Tell me about Centreville

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too many Koreans and Indians. Next Annandale. Stay away.

Let me guess: you have a Trump sticker on your car. And/or a confederate flag.

Have you been to Centreville? There are entire shopping centers that have their signs up only in Korean. They do not want English speaking customers.

I live in Centreville and this is a flat out lie. Please, tell me where these shopping centers are located.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We moved to Centreville a few months ago and love it!!! Good schools, easy to get to shopping and not too diverse yet. My DH works downtown and I work in Tysons Corner. I go in at odd hours so it's not that bad. It's all worth being in a family oriented, safe place.

Fellow Centreville resident. Where are you that it isn't "too diverse"?

Maybe they mean not that diverse economically (which may be true in certain neighborhoods.) We are also in Centreville and it is very diverse, but in a good way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I drove the hour from Brookland to a friends house warming party, saw 5 cars getting DUI tests on 66 on my way home. The worst part of Centerville is that it is too deep in Va. I would rather do Poolesville if I had to have a 400k 2600sqft colonial

But they work in Fairfax County so that would make no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too many Koreans and Indians. Next Annandale. Stay away.

Let me guess: you have a Trump sticker on your car. And/or a confederate flag.

Have you been to Centreville? There are entire shopping centers that have their signs up only in Korean. They do not want English speaking customers.

I live in centreville-there are a lot of Asian businesses but I think you are exaggerating! No one ever turns down our business.

If they won't bother to put at least some type of signage in English, it gives off the vibe that they are not interested in having me buy what they're trying to sell.

Or that they aren't catering to you, which apparently you expect.

[Anonymous]

I'm the PP that moved here a few months ago. I moved from an extremely finically and racially diverse area. It was a rough place to live. In Centreville I have both Aisian neighbors and Indian neighbors and they are great! Their kids have good manners, their houses, it's very safe and well kept and they are very friendly. Yes I do think that finances play a part in this. I have yet to feel un-welcomed by anyone here. Kids play outside all of the time without parent supervision. I could not ask for a better place to live. I guess it's all perspective on where you've been and what you're looking for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I drove the hour from Brookland to a friends house warming party, saw 5 cars getting DUI tests on 66 on my way home. The worst part of Centerville is that it is too deep in Va. I would rather do Poolesville if I had to have a 400k 2600sqft colonial

you can't get a house that big in centreville for that price anymore. The op clearly said they were looking at townhomes

And I-66 is a major highway - there will be Dui checks sometimes

Yes you can, my buddy just paid 449k for his near a golf course

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too many Koreans and Indians. Next Annandale. Stay away.

Let me guess: you have a Trump sticker on your car. And/or a confederate flag.

Have you been to Centreville? There are entire shopping centers that have their signs up only in Korean. They do not want English speaking customers.

I live in Centreville and this is a flat out lie. Please, tell me where these shopping centers are located.

Different Pp. The big shopping center off of 29 with the IHOP and Spa World and Honey Pig and Glory Days is likely what they are referring to. Many Korean businesses in there, but seeing as there is an IHOP, clearly it isn't 100% Korean. I would consider this shopping center to be the most Korean-oriented...

The shopping center where the Kid 2 Kid and Five Guys is located also has a few Korean-oriented shops (haha pink for instance) but again, the Five Guys is an indication that it isn't all Korean...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I drove the hour from Brookland to a friends house warming party, saw 5 cars getting DUI tests on 66 on my way home. The worst part of Centerville is that it is too deep in Va. I would rather do Poolesville if I had to have a 400k 2600sqft colonial

you can't get a house that big in centreville for that price anymore. The op clearly said they were looking at townhomes

And I-66 is a major highway - there will be Dui checks sometimes

Yes you can, my buddy just paid 449k for his near a golf course

Out by Chantilly National? Yeah, I'm sure he did. Super old houses though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm the PP that moved here a few months ago. I moved from an extremely finically and racially diverse area. It was a rough place to live. In Centreville I have both Aisian neighbors and Indian neighbors and they are great! Their kids have good manners, their houses, it's very safe and well kept and they are very friendly. Yes I do think that finances play a part in this. I have yet to feel un-welcomed by anyone here. Kids play outside all of the time without parent supervision. I could not ask for a better place to live. I guess it's all perspective on where you've been and what you're looking for.

Another Cville resident here. I live in Little Rocky Run, so drive past Centreville HS multiple times/day. I can't complain about the peer group my kids will have there--Asian kids wearing Stanford sweatshirts is a good influence, IMHO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too many Koreans and Indians. Next Annandale. Stay away.

Let me guess: you have a Trump sticker on your car. And/or a confederate flag.

Have you been to Centreville? There are entire shopping centers that have their signs up only in Korean. They do not want English speaking customers.

I live in Centreville and this is a flat out lie. Please, tell me where these shopping centers are located.

