No, it has large populations of Asian communities, specifically Korean and Indian. |
Okay, I have to know, as someone who uses "vibe," what is this unspoken feeling about people who use the term "vibe?" I'm considering Falls Church so also curious about the community- will I be gossiped about poolside for saying "vibes?" |
Falls church and falls church city are very different. The only families I know in fcc send their kids to private schools. |
Thank goodness us Falls Church folk can finally raise flags in November. |
That's pretty ridiculous considering a huge percentage of FCC residents live there because of the schools. I don't even believe it unless you only know two or three families. |
There are still a few areas in FCC that could use some upgrading but overall it's only the priciest real estate in the DC area. https://www.gazetteleader.com/fairfax/fairfax-real-estate/falls-church-had-priciest-real-estate-in-mid-atlantic-last-year-8116323 https://wtop.com/business-finance/2024/03/falls-church-median-home-price-tops-1-million/ |
Falls Church is a huge area with lots of different “vibes”. What part are you asking about? |
This whole thread is ridiculous. I’ve lived in FCC for 8 years. Like anywhere else in the world, if you try you will find your group. Most of the people I know are down to earth and care very much about being present and involved with their families and communities. My neighbors are lovely and helpful. Some people are annoying or pretentious, but I can’t imagine a place where that doesn’t exist. My neighborhood is a mix of working moms and SAHMs. We enjoy the walkability and look forward to have a Whole Foods nearby. I haven’t experienced the gossip or cliques, I’m sure they exist but if you look for that you will find it everywhere. |
Historically racist, economically segregated, and comfortably liberal. |
Sedona and Taos, too. |
I have no idea how I missed this thread as I live in Falls Church.
The question about whether there is an "artsy" vibe made me laugh so hard I choked on my tea. I'm an artist myself, and I say, with zero hesitation, this place is the opposite of "artsy." It's as bland and as boring as can be. "Crunchy" and "buttoned-up" are funny as well, because both denote a certain character (or "vibe" as the OP hilariously puts it) -- and FC doesn't have any character. It wants to brand itself as a small town enclave in the urban/suburban DMV, and although it is small, there is almost nothing charming about it. The main drag, Route 7 as it heads through FC, is mostly segments of strip mall, with stuff like Panera and Domino's Pizza and CVS. I wonder how the non-big box stores even survive (who goes into that dusty camera place or the place that fixes leather?). The community is small, old mid-century ramblers that are being torn down every chance a developer gets to be replaced by McMansions. The traffic snarls resulting from the never-ending construction are every bit as bad as people say they are; I live between Haycock and West, and just won't drive down Haycock anymore, even if I'm heading that direction. Something people who don't live here might not notice is that traffic is annoying for another reason as well -- the constant new-home construction means that the residential streets are often torn up or blocked as well. Socially, at least from my point of view, having lived her for a lot of my adult life now (about 16 years), it's dead. Unless you are 1) one of "the mommies" or 2) an extreme joiner (sitting on committees, the city council, school board, own a local business and are super involved that way, etc). People are transient (lots of State Dept folks come and go on my block), or their social priorities are elsewhere (as opposed to with neighbors). I really don't feel this area has much to recommend it at all. I'm only here because it is a convenient location for us, my DH grew up in FFX and is very comfortable in this kind of neighborhood (even if I am not), and we have a very nice house with a 2% mortgage that has increased in value to a crazy degree. I don't know. I don't like it. It's boring as hell. But YMMV. |
House as big as a Bed and Breakfast, BLM and rainbow signs out front, but no room for any migrants. |
We made an offer on a recently built craftsman zoned to haycock two years ago. There were four of the exact same house on the street in various colors. The street was very narrow. It felt like a tacky version of McLean. |
Going by the original post it seems obvious they are asking about FCC which is not a huge area, it's two square miles. |
They retired their BLM flags signed FCC neighbor |