Moving from dc to n arlington
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Anonymous
| Interested in getting input from those that moved to n arlington for more space or schools. Do you love it? Regret it? Anything you recommend someone consider? |
Anonymous
Arlington is going to district the schools, potentially several times over the next ten years as new buildings come online, so buy for the school system but don't get your heart set on a specific school or "pyramid." |
Anonymous
| ^^ redistrict |
Anonymous
| N Arlington can mean two things: the suburbs roughly north of Lee Highway, where you'll need a car and there is little to do, or the R-B corridor along the Orange line which is super walker friendly. |
Anonymous
| Something to consider: it's virginia. |
Anonymous
| As for redistricting, I wouldn't worry about it the same way everyone is panicking about D.C. In N. Arlington, they're trying to make more seats available because the student population is growing. There are grumblings about who will get assigned to which middle school, and communities are jockeying over who will get funds for additions and who will have to give up park land to build new schools, but the grumblings about school assignment mostly relate to the size of any given facility or the proximity to the neighborhood, and I haven't seen much concern expressed that houses previously assigned to a good pyramid are all of a sudden assigned to a bad pyramid. |
Anonymous
Who knew? 
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Anonymous
| My agency is in arlington. I moved to shorten my commute and I love it, which I was not expecting. I like the amenities, I like my neighbors, I like having a vote, I like the small size, I like the proximity to "ethnic" food. I am not wild about how car-dependent I've become, but I lived the carfree life for over a decade and feel that I paid my dues. And a lot of the car dependence is related to having a baby and how much easier it makes things. |
Anonymous
| I grew up in AU Park (but with friends in and easy bus access to Dupont, downtown, Mt. Pleasant and Columbia Heights before they were upscale etc). I thought I would always, always be a city person. I've lived in Arlington for 10 years now (with a brief break between two homes) and recently purchased my second home in S. Arlington. I love, love, love Arlington. In many ways it has everything that the city has. In fact, it used to be part of the city. That said--I do think that walkability is a factor--as beautiful and upscale as far N. Arlington is, I would not live there unles I was a very easy walk from Lee Highway or some sort of commerical district. Arlington is great for parks and green spaces which helps with walkability all over. I know you asked about N. Arlington--but I love all of Arlington and am excited to be raising my first child, and eventually a larger family here. Yes, you kind of need a car (unless you're right on the orange line) but I do have lots of friends who make do with zip car and many, many families only have 1 car. |
Anonymous
| Congrats, excellent decision especially if you have children. |
Anonymous
I was just kidding! I moved from the city to Arlington and love it! Lots of people in D.C. think I've moved to the middle of nowhere, as if they've never heard of or seen Key and Chain Bridge. Cracks me up. |
Anonymous
| What a mistake. |
Anonymous
Why was your move to n Arlington a mistake? |
Anonymous
Not PP but maybe in the sense that No Arl house prices so high that appreciation seems unlikely. DC will have more upside potential (but more risk if gentrification stalls). |
Anonymous
| I live in R-B corridor and it's lovely. The amenities: parks, rec, kids' activities and sports and trails are awesome! It is not as pretty as DC but the rest makes up for it. |