Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?

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Anonymous wrote:Who is this PH vehemently opposed to PH? The arguments are insane and rather obsessed. Let it go.

Do you feel you missed out on buying in PH when it was much cheaper? If so, I assure you, it is not PP's fault. Yikes.

I assume you're referring to me, although I'm not the only one taking on the ridiculous PH boosters on this thread.

I have nothing against PH as a neighborhood, though it's not my cup of tea, but I know enough about the area to enjoy taking on the idiots who keep spamming forums about Pimmit Hills and talking like it's the only RE game in town. It's entertaining, and it's easy to have a thick skin about it when the responses turn personal and suggest that I'm disappointed that I didn't buy in PH (uh, not really).

It's just one part of the region. Not as nice as many other areas, though perhaps more attractive to certain people than some others right now. If you can't deal with this, find another forum to spam.

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The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

Than the PH ZIP CODE? You think you can slip that piece of crap into your argument and no one will notice? PH is only a tiny part of 22043. That zip code includes many other areas in addition to PH that are more upscale and more stabilized, and therefore appreciate slower.

PH accounts for a sizable part of 22043, dear. In fact, when you search for info on PH transactions in some sites, you get results that include other, more expensive parts of 22043 that give a misleading impression of things like median sales prices in PH.

So you are agreeing with me, and in the same breath you say it's a bad thing? You said "more rapidly than the PH zip code." It's completely accurate to point out that 22043 results are attributable to more than PH. You got a problem with that fact? Why did you use a misleading piece of stats to bolster your argument?

No need to twist, as there really only two salient points: (1) 22042 as a zip code has been appreciating quite a bit recently; and (2) the median sales price in PH itself is much lower than the $805K figure tossed out earlier.

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The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

Than the PH ZIP CODE? You think you can slip that piece of crap into your argument and no one will notice? PH is only a tiny part of 22043. That zip code includes many other areas in addition to PH that are more upscale and more stabilized, and therefore appreciate slower.

PH accounts for a sizable part of 22043, dear. In fact, when you search for info on PH transactions in some sites, you get results that include other, more expensive parts of 22043 that give a misleading impression of things like median sales prices in PH.

So you are agreeing with me, and in the same breath you say it's a bad thing? You said "more rapidly than the PH zip code." It's completely accurate to point out that 22043 results are attributable to more than PH. You got a problem with that fact? Why did you use a misleading piece of stats to bolster your argument?

No need to twist, as there really only two salient points: (1) 22042 as a zip code has been appreciating quite a bit recently; and (2) the median sales price in PH itself is much lower than the $805K figure tossed out earlier.

http://www.homesnap.com/news/2015-01-02/article/pimmit-hills-real-estate-market-continues-downward-trend-in-contracts

[Anonymous]

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Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons, great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc...

The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

You are wrong. PH is attractive because of the pricing, yes, but not in isolation, because 22042 is cheaper and no one is clamoring to get in there. PH is attractive because of the combination of lower pricing AND excellent location, amenities and schools. People don't just look for entry-level housing based on price. They want to pay the lowest they can to be as close as possible to the good stuff.

As for 22042, yes, it's cheap, but what is there by way of good stuff? I think you know that it's close to nothing by way of public transit, schools are poor, there are no upscale amenities or job centers or nearby development on which it can piggyback.

As another poster noted, PH is not attractive, though some might see it as convenient.

As for 22042, there is plenty of good stuff in the area. It's not far from what you'd consider the "good stuff" for PH residents, and since people in both areas likely would need to drive to get to them, the difference is not that great. It's also closer to Mosaic than PH, as well as to some of the big box stores like Target in Seven Corners. If you're going to drive to the Metro, it can be quicker to get to the Dunn Loring station from parts of 22042 than it is to get to WFC from PH. By any objective measure, 22042 is in a convenient, close-in location near major arteries with considerable potential.

The 22042 schools are not poor. The problem that the Pimmit Hills folks have is that they make rather bad snobs. If you really want to be a school snob, you want the Langley, McLean, Madison, Oakton or Woodson pyramids where almost all the schools are GreatSchools 8s to 10s, not the Marshall pyramid. And, if you resent the school snobs from McLean and Vienna, then you need to stop dumping on your neighbors nearby in other parts of Falls Church, just because their schools have more kids who are from areas like Pimmit Hills and its environs than yours do.



The bottom-line is that Pimmit Hills

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Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons, great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc...

The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

You are wrong. PH is attractive because of the pricing, yes, but not in isolation, because 22042 is cheaper and no one is clamoring to get in there. PH is attractive because of the combination of lower pricing AND excellent location, amenities and schools. People don't just look for entry-level housing based on price. They want to pay the lowest they can to be as close as possible to the good stuff.

