Coming from Leesburg toward Fairfax you've only got Rt 7 and the Dulles Toll Rd to help you out. Rt 7 has a traffic light every nine feet and the toll road has, well, tolls. Traffic in upstate VA is AWFUL. Rush hour ends only intime to start again. That is the whole reason I moved out of there.

Another cost of living thing to check into is auto insurance. Everything in NOVA is 20-30% higher than the rest of VA. Hence the reason the salaries are so high up there.

Flip side is (if you end up in Leesburg) that it is a beautiful area. Very close to the mountains, but close to all the trendy little things people like to do. Good luck with the job/move!