Fairfax County under 600k

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Springfield and Alexandria.

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Anonymous wrote:West Springfield (not Springfield Mall area) or Burke townhouses unless you want a real rough fixer upper. Stay away from Annandale, Alexandria and Fairfax.

What’s wrong with Annandale (outside the beltway) and Fairfax, which is HUGE?

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Anonymous wrote:Also, keep in mind that there are no bad school pyramids in Fairfax County, where the schools are all at least good. Some high schools send more kids to more competitive colleges and universities, but a motivated and talented individual with engaged and supportive parents can do well from any County high school.

This is what i was wondering because that is not the case in most MD counties it's hit or miss.

Sure. This is precisely why Lee-Lewis is perpetually under
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Using this logic, OP should find a condo in the Justice or Edison or Lewis or Falls Church HS pyramids.

Self fulfilling downward spiral. People tell people looking for good schools not to buy in a certain area so things get worse at the avoided schools. There is nothing inherently wrong with the schools you mentioned, but they do have disadvantaged students.

Are failing test scores nothing?

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This is a great location. 4 br TH in West Springfield HS pyramid. Commute via VRE or metro. https://www.redfin.com/VA/Springfield/8849-Eagle-Rock-Ln-22153/home/9771397

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Anonymous wrote:Also, keep in mind that there are no bad school pyramids in Fairfax County, where the schools are all at least good. Some high schools send more kids to more competitive colleges and universities, but a motivated and talented individual with engaged and supportive parents can do well from any County high school.

This is what i was wondering because that is not the case in most MD counties it's hit or miss.

Sure. This is precisely why Lee-Lewis is perpetually under
-enrolled.

Using this logic, OP should find a condo in the Justice or Edison or Lewis or Falls Church HS pyramids.

Self fulfilling downward spiral. People tell people looking for good schools not to buy in a certain area so things get worse at the avoided schools. There is nothing inherently wrong with the schools you mentioned, but they do have disadvantaged students.

Are failing test scores nothing?

ESL and poorer students make up a large percentage of the students at those schools. Swap the student body between West Springfield and Lewis and the scores would flip as well. There is nothing wrong with the teachers at Lewis or the other schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, keep in mind that there are no bad school pyramids in Fairfax County, where the schools are all at least good. Some high schools send more kids to more competitive colleges and universities, but a motivated and talented individual with engaged and supportive parents can do well from any County high school.

This is what i was wondering because that is not the case in most MD counties it's hit or miss.

Sure. This is precisely why Lee-Lewis is perpetually under
-enrolled.

Using this logic, OP should find a condo in the Justice or Edison or Lewis or Falls Church HS pyramids.

Self fulfilling downward spiral. People tell people looking for good schools not to buy in a certain area so things get worse at the avoided schools. There is nothing inherently wrong with the schools you mentioned, but they do have disadvantaged students.

Are failing test scores nothing?

ESL and poorer students make up a large percentage of the students at those schools. Swap the student body between West Springfield and Lewis and the scores would flip as well. There is nothing wrong with the teachers at Lewis or the other schools.

Yes, bad students make schools bad. Swap the student body from a good school and the school will be good.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8102-Wingfield-Pl-Alexandria-VA-22308/51982138_zpid/

$580k in Waynewood district

Adorable house, great neighborhood, love what they did with the attic. Way too small for a mom with kids. Amazing for a singleton, DINKs, or a single parent with a child who visits.

Disagree. Not everyone needs 1000 sqf/person. That house is plenty big for a couple with 2 or 3 children.

A 2 bed, 1 bath 1200 sq ft home is not “plenty big” for a couple with 3 kids, that’s just a ridiculous statement. You can make it work with 2 kids that are not yet school age, but “plenty big” it is not.

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Anonymous wrote:Ha ha ha. We wanted this 20 years ago and couldn’t find it! Get with the times!

Complete and total lie.

+1. Houses in my nice Fairfax neighborhood were $600k and under sometimes just before COVID drove the market crazy. That was only a few years ago. We should know as we bought one in 2019.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, keep in mind that there are no bad school pyramids in Fairfax County, where the schools are all at least good. Some high schools send more kids to more competitive colleges and universities, but a motivated and talented individual with engaged and supportive parents can do well from any County high school.

