[ChrisMarshallNY]

Sigh... It's sad to see a $600K townhouse in Reston termed "reasonable."

I know a lot of folks on this site are from the Bay Area, where something like that would probably be twice that, but it's actually more expensive than around here, which is considered one of the more expensive areas to live.

It's astounding to see kids out of college, starting at more than I ever made, in my career, and yet, they can't afford to buy a house.

But I'm not one to talk. My father never made more than $40K, and had a house in Potomac, two cars, and a stay-at-home wife.

[alistairSH]

I meant the house is reasonable (good condition, nice neighborhood, workable size).

$600k is still a lot of money, but under the county average home price of $700k (which includes condos, THs, and SFHs).