So true. That fact that people consider it normal to commute from Fredericksburg, VA to Tysons/Ashburn/Reston is bonkers. Fredburg to DC isn't quite so bad -

So true. That fact that people consider it normal to commute from Fredericksburg, VA to Tysons/Ashburn/Reston is bonkers. Fredburg to DC isn't quite so bad - at least there's commuter rail and slug lines. But exurb-to-suburb commuting should never be something that's encouraged. And FWIW, we downsized to a TH to be closer to work. Couldn't be happier. I now walk to work; my wife cycles. We're in walking distance to all local schools. And a short bike ride to dining and shopping. I don't know why more people don't do the same. The house cost was in the same ballpark as the single-family we owned previously.