Is $130K a good salary for a family of 2 in Virginia?

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I know lots of couples living in the area who make less than 130k combined and doing fine living on their own, but they are younger so I ditto the comment on what exactly your goals/expectations are. Are you trying to buy or rent? What does family of two mean (you and SO or some other arrangement)?

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Anywhere outside of NOVA is decent

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What’s your goal?

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Will be relocating from Chicago so, trying to compare expense wise

Northern Virginia is very expensive. 130k for a family is on the lower end

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You can, but your standard of living relative to Chicago will likely be lower.

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I work in mclean. 130 can you get a good apartment. If you’re looking to buy property, then no unless you have a good amount saved up. It’s expensive and going to get more expensive. They’re redeveloping it to be more like a mini manhattan in the coming years. One complex was just completed last year and a few more are in progress and Amazon is moving next door in Arlington

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Depends where in Virginia

You’d need 150k in nova to be middle class, so with 130k you aren’t too far.

Uh...sure?

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