Different Pp. The big shopping center off of 29 with the IHOP and Spa World and Honey Pig and Glory Days is likely what they are referring to. Many Korean businesses in there, but seeing as there is an IHOP, clearly it isn't 100% Korean. I would consider this shopping center to be the most Korean-oriented...

The shopping center where the Kid 2 Kid and Five Guys is located also has a few Korean-oriented shops (haha pink for instance) but again, the Five Guys is an indication that it isn't all Korean...

Not yet....five guys to get a centreville franchise - "five Korean guys".

[Anonymous]

We live in Centreville, right in the line between FFX/Clifton/Chantilly. We like the location, and our ES is very good. But I know that other Elementary Schools deeper in Centreville have very poor ratings. We can walk to Fair Lakes, We have Rt. 29, Rt. 50, the FFX Co. Pkwy, and Rt. 66 right there. We are close to shopping in FFX and Chantilly. I think it is a great location, good schools and a price cheaper than FFX which begins a block across the street. If you are moving to Centreville try to find something in this area, if you are going deeper, it's not really worth it. In that case I would just go into the part of Chantilly that is in FFX county, which feeds to Rocky Run MS and Chantilly High School. All the schools are fantastic there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in Centreville, right in the line between FFX/Clifton/Chantilly. We like the location, and our ES is very good. But I know that other Elementary Schools deeper in Centreville have very poor ratings. We can walk to Fair Lakes, We have Rt. 29, Rt. 50, the FFX Co. Pkwy, and Rt. 66 right there. We are close to shopping in FFX and Chantilly. I think it is a great location, good schools and a price cheaper than FFX which begins a block across the street. If you are moving to Centreville try to find something in this area, if you are going deeper, it's not really worth it. In that case I would just go into the part of Chantilly that is in FFX county, which feeds to Rocky Run MS and Chantilly High School. All the schools are fantastic there.

Oh, and just wanted to add that my community is really Asian, lots of indian and korean families and some russians/eastern european. I don't mind being a minority in my community, we have made great friends. The kids tend to be very polite and kind, I rarely hear about bullying, and my kids are always open to trying new foods because of their friends. Just food for thought!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too many Koreans and Indians. Next Annandale. Stay away.

Let me guess: you have a Trump sticker on your car. And/or a confederate flag.

Have you been to Centreville? There are entire shopping centers that have their signs up only in Korean. They do not want English speaking customers.

I live in Centreville and this is a flat out lie. Please, tell me where these shopping centers are located.

Different Pp. The big shopping center off of 29 with the IHOP and Spa World and Honey Pig and Glory Days is likely what they are referring to. Many Korean businesses in there, but seeing as there is an IHOP, clearly it isn't 100% Korean. I would consider this shopping center to be the most Korean-oriented...

The shopping center where the Kid 2 Kid and Five Guys is located also has a few Korean-oriented shops (haha pink for instance) but again, the Five Guys is an indication that it isn't all Korean...

I live near there, and yes there are a lot of Korean businesses, but they aren't all Korean, nor do the majority of them lack English signs, and I've always been welcomed in all of the stores. PP is exaggerating to serve her racism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm the PP that moved here a few months ago. I moved from an extremely finically and racially diverse area. It was a rough place to live. In Centreville I have both Aisian neighbors and Indian neighbors and they are great! Their kids have good manners, their houses, it's very safe and well kept and they are very friendly. Yes I do think that finances play a part in this. I have yet to feel un-welcomed by anyone here. Kids play outside all of the time without parent supervision. I could not ask for a better place to live. I guess it's all perspective on where you've been and what you're looking for.

Moved here a few months ago and agree!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in Centreville, right in the line between FFX/Clifton/Chantilly. We like the location, and our ES is very good. But I know that other Elementary Schools deeper in Centreville have very poor ratings. We can walk to Fair Lakes, We have Rt. 29, Rt. 50, the FFX Co. Pkwy, and Rt. 66 right there. We are close to shopping in FFX and Chantilly. I think it is a great location, good schools and a price cheaper than FFX which begins a block across the street. If you are moving to Centreville try to find something in this area, if you are going deeper, it's not really worth it. In that case I would just go into the part of Chantilly that is in FFX county, which feeds to Rocky Run MS and Chantilly High School. All the schools are fantastic there.

Some do have poorer ratings, but in my experience and that of friends who also live in different parents of Centreville, it is more related to ELLs not testing well. For the most part, there is good parent involvement, kids get along, good teachers - the schools aren't "rough" like the lower rates schools around Baileys or Rt 1 in Alexandria. I would send my child to any ES in Centeecille without hesitation.

To the OP, 400K will get you farther in Centreville than just about anywhere else in Fairfax in terms of a nice house and good schools. There are other areas (Reston, Burke) but you'll get less house or worse schools.