I can't say I'm particularly plugged-in to the DC-area startup scene, but there seem to be some fairly localized pockets of activity (in the Herdon VA area, par

I can't say I'm particularly plugged-in to the DC-area startup scene, but there seem to be some fairly localized pockets of activity (in the Herdon VA area, parts of the District, Silver Spring MD, etc.) If you are interested in living relatively cheaply and working most of the time, you might look into the area around Dulles, but you won't have all the amenities you might expect from an urban area (little or no public transportation, limited walkability, relative homogeneity, etc.) but you could certainly drive to a nearby strip-mall to work at a pleasant enough coffee shop or to a moderately isolated office park to work in your rented office space. On slight tangential note there is a DC-area HN meetup group (http://hackernewsdc.org/ http://hackernewsdc.org/).