The thread for the, "buying under $600,000," crowd.
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| Purcellville |
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| NP here. I know its already been said on this thread, but seriously, PG County is a great place to live and you can spend way less than 600K and get a great house with a yard very close in to DC. |
Anonymous
Where in PG? We are tempted but I'm not familiar with the area and wouldn't know which areas to avoid. DH commutes to Old Town and I commute downtown. We have one toddler. |
Anonymous
not the PP, but for you, I think West Springfield/Burke is a better option. Not putting down PG at all, just don't know if the commute from the better areas of PG to Old Town would be worth the trade off in house size/prices. The decision is entirely up to you, though. Things have gotten better from PG to NoVA since the early 2000s when they finished the Wilson bridge construction (I know because I dated my husband when he was on Andrews AFB and I had to take that bridge back to my apartment in Huntington in the late 90s-that old bridge was MISERABLE). It might also depend where in DC you are going to. |
Anonymous
I drive every day from 20901. I get to work faster than my co-worker who gets on the Metro in DTSS. |
Anonymous
| I have a friend in Cheverly in PG county which is a really cute area and inexpensive. Not sure about schools though. |
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PG County -
If the suburbs are your thing- Woodmore beautiful brand new homes, country club, golf, shopping, etc. If you want to live in a walkable community, near two metro stations (and the future purple line) as well as a new Whole Foods- Arts District Hyattsville. There are older historic homes, bungalows, and the brand new EYA homes. |
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Looked at W Springfield today. Really impressed.
Putting in an offer and crossing fingers and toes. |
Anonymous
Miserable commute |
Anonymous
| Where IS West Springfield, btw? What intersection or area is that? Sorry to be dense, but never been around that area, and I've seen West Springfield mentioned several times. Thanks! |
Anonymous
When folks refer to West Springfield, they are talking about the homes that start right around Daventry and St. Bernadette's Catholic Church on Old Keene Mill Road (either side) that runs into Burke to the Burke Center Pkwy/Lee Chapel. On the other side of West Springfield are the homes along either side of the Fairfax County Parkway from around Rolling Rd through Sydenstriker, Hooes, Huntsman to Lee Chapel. The high schools are mostly West Springfield HS with some Lake Braddock. The elementaries include West Springfield, Rolling Valley, Cardinal Forest, Keene, Orange Hunt, Hunt Valley and Sangster. There are not many restaurants in West Springfield proper, but that has some plusses in that the area is nearly universally single family homes, with some nice townhome communities and very few apartment/multiple family dwellings. The lots are roomy and wooded, there are parks woven throughout the neighborhoods, and the schools are universally excellent. Folks are neighborly. It is a little slice of Mayberry. Best of all, the area is priced reasonably by DC metro standards. |
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adorable home |
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| That is a tough commute from Springfield/Burke to DC. |
Anonymous
It is really not bad. I solo drive every day and find 395 to be easy and quick about 90% of the time. When the HOT lanes come, it will be easier than many closer in spots. If public transit is for you, Sprongfield is great - metro and VRE are really easy options, is the slug lines |