Why is Loudoun county so expensive?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get it. I feel like Fairfax county is a better value.

Agreed. Loudoun is too far out, regardless of Metro. It feels like you could be in any 1990s-era suburb outside Atlanta, Nashville, or Omaha.

Fairfax and Loudoun are basically the same when you’re talking Reston and westward lol. Maybe a 5-10 min difference between Herndon and Ashburn.

Driving from Great Falls takes 30 minutes to Ashburn, any my commute is already 45 minutes to downtown DC. Commuting to and from Loudoun during rush hour will easily take 1.5-2 hours. Most families in Loudoun dont commute to downtown DC, they either work in Dulles Tech corridor or in Reston/Herndon/Tyson’s, making their commute a reasonable 30 minutes.

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Anonymous wrote:But why is Loudoun so expensive? The new builds are like 1.4million for a house that backs another house. Why do people pay that to move out there?

Because they can’t afford $2.5 closer in and they went to VA Tech so they have a ton of friends out there? Seems great if you work out there.

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I live in Loudoun. My job is in Reston and I go in once a week. It’s an easy 20 min drive from my door to my office using the Greenway. No complaints here.

I seldom go to dc because I don’t need to. And we have a metro station that opened 5 mins from my house if I want to go into the city. Just grab an audiobook or a podcast and it’s a solid ride.

Have a great friend group here and our 2 kids have several friends here with plenty for them to do. We can also be at a winery if we want adult time while the kids run around in the field while we sip wine with mountain views. Overall we’re happy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:But why is Loudoun so expensive? The new builds are like 1.4million for a house that backs another house. Why do people pay that to move out there?

Did you get priced out of Loudoun so this is your topic to cope? Cause that’s what it sounds like…

No I live in Oakton but I have to go out to Loudoun sometimes and I just don't get why the prices are so high. I like where I live.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:But why is Loudoun so expensive? The new builds are like 1.4million for a house that backs another house. Why do people pay that to move out there?

Did you get priced out of Loudoun so this is your topic to cope? Cause that’s what it sounds like…

No I live in Oakton but I have to go out to Loudoun sometimes and I just don't get why the prices are so high. I like where I live.

So you live in one boring suburb and bashing another boring suburb? Ok I guess

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:But why is Loudoun so expensive? The new builds are like 1.4million for a house that backs another house. Why do people pay that to move out there?

Did you get priced out of Loudoun so this is your topic to cope? Cause that’s what it sounds like…

Loudoun is poor man Fairfax. No wonder why you see so many young families. South asians are understandable, as there are many tech jobs in that area. No one in Arlington/real NOVA has heard of a single one of their schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:But why is Loudoun so expensive? The new builds are like 1.4million for a house that backs another house. Why do people pay that to move out there?

Did you get priced out of Loudoun so this is your topic to cope? Cause that’s what it sounds like…

Loudoun is poor man Fairfax. No wonder why you see so many young families. South asians are understandable, as there are many tech jobs in that area. No one in Arlington/real NOVA has heard of a single one of their schools.

What? Loudoun is the wealthiest county in the nation with properties that are double the price of Fairfax areas…but ok lol. You clearly have never been to Middleburg where homes can easily be 2-3 million.

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No I agree.. Middleburg is really nice and there are some beautiful rolling hill areas with beautiful homes. It's more the subdivisions that seem over priced and lackluster. And yes I live in a boring suburb, but it is my opinion that my boring suburb is a better value than most boring Loudoun county suburbs. Just wanted to know what the draw was to move out there given that house prices seem pretty high currently.

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Anonymous wrote:It's so dark and the houses have no character. They are all on top of one another too. No trees. Traffic. The Greenway $$$!! Fairfax has better school pyramids.

Once you go west of 15 it becomes incredibly beautiful with hills, farms, many properties on acreages, and several small towns. West of 15 (i.e. Western Loudoun is absolutely nothing like Fairfax or eastern Loudoun).

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I live in Fairfax but travel routinely to Loudoun County near Leesburg. I get the criticism, but it's just so clean out there. Roads are new, no trash or weeds on the road or in the median, nice new neighborhoods. The Ashburn Whole Foods is so new and clean. Yes, it is a little soulless and generic, but then I drive back to Fairfax on the Fairfax County Parkway and there are several bags worth of garbage strewn on the side of the road -- and they have been there for months, and they are never getting cleaned up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:But why is Loudoun so expensive? The new builds are like 1.4million for a house that backs another house. Why do people pay that to move out there?

Did you get priced out of Loudoun so this is your topic to cope? Cause that’s what it sounds like…

Loudoun is poor man Fairfax. No wonder why you see so many young families. South asians are understandable, as there are many tech jobs in that area. No one in Arlington/real NOVA has heard of a single one of their schools.

What? Loudoun is the wealthiest county in the nation with properties that are double the price of Fairfax areas…but ok lol. You clearly have never been to Middleburg where homes can easily be 2-3 million.

HHI is not even that high, you can barely live on $115k. The only reason it’s the highest is because townhomes and SFHs were built on literal pastures and farms, thus there are very few ‘poor’ low income families. Everyone is decently well off, not many are below the poverty line or super rich. Yes there are exceptions, Youngkin has a huge estate in Middleburg. The income disparity is much larger in Fairfax, and it has been suburbanized for decades. You have places like Great Falls, and places like Falls Church. Schools are also all over the place, you have Langley and Edison, whereas every school in Loudoun is ‘average’.

[Anonymous]

I guess enough people see the appeal to make it expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But why is Loudoun so expensive? The new builds are like 1.4million for a house that backs another house. Why do people pay that to move out there?

Did you get priced out of Loudoun so this is your topic to cope? Cause that’s what it sounds like…

Loudoun is poor man Fairfax. No wonder why you see so many young families. South asians are understandable, as there are many tech jobs in that area. No one in Arlington/real NOVA has heard of a single one of their schools.

Racist much with the South Asian and tech jobs comment?

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Newer, cleaner, more space

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Anonymous wrote:It's so dark and the houses have no character. They are all on top of one another too. No trees. Traffic. The Greenway $$$!! Fairfax has better school pyramids.

Once you go west of 15 it becomes incredibly beautiful with hills, farms, many properties on acreages, and several small towns. West of 15 (i.e. Western Loudoun is absolutely nothing like Fairfax or eastern Loudoun).

Same can be said about Western Prince William County and eastern. Eastern contains big cities like Woodbridge, Dale City, Manassas, but once you get west of Gainesville, it’s mostly farms and rural beautiful scenic nature.