As for 22042, yes, it's cheap, but what is there by way of good stuff? I think you know that it's close to nothing by way of public transit, schools are poor, there are no upscale amenities or job centers or nearby development on which it can piggyback.

As another poster noted, PH is not attractive, though some might see it as convenient.

As for 22042, there is plenty of good stuff in the area. It's not far from what you'd consider the "good stuff" for PH residents, and since people in both areas likely would need to drive to get to them, the difference is not that great. It's also closer to Mosaic than PH, as well as to some of the big box stores like Target in Seven Corners. If you're going to drive to the Metro, it can be quicker to get to the Dunn Loring station from parts of 22042 than it is to get to WFC from PH. By any objective measure, 22042 is in a convenient, close-in location near major arteries with considerable potential.

The 22042 schools are not poor. The problem that the Pimmit Hills folks have is that they make rather bad snobs. If you really want to be a school snob, you want the Langley, McLean, Madison, Oakton or Woodson pyramids where almost all the schools are GreatSchools 8s to 10s, not the Marshall pyramid. And, if you resent the school snobs from McLean and Vienna, then you need to stop dumping on your neighbors nearby in other parts of Falls Church, just because their schools have more kids who are from areas like Pimmit Hills and its environs than yours do.

THe bottom line is that the future of Pimmit Hills is cabined by both areas that are more and less expensive than it is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who is this PH vehemently opposed to PH? The arguments are insane and rather obsessed. Let it go.

Do you feel you missed out on buying in PH when it was much cheaper? If so, I assure you, it is not PP's fault. Yikes.

I assume you're referring to me, although I'm not the only one taking on the ridiculous PH boosters on this thread.

I have nothing against PH as a neighborhood, though it's not my cup of tea, but I know enough about the area to enjoy taking on the idiots who keep spamming forums about Pimmit Hills and talking like it's the only RE game in town. It's entertaining, and it's easy to have a thick skin about it when the responses turn personal and suggest that I'm disappointed that I didn't buy in PH (uh, not really).

It's just one part of the region. Not as nice as many other areas, though perhaps more attractive to certain people than some others right now. If you can't deal with this, find another forum to spam.

Then, we can only imagine where you chose to buy is "worse" than PH. Trust me, people in nicer areas DO. NOT. CARE. They certainly are not so verbose in their thinly veiled objections to PH.

Let it go!

[Anonymous]

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The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

Than the PH ZIP CODE? You think you can slip that piece of crap into your argument and no one will notice? PH is only a tiny part of 22043. That zip code includes many other areas in addition to PH that are more upscale and more stabilized, and therefore appreciate slower.

PH accounts for a sizable part of 22043, dear. In fact, when you search for info on PH transactions in some sites, you get results that include other, more expensive parts of 22043 that give a misleading impression of things like median sales prices in PH.

So you are agreeing with me, and in the same breath you say it's a bad thing? You said "more rapidly than the PH zip code." It's completely accurate to point out that 22043 results are attributable to more than PH. You got a problem with that fact? Why did you use a misleading piece of stats to bolster your argument?

No need to twist, as there really only two salient points: (1) 22042 as a zip code has been appreciating quite a bit recently; and (2) the median sales price in PH itself is much lower than the $805K figure tossed out earlier.

http://www.homesnap.com/news/2015-01-02/article/pimmit-hills-real-estate-market-continues-downward-trend-in-contracts

So they highlight a "downward trend" in PH and feature the two million-plus houses that have actually been built and listed in PH, both on the market over 100 days. Under-whelming.

[Anonymous]

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Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons, great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc...

The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

You are wrong. PH is attractive because of the pricing, yes, but not in isolation, because 22042 is cheaper and no one is clamoring to get in there. PH is attractive because of the combination of lower pricing AND excellent location, amenities and schools. People don't just look for entry-level housing based on price. They want to pay the lowest they can to be as close as possible to the good stuff.

As for 22042, yes, it's cheap, but what is there by way of good stuff? I think you know that it's close to nothing by way of public transit, schools are poor, there are no upscale amenities or job centers or nearby development on which it can piggyback.

As another poster noted, PH is not attractive, though some might see it as convenient.

As for 22042, there is plenty of good stuff in the area. It's not far from what you'd consider the "good stuff" for PH residents, and since people in both areas likely would need to drive to get to them, the difference is not that great. It's also closer to Mosaic than PH, as well as to some of the big box stores like Target in Seven Corners. If you're going to drive to the Metro, it can be quicker to get to the Dunn Loring station from parts of 22042 than it is to get to WFC from PH. By any objective measure, 22042 is in a convenient, close-in location near major arteries with considerable potential.

