Is Springfield really “the bootyhole” of NoVa?

[Anonymous]

West Springfield is nice. North Springfield is a bargain. Central Springfield is rough.

[Anonymous]

West Springfield is nice. North Springfield is a bargain. Central Springfield is rough.

This. When you say "Springfield" you are talking about a big area. You cannot paint it with one brush. Daventry and the area around the golf course and west (Huntsman area) are definitely not a "bootyhole". The South Run area is not a "bootyhole" by any stretch.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish I moved there instead of my snooty neighborhood. It's diverse, has much cheaper housing, is relatively convenient, and has good public schools. There are some interesting shops and restaurants, particularly ethnic ones. Is it a suburban hellscape? Yes. But so is lots of NoVa.

Good public schools?!

Is West Springfield bad in your mind?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is. Close anyway. From what I've seen. Over the past 20 years I've lived in Rosslyn, Clarendon, Falls Church, Vienna, and now -- as of this spring -- on the Occoquan River about halfway between Manassas and Woodbridge. And I've been just about everywhere in NoVA. The Dale City area of Woodbridge is quite awful, but I have an even more negative reaction when I drive through Springfield (which I sometimes do on my commute home when Waze takes me that way).

It's definitely a contender.

Are you the person who bought the new house and hates her new area but touts the size of her house and allegedly massive HHI? If so, not sure if we trust your judgment. I don’t love Springfield but it’s fine. At least it’s a decent commute.

And everyone who lives in Woodbridge seems to say they life in or near Occoquan.

What? No. We definitely do not have an "allegedly massive HHI" and my house is small.

Ah ok, my bad. There was a recent thread that someone started. She was trashing Woodbridge after…moving to Woodbridge.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s funny how some people in McLean think it’s Beverly Hills or Kalorama.

And agree with the poster who said the South Run area is beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:West Springfield is nice. North Springfield is a bargain. Central Springfield is rough.

This is pretty accurate. West Springfield can literally be one street over from Fairfax Station in some areas and Burke in others.

[Anonymous]

Springfield encompasses 4 zip codes (22150, 22151, 22152, and 22153). It is over 28 square miles. I think the OP is mainly thinking about 22150, which is central Springfield. Central Springfield can look daunting and sprawling and old near the 495/395 interchange. It is full of post WWII housing. We should count our blessings that this area exists. We need all kinds of areas and people to make the DMV function. That housing still functions for people. People like to dismiss Lewis and Edison high schools, but quite honestly many people have gone on to pretty good lives after getting their starts there. Sometimes adversity will make you tough and give you the drive to succeed. I would not dismiss people just because they live or lived there. Ask me how I know.

[Anonymous]

Hoodbridge is the crotch of northern VA. Horrific traffic and ugly strip malls.

[Anonymous]

Np. I hate a lot of McLean. Tons and tons of traffic, the roads are claustrophobic feeling and the strip malls are old. The only difference between Woodbridge and McLean is that McLean has money. Some of the old houses have been torn down and I’m sure a lot of them are lovely inside

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is. Close anyway. From what I've seen. Over the past 20 years I've lived in Rosslyn, Clarendon, Falls Church, Vienna, and now -- as of this spring -- on the Occoquan River about halfway between Manassas and Woodbridge. And I've been just about everywhere in NoVA. The Dale City area of Woodbridge is quite awful, but I have an even more negative reaction when I drive through Springfield (which I sometimes do on my commute home when Waze takes me that way).

It's definitely a contender.

Are you the person who bought the new house and hates her new area but touts the size of her house and allegedly massive HHI? If so, not sure if we trust your judgment. I don’t love Springfield but it’s fine. At least it’s a decent commute.

And everyone who lives in Woodbridge seems to say they life in or near Occoquan.

What? No. We definitely do not have an "allegedly massive HHI" and my house is small.

Ah ok, my bad. There was a recent thread that someone started. She was trashing Woodbridge after…moving to Woodbridge.

Well, most people who move to Woodbridge end up trashing Woodbridge.

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Anonymous wrote:Np. I hate a lot of McLean. Tons and tons of traffic, the roads are claustrophobic feeling and the strip malls are old. The only difference between Woodbridge and McLean is that McLean has money. Some of the old houses have been torn down and I’m sure a lot of them are lovely inside

"only" lol

[Anonymous]

The Springfield metro station is by far the sketchiest looking metro station in NOVA.

[Anonymous]

It’s definitely in the bottom rung with Woodbridge, dunfries, manassas, rt1 corridor, falls church near 7 corners area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Np. I hate a lot of McLean. Tons and tons of traffic, the roads are claustrophobic feeling and the strip malls are old. The only difference between Woodbridge and McLean is that McLean has money. Some of the old houses have been torn down and I’m sure a lot of them are lovely inside

Money the “only” difference? You have a sharp mind!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I lived in Springfield in the 90's as a fresh of the boat immigrant, and attended Robert E. Lee (now Lewis). It was a ghetto then, and is much worse today. I studied hard, went to UVA became financially successful, and moved to McLean. You can't pay me enough to live there.

Never forget where ya came from? How fast we forget