Why Haymarket? What's the appeal?

[Anonymous]

What do you love about Haymarket?

So many of my former co-workers have moved there in recent years.

[Anonymous]

big house with all the bells and whistles, cheap!

[Anonymous]

depends on where you work. Work in Fair Lakes or even Tysons, not a bad idea.

It's close (enough) to VRE as well.

Not all of us (shockingly) want to live in a 2br townhouse in a marginal DC neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Affordable McMansions.

[Anonymous]

OP here, thanks guys. Are the offerings or space between homes better than what I would find in Gainesville?

[Anonymous]

Cheap but far as fuck , the houses may look nice but the caliber of people are low equivalent to the lower class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:depends on where you work. Work in Fair Lakes or even Tysons, not a bad idea.

It's close (enough) to VRE as well.

Not all of us (shockingly) want to live in a 2br townhouse in a marginal DC neighborhood.

Well, I guess that's helpful for those homeowners in the hinterlands who would otherwise have to foreclose because they can't save the now nearly worthless farm. Good for you saving their bacon, even at the expense of having to live in an extremely unappealing backwater with zero charm. (Brushes straw out of your hair and smiles condescendingly.)

[Anonymous]

Seems to lead off the traffic report every morning, as in "massive delays beginning in Haymarket"...people used to move far for the mcmansion slice of the american dream. Will be curious to see if that starts again, it hasn't yet.

But the appeal? Ton of house for the money. If one person works in Chantilly and the other SAH, could be a good location.

[Anonymous]

My friend bought in Haymarket - for them the appeal was an absolutely giant house for not a lot of money. (they bought a short sale home for about $200K less than the seller had paid.) Before that, they lived near Fredericksburg and she commuted to Chantilly, so this commute is a slight improvement. That said, she has talked a couple times about maybe downsizing and moving to Fairfax - I think the commute gets to her sometimes. How are the schools?

[Anonymous]

Clearly 08:53 doesn't know anyone who lives in Haymarket. We have family out there - Haymarket and Gainesville. Homes are similar in both towns. They like it for the slower pace of life, big & nice homes, and their commutes are just fine. The one who drives the farthest is to Fairfax government center and that commute is about the same as mine from Falls Church to DC. Haymarket is one of the nicer towns out there - people with good jobs, solid middle class. More SAH moms than in our neighborhood. It's not my style (strip malls, chain restaurants, a bit far to take advantage of what DC has to offer), but I can see why people would want to live out there. What I don’t understand is people living out there and commuting to the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clearly 08:53 doesn't know anyone who lives in Haymarket. We have family out there - Haymarket and Gainesville. Homes are similar in both towns. They like it for the slower pace of life, big & nice homes, and their commutes are just fine. The one who drives the farthest is to Fairfax government center and that commute is about the same as mine from Falls Church to DC. Haymarket is one of the nicer towns out there - people with good jobs, solid middle class. More SAH moms than in our neighborhood. It's not my style (strip malls, chain restaurants, a bit far to take advantage of what DC has to offer), but I can see why people would want to live out there. What I don’t understand is people living out there and commuting to the city.[/quote]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend bought in Haymarket - for them the appeal was an absolutely giant house for not a lot of money. (they bought a short sale home for about $200K less than the seller had paid.) Before that, they lived near Fredericksburg and she commuted to Chantilly, so this commute is a slight improvement. That said, she has talked a couple times about maybe downsizing and moving to Fairfax - I think the commute gets to her sometimes. How are the schools?

The schools in Haymarket are among the best in Prince William. Battlefield HS has a very good reputation, probably similar to Briar Woods in Loudoun or Westfield in Fairfax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cheap but far as fuck , the houses may look nice but the caliber of people are low equivalent to the lower class

Right, they move to Haymarket, to get the hell away from people like the PP I'm quoting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend bought in Haymarket - for them the appeal was an absolutely giant house for not a lot of money. (they bought a short sale home for about $200K less than the seller had paid.) Before that, they lived near Fredericksburg and she commuted to Chantilly, so this commute is a slight improvement. That said, she has talked a couple times about maybe downsizing and moving to Fairfax - I think the commute gets to her sometimes. How are the schools?

The schools in Haymarket are among the best in Prince William. Battlefield HS has a very good reputation, probably similar to Briar Woods in Loudoun or Westfield in Fairfax.

school is medicore http://www.greatschools.org/virginia/haymarket/3260-Battlefield-High-School/

[Anonymous]

The "mediocre" poster strikes again.

Seriously, what school is acceptable to you? A 7 on Great Schools for a HS is pretty damn good. And of course, most of us realize that Great Schools ratings are not the end-all-be-all.