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Originally posted by Annawan23
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Auto insurance rates in Virginia are way lower than in Maryland assuming you have a good driving record.

Virginia currently has one of the best public college and university systems in the country.

Best commute will be living walking distance to a Metro station or your workplace. Barring that, driving to a Metro station and parking and paying Metro fare is cheaper than driving into downtown DC and parking. Especially because as a government employee you should get a transportation benefit that will pay for the Metro fare. The exception will be is if as a government employee you get free parking. Even then, it will probably be easier to take Metro.

Income taxes in Virginia are way lower than in Maryland and DC. Virginia also currently has a lower sales tax. Overall, I think that Virginia has an overall lower cost of living than Maryland or DC, even though housing prices tend to be higher in Virginia.