The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is conveniently located at the Virginia Square Metro stop, in the popular Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, VA, and just minutes away from the Pentagon and downtown Washington. Clarendon is home to a variety of trendy shops, restaurants and night spots.

Click here for some of the best neighborhoods to live, according to Washingtonian magazine.

Not only is the Washington area a great place to live, but many of the area schools are rated tops in the nation by Newsweek:.

Ranking	School	City
12	H-B Woodlawn	Arlington, VA
25	Richard Montgomery	Rockville, MD
31	Washington-Lee	Arlington, VA
44	Bethesda-Chevy Chase	Bethesda, MD
56	Yorktown	Arlington, VA
60	George Mason	Falls Church, VA
61	T S Wootton	Rockville, MD
62	W T Woodson	Fairfax, VA
69	Langley	McLean, VA
70	Walt Whitman	Potomac, MD
73	McLean	McLean, VA
87	Banneker	Washington, DC
96	Lake Braddock	Burke, VA
97	Winston Churchill	Bethesda, MD
99	Oakton	Vienna, VA

A Great Place to Live

The Washington, DC region is not only a great place to work, but it is a great place to live.

The area is rich with history, and millions of people from all over the world visit each year to check out the national monuments, the Smithsonian Institutions’ 19 museums and other downtown attractions, as well as nearby historical sites such as Mt. Vernon, Williamsburg and Jamestown.

Living within shouting distance to the White House and Capitol Hill gives you a first-hand look at where our nation’s policies are debated and set. Chances are you will run into members of Congress, cabinet officials and pundits at the grocery store, see the president’s motorcade pass in front of you, and watch lawmakers spar in person like they do on the talk shows.

People in the Washington area work hard, but after hours they play hard, and there are a wealth of ways to relax and unwind in the area. Popular neighborhoods like Georgetown, Adams Morgan, Bethesda, Clarendon and Tysons Corner offer first class shopping, restaurants and night life. Fans of the arts can see the latest in music, opera and theater at venues like the Kennedy Center and the Wolftrap, and embassies add an international flair with their influx of different countries and cultures.

For outdoors enthusiasts, within two hours of downtown Washington, you will find the Shenandoah Mountains for a weekend hike and the sunny Delaware, Virginia and Maryland beaches. There are also sporting activities for the weekend sports enthusiast from organized softball leagues to Polo at the Plains to sailing in Annapolis to biking one of the many scenic bike paths in the area to rugby on the Mall.

Sports fans can cheer for Washington’s professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey teams, and there are a number of colleges and universities in the area with strong athletic programs.

Coming to the Washington area for a term-position at DARPA not only offers you the opportunity to make a difference in your career, but also to experience a world-class city that is blessed with some of the nation’s most livable surroundings.

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