I don't quite understand these generalizations, Arlington, Falls Church and Alexandria - basically the area inside the beltway - are some of the most comfortable cities/suburbs in North America. Mature trees, well-kept homes, condos, nightlife, good schools, smart people, highrises, diverse populations, low crime - these areas are pretty stellar. I would in fact put them ahead of Maryland's inner cities/burbs urbanistically, Bethesda and Rockville are too linear along Wisconsin Ave and don't offer a real grid, also the topograhy is less interesting. Tysons is getting rail and a ton of development, in 10 years it will be Bethesda on steroids and all within 5-10 miles of DC.
The yucky part of Nova is the area around Dulles airport, which has nothing to do with Rossyln/Ballston.
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