Does anyone live in Oakton?
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Anonymous
| Thanks for these insights. I did not realize some of these things about oakton. |
Anonymous
| I believe oakton is not as highly rated as madison, mclean or even marshall |
Anonymous
| We looked at some houses in Oakton. For me, I disliked that a lot of the area doesn't have a "neighborhood" feel-the large lots are just kind of stuck on the side of the road. Also, in our price range a lot of the houses seemed to be on wells/septic systems which seemed like a hassle. The schools in that area are supposed to excellent though. |
Anonymous
Oakton is comparable to Madison and McLean, and typically rated higher than Marshall. From another thread: Student Enrollments As Of 9/30/14: Woodson 2359 Oakton 2267 Madison 2059 McLean 2050 Langley 1966 Marshall 1910 2014 SAT Scores: Langley 1830 McLean 1774 Oakton 1767 Woodson 1759 Madison 1749 Marshall 1740 2015 US News Ratings/State of Virginia: Langley #2 Woodson #3 McLean #4 Oakton #6 Madison#7 Marshall #15 2015 Washington Post Challenge Index/DC Region Oakton #8 McLean #15 Woodson #20 Madison #21 Langley #24 Marshall #53 2015 Washington Post E&E (College Readiness) Index/DC Region McLean 78.8% Madison 78.2% Oakton 72.0% Langley 70.1% Marshall 67.5% Woodson 67.5% National Merit Semi-Finalists/Class of 2015: McLean 12 Langley 10 Oakton 10 Woodson 9 Madison 4 Marshall 3 GreatSchools Ratings: Langley 9 Madison 9 Marshall 9 McLean 8 Oakton 8 Woodson 8 2015 Virginia Index of Performance Awards: Langley - Excellence Award ("the second-tier honor in the VIP program") Madison - Excellence Award McLean - Excellence Award Oakton - Excellence Award Woodson - Excellence Award Marshall - No Award 2013-14 Dropout Rates Madison 0.10% Woodson 0.18% McLean 0.29% Langley 0.30% Oakton 0.68% Marshall 1.65% 2014 Teacher Survey Satisfaction Ratings McLean 94% Woodson 92% Marshall 89% Madison 86% Oakton 86% Langley N/A 2014-15 FARMS Rates Langley 2.10% McLean 8.27% Madison 9.50% Woodson 10.18% Oakton 11.87% Marshall 20.03% 2013-14 LEP (Limited English Proficiency) Rates Langley 1.81% Woodson 4.15% Madison 5.09% McLean 5.61% Oakton 5.98% Marshall 9.65% Median List Price for Pending Sales Contracts as of 5/27/15: Langley $1.349M McLean $872K Madison $825K Woodson $650K Oakton $632K Marshall $617K |
Anonymous
| We live in Oakton and love it! But, we love it for the reasons some people upthread don't like it! We wanted more room and because all of Oakton is septic, every lot is half an acre or more. We love the privacy that we have. Our situation is a little different because we live on a pipestem so we have a neighborhood feel that some houses right on Vale or Fox Mill don't have. I love driving around in Oakton because it does have a rural feel with the hills and trees. The schools are incredible. I think for people in the $700-$900k range, you get a lot more house than you would in Vienna or Mclean. I wouldn't want to commute downtown from here but commuting to Dulles or even Tysons isn't bad. |
Anonymous
| I think prices for Oakton and Langly are cold and falling because of the major boom in traffic. Most people don't want to be out that far anymore. You can pick up some bargains out in those areas right now. |
Anonymous
| "Oakton" is large and spreads from right next to Vienna to far out rt50. So it depends on where you live. Close in Oakton is very nice and Oakton HS is a good school. That area around it is convenient. Going farther out -- people who live out thee have big beautiful homes on large lots and they like the country feel. wealthy. |
Anonymous
| I lived there, on the end very close to the Vienna metro, between Vienna and I-66. It's nice. |
Anonymous
| Op here. The house I love is off Fox Mill, not far from intersection with waples mill. My main concern is that it will be a mistake (with respect to my young kids) to go from a townhouse community with pool & playground and neighbors with kids to none of that (although the house has a pool). |
Anonymous
| P.S. Of course, some of the neighbors might have kids...but they wouldn't be as close and easy to get to as they are now here in this townhouse community. |
Anonymous
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Decent sized lots, rural feel, lots of nature/animals, a bit more private and less "keeping up with the Joneses" than Vienna but generally wealthier as well. Houses are less cookie-cutter. A large portion of Oakton is zoned for Madison and the property values tend to be a little higher for Madison houses than Oakton HS houses.
Septic systems aren't scary: turn the handle once a year when the county send a reminder postcard, and get it pumped every 5 years. It takes us 8 minutes to get to 66, & the same amount of time to reach 50. Hunter Mill & 123 is a mess every weekday @ rush hour, but then so is 123 everywhere in Vienna. No town feel like you get in Vienna, so if you like larger lots and a more woodsy feel, then Oakton is lovely. We went on a walk the other day and saw horses, a sheep, four deer, and a Golden Retriever nobly surveying it all. Definitely some good deals to be had right now. I'd go make some practice runs for your commute and see what you think. |
Anonymous
| It's the poor man's langley |
Anonymous
*poor man's great falls (langley high school) |
Anonymous
OP here. This doesn't bother me too much...I'm not rich, so oakton is probably better for me than GF. |
Anonymous
| I like all the shopping and restaurant opportunities out there (compared to McLean) but hate the traffic on Maple and would not want to have to deal with that on a daily basis. |