What zip codes to look for a SFH/big townhouse with decent commute to DC and great schools? Nova.

[Anonymous]

22201, 22209, or 22207.

Heck you can have my townhouse in 22207 if you'll give me the Redfin estimate.

[Anonymous]

In fact the best way to search for houses is to input the high school you want into redfin.

Agent here. Not every agent populates the school fields for his or her listings, so if that is the only way you search you will be missing some houses.

[Anonymous]

I think 22101, 22180 and 22043 are the best areas in NoVa for the combination you're seeking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:22201, if you can afford it. There are some huge townhouses in that zip code. 3500-4000 sq feet. So-so pyramid. Orange line metro Courthouse, Clarendon etc.

22209 also has some large townhouses, too. Roslyn Metro.

It really doesn't get closer to the city than these zip codes. You might save 10-15 minutes/day in commuting time compared to living out in Fairfax or beyond. Not really worth the trade off in price per square foot, IMHO.

Fixed that for you.

LOL - 10 min from Fairfax (and beyond?!) to my house in morning rush hour.

You drunk, lady?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:22201, if you can afford it. There are some huge townhouses in that zip code. 3500-4000 sq feet. So-so pyramid. Orange line metro Courthouse, Clarendon etc.

22209 also has some large townhouses, too. Roslyn Metro.

It really doesn't get closer to the city than these zip codes. You might save 10-15 minutes/day in commuting time compared to living out in Fairfax or beyond. Not really worth the trade off in price per square foot, IMHO.

Fixed that for you.

LOL - 10 min from Fairfax (and beyond?!) to my house in morning rush hour.

You drunk, lady?

Arlington people are so uncouth. No wonder their schools never measure up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:22201, if you can afford it. There are some huge townhouses in that zip code. 3500-4000 sq feet. So-so pyramid. Orange line metro Courthouse, Clarendon etc.

22209 also has some large townhouses, too. Roslyn Metro.

It really doesn't get closer to the city than these zip codes. You might save 10-15 minutes/day in commuting time compared to living out in Fairfax or beyond. Not really worth the trade off in price per square foot, IMHO.

Fixed that for you.

LOL - 10 min from Fairfax (and beyond?!) to my house in morning rush hour.

You drunk, lady?

Ah, yes. Arlington keeping it classy again.

Maybe it's 10 minutes from some areas/some times. I wouldn't want to be at your house in morning rush hour, or at any other time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

In fact the best way to search for houses is to input the high school you want into redfin.

Agent here. Not every agent populates the school fields for his or her listings, so if that is the only way you search you will be missing some houses.

Not an agent here. Redfin uses the boundary map info - not listing data. Why would anyone rely on an agent to enter anything accurately?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:22201, if you can afford it. There are some huge townhouses in that zip code. 3500-4000 sq feet. So-so pyramid. Orange line metro Courthouse, Clarendon etc.

22209 also has some large townhouses, too. Roslyn Metro.

It really doesn't get closer to the city than these zip codes. You might save 10-15 minutes/day in commuting time compared to living out in Fairfax or beyond. Not really worth the trade off in price per square foot, IMHO.

Fixed that for you.

LOL - 10 min from Fairfax (and beyond?!) to my house in morning rush hour.

You drunk, lady?

Arlington people are so uncouth. No wonder their schools never measure up.

LOL!

I guess it's uncouth to point out that someone is posting completely inaccurate info. I don't think you can make it to Fairfax in 10 min without any traffic at all!

- uncouth but accurate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

In fact the best way to search for houses is to input the high school you want into redfin.

Agent here. Not every agent populates the school fields for his or her listings, so if that is the only way you search you will be missing some houses.

Not an agent here. Redfin uses the boundary map info - not listing data. Why would anyone rely on an agent to enter anything accurately?

+1. Agents are liars. A 3 bedroom that's listed as a 4 bedroom. Sq footage is all over the map too. Some use the basement sq foot, some just the above ground.

[Anonymous]

22182, there is a metro opening nearby soon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:22201, if you can afford it. There are some huge townhouses in that zip code. 3500-4000 sq feet. So-so pyramid. Orange line metro Courthouse, Clarendon etc.

22209 also has some large townhouses, too. Roslyn Metro.

It really doesn't get closer to the city than these zip codes. You might save 10-15 minutes/day in commuting time compared to living out in Fairfax or beyond. Not really worth the trade off in price per square foot, IMHO.

Fixed that for you.

Fixed that for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alexandria that goes to MacArthur and TC (maybe 22302?). Among the worst for MS, though.

Also among the worst for HS. And MacArthur's not what it used to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:22182, there is a metro opening nearby soon

22182 is awesome, but there is hardly ever any inventory. It's like people donn't move out from there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:22201, if you can afford it. There are some huge townhouses in that zip code. 3500-4000 sq feet. So-so pyramid. Orange line metro Courthouse, Clarendon etc.

22209 also has some large townhouses, too. Roslyn Metro.

It really doesn't get closer to the city than these zip codes. You might save 10-15 minutes/day in commuting time compared to living out in Fairfax or beyond. Not really worth the trade off in price per square foot, IMHO.

Fixed that for you.

This is "fixed" in the sense that you took an accurate statement and turned it into a lie. One that is easily disproved by, oh, say, doing the drive from "Fairfax or beyond" downtown on a regular weekday. You go do that drive and then come back to us. Here's a hint: the reason suburbs closer to DC are more expensive is because every.single.mile. here makes a huge difference in commuting time. If you don't care whether you're in the car 30 minutes or 1 hour and 30 minutes every morning, then, by all means, there are plenty of beautiful and inexpensive homes to be had outside the Beltway, not just in Fairfax, but in many other areas as well. If you can afford to live close-in, work downtown, and CARE about your commute, you'd be an utter fool to rely on totally inaccurate drivel like this poster's comments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:22201, if you can afford it. There are some huge townhouses in that zip code. 3500-4000 sq feet. So-so pyramid. Orange line metro Courthouse, Clarendon etc.

22209 also has some large townhouses, too. Roslyn Metro.

It really doesn't get closer to the city than these zip codes. You might save 10-15 minutes/day in commuting time compared to living out in Fairfax or beyond. Not really worth the trade off in price per square foot, IMHO.

Fixed that for you.

This is "fixed" in the sense that you took an accurate statement and turned it into a lie. One that is easily disproved by, oh, say, doing the drive from "Fairfax or beyond" downtown on a regular weekday. You go do that drive and then come back to us. Here's a hint: the reason suburbs closer to DC are more expensive is because every.single.mile. here makes a huge difference in commuting time. If you don't care whether you're in the car 30 minutes or 1 hour and 30 minutes every morning, then, by all means, there are plenty of beautiful and inexpensive homes to be had outside the Beltway, not just in Fairfax, but in many other areas as well. If you can afford to live close-in, work downtown, and CARE about your commute, you'd be an utter fool to rely on totally inaccurate drivel like this poster's comments.

You seem quite verbose and in serious need of a Xanax. The OP has already said "thanks" for suggestions further out than Clarendon.