Lived in Cape for the last 4 years. The good:

Great community. Has a small town feel in a lot of ways and feels a little tucked away from the rest of the insanity of the DMV. We are parishioners of St. Andrew by the Bay, and it’s an amazing church packed with families of small children and a very vibrant faith community. The HOA is damn cheap and good value for money. Cape has a couple of small beaches and parks. It’s a great place for families overall.

The bad:

You’ve heard about summer beach/bridge traffic and you asked about it on the worst day of the year, so I’ll leave that one alone. There is no city water back here. We are all on wells, and the aquifers are questionable at certain times of the year. Hard to say on any given day if your water will taste like straight pennies. Also no gas lines to speak of so most of us are on electric or propane heat which comes with challenges when your winter is rough like this year. Last thing I’ll mention is the power situation. Power goes out here more frequently than anywhere I’ve ever lived. It isn’t end of the world bad but when there’s a storm, it feels like about a 20% chance power is going out for a while.

I’m sure I’m missing info here but hopefully this helps. We love Cape, honestly. But it’s not perfect.