The 22042 schools are not poor. The problem that the Pimmit Hills folks have is that they make rather bad snobs. If you really want to be a school snob, you want the Langley, McLean, Madison, Oakton or Woodson pyramids where almost all the schools are GreatSchools 8s to 10s, not the Marshall pyramid. And, if you resent the school snobs from McLean and Vienna, then you need to stop dumping on your neighbors nearby in other parts of Falls Church, just because their schools have more kids who are from areas like Pimmit Hills and its environs than yours do.



The bottom-line is that Pimmit Hills

WTF is this person talking about, did someone personally hurt his feelings from pimmit hills?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who is this PH vehemently opposed to PH? The arguments are insane and rather obsessed. Let it go.

Do you feel you missed out on buying in PH when it was much cheaper? If so, I assure you, it is not PP's fault. Yikes.

I assume you're referring to me, although I'm not the only one taking on the ridiculous PH boosters on this thread.

I have nothing against PH as a neighborhood, though it's not my cup of tea, but I know enough about the area to enjoy taking on the idiots who keep spamming forums about Pimmit Hills and talking like it's the only RE game in town. It's entertaining, and it's easy to have a thick skin about it when the responses turn personal and suggest that I'm disappointed that I didn't buy in PH (uh, not really).

It's just one part of the region. Not as nice as many other areas, though perhaps more attractive to certain people than some others right now. If you can't deal with this, find another forum to spam.

Then, we can only imagine where you chose to buy is "worse" than PH. Trust me, people in nicer areas DO. NOT. CARE. They certainly are not so verbose in their thinly veiled objections to PH.

Let it go!

And yet here you are, trolling away as always. Take your own advice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we moved here, 30 years ago, PH was the "next big thing" maybe in 20 more?

Wasn't there a saying about Brazil, "it's the country of the future and always will be"?

Maybe PH is like that, people like to talk about the "potential," but the reality of the place is just too grim? I've only driven through it a few times but what I saw was not very nice.

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As another poster noted, PH is not attractive, though some might see it as convenient.

"Attractive" doesn't refer to the aesthetics in this context, and you know it.

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As for 22042, there is plenty of good stuff in the area. It's not far from what you'd consider the "good stuff" for PH residents, and since people in both areas likely would need to drive to get to them, the difference is not that great. It's also closer to Mosaic than PH, as well as to some of the big box stores like Target in Seven Corners. If you're going to drive to the Metro, it can be quicker to get to the Dunn Loring station from parts of 22042 than it is to get to WFC from PH. By any objective measure, 22042 is in a convenient, close-in location near major arteries with considerable potential.

Oh please. Stop pretending that as long as you have to drive, all distances become equal. Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are literally across the street from PH. So is Safeway. Every kind of big box store you can think of is up Rt 7. Every kind of other store you can think of is up in Tysons five minutes away, way better and closer than Mosaic to 22042. All of PH is either five, maximum ten-minute drive to either WFC or McLean Station. Not even mentioning a massive job base in Tysons.

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The 22042 schools are not poor. The problem that the Pimmit Hills folks have is that they make rather bad snobs. If you really want to be a school snob, you want the Langley, McLean, Madison, Oakton or Woodson pyramids where almost all the schools are GreatSchools 8s to 10s, not the Marshall pyramid. And, if you resent the school snobs from McLean and Vienna, then you need to stop dumping on your neighbors nearby in other parts of Falls Church, just because their schools have more kids who are from areas like Pimmit Hills and its environs than yours do.

Again, you are trying to pretend that as long as your school is rated below McLean High, it doesn't make a difference how exactly it is rated. That's not true. Marshall is rated below McLean High (although people zoned for Marshall can opt into McLean High). And actually, both are rated 9 on GreatSchools, if that's the rating you like. It is still light years better than FC High. I don't resent school snobs from McLean and Vienna - why would I deny facts? Poor ESOL kids in 22042 pyramid have nothing in common with kids from PH, and you know it perfectly well. Stop trying to create kinship where none exists.

If you are all about GreatSchools ratings, let's see...

22042 Elementaries: Graham Rd., Westlawn, Woodburn, Timberlane, Pine Spring. Rated 4 to 6.

PH Elementaries: Lemon Road and Westgate. Both 7.

22042 Elementary: Jackson MS. Rated 8.

PH Elementary: Kilmer MS. Rated 9. (Same as Longfellow).

22042 high school: FC High. Rated 4.

