acre site is the furthest from from Metro, nearly two miles to the Largo Town Center station, requiring shuttle service, and is expected to generate the fewest rail trips, just 1,376. For that reason, it is also expected to generate 4,225 vehicular trips. That will create the need for about 7,300 employee parking spaces, to be met with a pair of 10-story parking garages. There is sufficient public transit capacity, though the report predicts the Mertrobus Route F14 would reach capacity due to growth in the area, and as with Greenbelt it is also assumed that WMATA would address future growth-related capacity issues with its long-term plan. Traffic would also be an issue, resulting in four intersections falling to failing levels needing improvement. No planned improvements have been proposed to address the issues. It would also require improvements to the Beltway ramps between the Landover Road and Central Avenue interchanges. The site's developable area is the largest at 15.8 acres, resulting in smaller building heights of up to 11 stories.
  • Springfield:  The 58-acre site is three tenths of a mile from the Joe Alexander Transportation Center, necessitating shuttle service, and is expected to generate 2,741 rail trips per peak hour. It is comparable to Greenbelt for vehicular traffic, generating 2,114 peak hour trips. The site will need employee parking for about 3,600, to be accommodated through the construction of two eight-story garages. Public Transit would have sufficient capacity, especially with the addition of three new bus bays at the Franconia-Springfield Metro station to accommodate projected bus demand, and the report also assumes WMATA will follow its long-term plans for growth-related issues. Adding the FBI would result in three intersections falling to an unacceptable level of of service, but proposed improvements would result in those intersections operating as well as, if not better than, presently. The site's developable area is 9.3 acres, resulting in building heights of up to 12 stories.
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JJs07 said:
Yea...I go there a lot. Actually ran into Byron Leftwich a few months back :lol:

Nicest WF I've ever been to.

*Fair Lakes/Fairfax...not Centreville.
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My fault, I just remember going there after going to Cox Farms one dke pics say. That place is amazing man. I seriously couldn't even believe my eyes man
 
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