Why do people like Lyon Park?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not as pretentious as Lyon Village but still good location.

It is a good location but why throw 2.5m+ on a new build with mediocre schools?

Yeah, welcome to Arlington where newcomers realize the schools suck but the locals have been brainwashed into thinking they’re amazing.

What’s wrong with the schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was another long thread about this recently. Refer to that one.

Hello, I posted that thread. As I recall, the overall message was that some people prioritize walkability and safety to the extent they will pay $2.5 mil for an unattractive block.

This one?

Lyon Village - please explain
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1081994.page

[Anonymous]

We moved to LP three years ago and love it. Our house would sell for about $1.4M and has a nice yard on a relatively quiet street. No need to spend $2M unless you want to. We moved from DC and have no real complaints about the schools. You can't get amazing (New Trier or Scarsdale) type public schools anywhere in the DC area, but overall our kids are doing well and we have no major complaints and love the neighborhood. Our neighbors are all super nice, even (and in some cases especially) the law firm partners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was another long thread about this recently. Refer to that one.

Hello, I posted that thread. As I recall, the overall message was that some people prioritize walkability and safety to the extent they will pay $2.5 mil for an unattractive block.

This one?

Lyon Village - please explain
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1081994.page

Thats Lyon Village, not Lyon Park. The schools (elementary and middle) in Lyon Village are much better.

[Anonymous]

Location
Cute houses
Walkable
Neighbors
Schools (despite what you haters say)
For Arlington, it’s centrally located which means it’s close to everything

And I don’t live there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was another long thread about this recently. Refer to that one.

Hello, I posted that thread. As I recall, the overall message was that some people prioritize walkability and safety to the extent they will pay $2.5 mil for an unattractive block.

This one?

Lyon Village - please explain
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1081994.page

Thats Lyon Village, not Lyon Park. The schools (elementary and middle) in Lyon Village are much better.

Can someone post the link to the recent Lyon Park thread? I'm having trouble finding it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Location
Cute houses
Walkable
Neighbors
Schools (despite what you haters say)
For Arlington, it’s centrally located which means it’s close to everything

And I don’t live there

It’s not what haters say, it’s what assessments say.

[Anonymous]

Not safe either
https://www.arlnow.com/2022/12/28/acpd-gunshot-fired-during-violent-lyon-park-robbery/

[Anonymous]

I live in LP and my kids go to an option school so can't speak to local schools but my neighbors seem generally happy with them. Are other Arlington schools really much better or do some of them just not have any low income kids?

[Anonymous]

I live in Arlington and don’t know the difference between Lyon Village and Lyon Park, so there might be some confusion there. I’ve been thinking we were talking about Lyon Village.

[Anonymous]

What are the schools for Lyon Park? Is Lyon Park over by Fort Myer? I’ve never heard of anyone refer to that area as Lyon Park. There must be another neighborhood name for it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the schools for Lyon Park? Is Lyon Park over by Fort Myer? I’ve never heard of anyone refer to that area as Lyon Park. There must be another neighborhood name for it?

I think people call that Fort Myer Hill or Fort Myer Heights.

[Anonymous]

People move to north Arlington in spite of the schools not because of them. In areas like Bethesda and Chevy chase, it’s the opposite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People move to north Arlington in spite of the schools not because of them. In areas like Bethesda and Chevy chase, it’s the opposite.

Really? Most people I know in Bethesda/CC aren't thrilled with their schools and either do private or wish they could afford private. People also move to Arlington because their jobs are in Nova.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People move to north Arlington in spite of the schools not because of them. In areas like Bethesda and Chevy chase, it’s the opposite.

What’s wrong with the schools?