22042 high school: Marshall. Rated 9.

I rest my case.

[Anonymous]

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The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

Than the PH ZIP CODE? You think you can slip that piece of crap into your argument and no one will notice? PH is only a tiny part of 22043. That zip code includes many other areas in addition to PH that are more upscale and more stabilized, and therefore appreciate slower.

PH accounts for a sizable part of 22043, dear. In fact, when you search for info on PH transactions in some sites, you get results that include other, more expensive parts of 22043 that give a misleading impression of things like median sales prices in PH.

So you are agreeing with me, and in the same breath you say it's a bad thing? You said "more rapidly than the PH zip code." It's completely accurate to point out that 22043 results are attributable to more than PH. You got a problem with that fact? Why did you use a misleading piece of stats to bolster your argument?

No need to twist, as there really only two salient points: (1) 22042 as a zip code has been appreciating quite a bit recently; and (2) the median sales price in PH itself is much lower than the $805K figure tossed out earlier.

The only salient point here is that you lied when you tried to use stats from the entire 22043 zip code to make sure 22042 looks good in comparison, and then attributed the 22043 numbers to PH.

[Anonymous]

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As another poster noted, PH is not attractive, though some might see it as convenient.

"Attractive" doesn't refer to the aesthetics in this context, and you know it.

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As for 22042, there is plenty of good stuff in the area. It's not far from what you'd consider the "good stuff" for PH residents, and since people in both areas likely would need to drive to get to them, the difference is not that great. It's also closer to Mosaic than PH, as well as to some of the big box stores like Target in Seven Corners. If you're going to drive to the Metro, it can be quicker to get to the Dunn Loring station from parts of 22042 than it is to get to WFC from PH. By any objective measure, 22042 is in a convenient, close-in location near major arteries with considerable potential.

Oh please. Stop pretending that as long as you have to drive, all distances become equal. Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are literally across the street from PH. So is Safeway. Every kind of big box store you can think of is up Rt 7. Every kind of other store you can think of is up in Tysons five minutes away, way better and closer than Mosaic to 22042. All of PH is either five, maximum ten-minute drive to either WFC or McLean Station. Not even mentioning a massive job base in Tysons.

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The 22042 schools are not poor. The problem that the Pimmit Hills folks have is that they make rather bad snobs. If you really want to be a school snob, you want the Langley, McLean, Madison, Oakton or Woodson pyramids where almost all the schools are GreatSchools 8s to 10s, not the Marshall pyramid. And, if you resent the school snobs from McLean and Vienna, then you need to stop dumping on your neighbors nearby in other parts of Falls Church, just because their schools have more kids who are from areas like Pimmit Hills and its environs than yours do.

Again, you are trying to pretend that as long as your school is rated below McLean High, it doesn't make a difference how exactly it is rated. That's not true. Marshall is rated below McLean High (although people zoned for Marshall can opt into McLean High). And actually, both are rated 9 on GreatSchools, if that's the rating you like. It is still light years better than FC High. I don't resent school snobs from McLean and Vienna - why would I deny facts? Poor ESOL kids in 22042 pyramid have nothing in common with kids from PH, and you know it perfectly well. Stop trying to create kinship where none exists.

If you are all about GreatSchools ratings, let's see...

22042 Elementaries: Graham Rd., Westlawn, Woodburn, Timberlane, Pine Spring. Rated 4 to 6.

PH Elementaries: Lemon Road and Westgate. Both 7.

22042 Elementary: Jackson MS. Rated 8.

PH Elementary: Kilmer MS. Rated 9. (Same as Longfellow).

22042 high school: FC High. Rated 4.

22042 high school: Marshall. Rated 9.

I rest my case.

To be fair the lemon road rating is now a 9 because it is an AAP. GS hasn't updated the stats yet.

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New poster here. We looked in Pimmit Hills back in 2013 but did not like the appearance of the neighborhood. We bought in the Pine Spring-Jackson-Falls Church pyramid instead and, so far, have been very happy with the schools. I agree with PP that there are a lot of snobs in the Marshall district now. We know our schools aren't rated the highest in the area, and that's fine with us. We like that our kids are exposed to greater diversity and that the parents aren't "McLean wanna-be's," which is the impression we got about Pimmit Hills. So please enjoy your McMansions and continue to say negative things about our area. We like it better this way.

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WTF is this person talking about, did someone personally hurt his feelings from pimmit hills?

This person always shows up trying to talk up 22042 and put down PH whenever PH comes up. She is easy to tell by the argument that goes like this: "22042 schools are not bad, and schools don't matter anyway with educated parents".