Whats the vibe in falls church?
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Anonymous
| Never been but what is the general vibe of the families there? Crunchy? Artsy? Buttoned up? Corporatey? Bunch of GS 15s? I keep hearing the public schools are great and it has a small town vibe, but to me it very much depends on who is in that small town with you. |
Anonymous
| Well they don't use the term "vibe" does that help? |
Anonymous
| Artsy & $2M houses don’t belong in the same sentence. |
Anonymous
Boulder would like a word with you. Of course all the artsy types bought their houses 30 years ago but yeah. |
Anonymous
And Austin |
Anonymous
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Falls Church has never been artsy. Never. That would be Tacoma Park.
There are a couple nice specialty coffee shops and bakeries, which every desirable town should have. The new Harris Teeter has a wine bar, which speaks to the wealth of the city. New trendy Asian restaurants are opening up in the new mixed use developments on Broad St. Falls Church still has an unassuming middle class feel, even though the homes are a couple million. It does not feel like Chevy Chase or Spring Valley on one end. Nor like Tacoma Park on the other. It’s also not exactly trendy like Petworth or Eckington in DC. |
Anonymous
| From someone who is not originally from the area, Falls Church feels more urban sprawl-y than Chevy Chase or Bethesda. |
Anonymous
| yeah I agree its not really any of those one things, kind of in the middle. You're going to have a mix of folks, probably a little more buttoned up than artsy but it is a nice community. Go to the farmers market on Saturday and see. |
Anonymous
This depends on whether you view the question as asking about "falls church" or "falls church city." The independent city of Falls Church is 2 square miles. It is not at all 'sprawly' b/c it is very limited by its geographic boundaries. If you view Falls church as stretching down to like baileys crossroads- then sprawl is very fair. |
Anonymous
Yes good point! |
Anonymous
| Falls Church has some of the worst schools in the entire county. However the schools in FCC are tolerable, although nothing to write home about (except to the people who live in falls church ffx co) |
Anonymous
Relatively few of the houses in Falls Church City are $2M properties. It's a largely segregated, mostly upper middle class area. What it isn't is artsy or swanky. The mixed use developments are more likely to attract a Panera or a PF Chang's than anything "trendy." The best eats in Falls Church are in the Falls Church part of Fairfax County near less affluent areas with lower rents that are more affordable for family-owned restaurants. |
Anonymous
The OP mentioned the “town,” thus the City of Falls Church Schools, which are very popular with the city residents. The part of Falls Church in Fairfax County is either in the generally sought after McLean HS pyramid, Marshall HS pyramid with its IB Programme, Falls Church HS pyramid, or Justice pyramid. Fairfax County schools are good, but they are larger than Falls Church City schools, and facilities are underfunded despite a long renovation queue. Falls Church City schools just completely rebuilt its flagship high school. Its schools are small in size (ie population) which has pluses and minuses. |
Anonymous
Oh, STFU. You haven't a clue. Some of the best schools in the state are in the Falls Church part of the county or FCC - Marshall HS, Longfellow MS, Haycock ES, Meridian HS, etc. And the ones that you probably intend to bash here - Falls Church HS and Justice HS - still offer dozens of AP and IB courses. |
Anonymous
You know this state has really gone in to shambles when Marshall is considered best in the state. |