This is what i was wondering because that is not the case in most MD counties it's hit or miss.

Sure. This is precisely why Lee-Lewis is perpetually under
-enrolled.

Using this logic, OP should find a condo in the Justice or Edison or Lewis or Falls Church HS pyramids.

Self fulfilling downward spiral. People tell people looking for good schools not to buy in a certain area so things get worse at the avoided schools. There is nothing inherently wrong with the schools you mentioned, but they do have disadvantaged students.

Are failing test scores nothing?

ESL and poorer students make up a large percentage of the students at those schools. Swap the student body between West Springfield and Lewis and the scores would flip as well. There is nothing wrong with the teachers at Lewis or the other schools.

Yes, bad students make schools bad. Swap the student body from a good school and the school will be good.

This. I'm a teacher too. I work my butt off and don't get nearly the results as my colleagues in a nice area with parents who care. I teach mostly students whose parents are either incarcerated, on drugs/selling drugs or who are being raised by grandparents who are ill equipped to deal with them. How your kids will do depends on whether the school has enough of these students to make them the focus.

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Op - tell us your commute.

Ffx Co is huge. Are we talking a place out in Herndon or close-in like Franconia?

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Anonymous wrote:Also, keep in mind that there are no bad school pyramids in Fairfax County, where the schools are all at least good. Some high schools send more kids to more competitive colleges and universities, but a motivated and talented individual with engaged and supportive parents can do well from any County high school.

I hate this response. Yes, it's all of those student's faults for not scoring higher on testing.

I grew up in good schools. In the 10 years I've owned my home, it went from a 7 rating to a title one school with a rating of 1. My kids cannot get an adequate education because nearly the entire class is behind. Who cares how motivated and talented you are when the teacher is teaching 1-2 grades behind? I like how it's my kids fault for not trying harder and my fault for not moving (but what about the kids who can't move?!).

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Anonymous wrote:Ha ha ha. We wanted this 20 years ago and couldn’t find it! Get with the times!

Complete and total lie.

+1. Houses in my nice Fairfax neighborhood were $600k and under sometimes just before COVID drove the market crazy. That was only a few years ago. We should know as we bought one in 2019.

NP. I'm with the first poster. I was looking in 2014 and couldn't find a 4/2.5 bath house under 800k. I really needed 650k or less. I was looking in Falls Church and close to metro stations though and wanted a sfh. We nearly bought a town home that was 650k that was a 3/2.5.

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Do you need to be in NoVa, OP?

Montgomery County is less expensive than Fairfax and Arlington. For example, the least expensive HS pyramid in Fairfax County is Lewis HS, where the average single-family house has sold for $655,000 over the past 12 months. In Montgomery, there are 11 pyramids (Damascus, Einstein, Gaithersburg, Kennedy, Magruder, Northwood, Paint Branch, Rockville, Springbrook, Watkins Mill, Wheaton) is lower. At least some of these (Damascus, Einstein, Magruder, Rockville, and Wheaton) are considered stronger than Lewis.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you need to be in NoVa, OP?

Montgomery County is less expensive than Fairfax and Arlington. For example, the least expensive HS pyramid in Fairfax County is Lewis HS, where the average single-family house has sold for $655,000 over the past 12 months. In Montgomery, there are 11 pyramids (Damascus, Einstein, Gaithersburg, Kennedy, Magruder, Northwood, Paint Branch, Rockville, Springbrook, Watkins Mill, Wheaton) where the average sales price for a single-family home is lower. At least some of these (Damascus, Einstein, Magruder, Rockville, and Wheaton) are considered stronger than Lewis.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you need to be in NoVa, OP?

Montgomery County is less expensive than Fairfax and Arlington. For example, the least expensive HS pyramid in Fairfax County is Lewis HS, where the average single-family house has sold for $655,000 over the past 12 months. In Montgomery, there are 11 pyramids (Damascus, Einstein, Gaithersburg, Kennedy, Magruder, Northwood, Paint Branch, Rockville, Springbrook, Watkins Mill, Wheaton) is lower. At least some of these (Damascus, Einstein, Magruder, Rockville, and Wheaton) are considered stronger than Lewis.

OP wants a good pyramid. A house in a W will cost as much as a house zoned for Langley or McLean