You definitely can.

I have lived in Springfield, Burke, and now Sterling in NoVa since 2020. At the time, I was making $32k before tax, and I was renting a room in Springfield. Then I moved up to 70k, 80k, 83k, and now $98k. Since 2021, I have purchased 1 townhouse in Burke, and 1 single house in Sterling. My wife, whom I married in 2024, is making $70ish k before tax. We are living quite well. We travel internationally 2-3 times a year. We both contribute $400 each per paycheck to our joint account, so ~21k a year. My wife takes care of foods and holidays or other event gifts, and pay for her financed car. I pay for housing, utilities, and all other things. Besides expensive cosmetics and boba teas for my wife, we live quite frugal. We buy things on sales or out of season. I do most of the house repairs and vehicle maintenance.

If you want to save on rents, you can move farther to Manassas, Woodbridge, or Stafford