WFH - Rank These DMV Neighborhoods -$1.5M Budget

[Anonymous]

Moving here and have a $1.5M budget. Looking for good schools, kid friendly neighborhoods, and walkability. Want to be close enough to DC in case we have to commute in the future, so not looking in Ashburn or far out counties.

I’ve found these neighborhoods with great school scores close to the Beltway that might fit my budget. Can you please help rank them?

Falls Church zoned for Meridian
Falls Church zoned for Marshall
North Arlington zoned for Yorktown
Bethesda zoned for Bethesda Chevy Chase
Kensington or Garrett Park zoned for Walter Johnson

[Anonymous]

North Arlington, Chevy Chase, the rest are meh

[Anonymous]

I'm in N. Arlington (Yorktown) and like it here. Falls Church City (Meridian) is a good choice too.

[Anonymous]

Skip Bethesda zoned to BCC, lots of issues there recently

Add N Arlington 22205 / 22203 zoned to W-L

Rest are solid choices too. Look at the tax difference for your HHI for each area if you don’t have a strong preference / calling for one above the rest.

[Anonymous]

Look at Falls Church zoned to McLean as well.

[Anonymous]

Have you visited all of the neighborhoods? You should. Bethesda is the only one that's not a suburban hellscape, so I would pick that.

[Anonymous]

Old Town or Del Ray? Get kid friendly and much much more walkability and an actual WFH community so you're not too isolated.

I WFH and looked at these neighborhoods for that reason. The schools aren't as bad as DCUM makes it out to seem (they've gotten better in the past 3 years maybe) and if you're truly upset (which I actually doubt) put the kiddos in private.

[Anonymous]

Look at fairfax zoned to Woodson

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at fairfax zoned to Woodson

Put the pipe down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Old Town or Del Ray? Get kid friendly and much much more walkability and an actual WFH community so you're not too isolated.

I WFH and looked at these neighborhoods for that reason. The schools aren't as bad as DCUM makes it out to seem (they've gotten better in the past 3 years maybe) and if you're truly upset (which I actually doubt) put the kiddos in private.

God no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moving here and have a $1.5M budget. Looking for good schools, kid friendly neighborhoods, and walkability. Want to be close enough to DC in case we have to commute in the future, so not looking in Ashburn or far out counties.

I’ve found these neighborhoods with great school scores close to the Beltway that might fit my budget. Can you please help rank them?

Falls Church zoned for Meridian
Falls Church zoned for Marshall
North Arlington zoned for Yorktown
Bethesda zoned for Bethesda Chevy Chase
Kensington or Garrett Park zoned for Walter Johnson

North Arlington zoned for Yorktown I'm actually trying to help you not hurt you like these other posts.

[Anonymous]

South Kensington zoned for BCC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you visited all of the neighborhoods? You should. Bethesda is the only one that's not a suburban hellscape, so I would pick that.

Not sure what you’ve been smoking but it’s laced for sure.

[Anonymous]

$1.5 million isn't get you walkability in Bethesda or North Arlington unless you're willing to do a townhouse.

[Anonymous]

I have kids at Yorktown, and I went to BCC. BCC is more like W&L. I wouldn’t send my kids there. No to falls church Marshall as well. Meridian is too small. $1.5 is a very tough budget. Good luck.