Ugh Shallow vent but need to ask

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To echo a previous poster, you actually both lose because VA blows.

I think you would fit in nicely with the OP and her colleague. All 3 of you have a lot in common.

No we don't, because they live in VA. You probably do too. Feeling like the knock-off DC got your panties in a twist PP? Don't worry, you're nothing like us and compared to you, MD rocks out! Every time I see some idiot who drives like an asshole (think going 5 mph in the left lane), or CANNOT parallel park to save their lives, or has a big-ass "Romney Ryan: Believe in America" sticker on thier car, they have VA plates (or it's a tourist from someplace in the Midwest). Sorry you didn't get the memo, but VA is just lame.

You are right, you do not fit in, you must be 15.

[Anonymous]

12:10, "old money" households are few in number and don't affect the median much. So a 300-home subdivision in Ashburn of $400k THs and $600k SFHs is going to affect the median WAY more than half a dozen horsey types in Middleburg -- and don't forget places like Windy Hill which are full of the poors. There's a few rural places in deepest rural SW Loudoun that don't get many tourists and -- I hear -- still have a few outhouses. I mean, the household and stable servants gotta live somewhere, right?

12:13 is spot on, aside from Sterling Park, some bits of Leesburg, and the last remaining rural poors, there's not many poors to drag the rest of us down.

12:45, a quick glance at franklymls indicates you're full of shit. Hell, even a 1970s special in the heart of Leesburg runs you $300k (and that's one that no one's really cared for and/or is on a busy street), and any good Ashburnite knows Leesburg is full of the poors and is to be avoided.

12:49, Affording a $500k townhouse requires an income of $100k or higher; a $900k McMansion still requires an income of $180k. Median HHI is only $107k, this counts folks on their own, DINK families, etc.

19:51, you can get a well-cared-for 1970s home in Leesburg for $400k. Some have garages, others don't. New construction can be had for $500k but that'd be in places north of town that aren't walkable at all.

21:07, there's an ES in Ashburn that is failing? Or is it a case of the one poor Hispanic kid got a low score, thus failing the whole school? There's not a single ES in LCPS that wouldn't be middle of the pack in DCPS or higher. With that said, you're right, Ashburn isn't overflowing with affordable homes.

[Anonymous]

But Arlington has the most expensive houses.

The land is what makes the houses more expensive. Not that it matters.

[Anonymous]

If I was concerned about a conversation like that, my first thought would be that I'm PMSing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a new development with a lot of affordable townhouses and apartments. I would say the average cookie cutter single family home probably goes for 300-400 k. Personally, I would not want to live there. It is quite boring unless you are an 8 year old child.

Please tell me where to find these in Ashburn. I've been working with a realtor for 6 months and my upper upper limit is 550k and there is nothing. Decent Homes that are right around 500K are snatched up in days, or they have a critical flaw. If I'm going to live in Ashburn, the house better be a nice 2 car garage, not something someone's cat has pissed all over.


I see a good selection of homes over 600K.

You are either not looking too hard or you have incredibly high standards for your budget. Most people would find a house in this price range without an issue. I found a great house in Fairfax for $550k - 4 BR, 2.5 Baths, 2 car garage, .3 acres, hardwood floors throughout, and great schools. Purchased this summer.

[Anonymous]

The problem with Ashburn is that it is growing at warp speed and the schools are overcrowded. In fact, they can't build them fast enough. Also, where you buy a home may be zoned for a particular school, but with all the boundary changes, your kids could end up going to a completely different school.

[Anonymous]

I hope I don't know you or your co-worker in real life. I'd be embarassed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem with Ashburn is that it is growing at warp speed and the schools are overcrowded. In fact, they can't build them fast enough. Also, where you buy a home may be zoned for a particular school, but with all the boundary changes, your kids could end up going to a completely different school.

It's not like any of them are 80% FARMS or the such; the arguing is over getting to go to "Wealthy School A" or "Wealthy School B" or making an entire community fit into one (overcrowded) elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem with Ashburn is that it is growing at warp speed and the schools are overcrowded. In fact, they can't build them fast enough. Also, where you buy a home may be zoned for a particular school, but with all the boundary changes, your kids could end up going to a completely different school.

It's not like any of them are 80% FARMS or the such; the arguing is over getting to go to "Wealthy School A" or "Wealthy School B" or making an entire community fit into one (overcrowded) elementary school.

Haha i know the school you are referencing. Boundary changes or not, the school choices are top notch...so regardless the kids still win in the end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a new development with a lot of affordable townhouses and apartments. I would say the average cookie cutter single family home probably goes for 300-400 k. Personally, I would not want to live there. It is quite boring unless you are an 8 year old child.

Please tell me where to find these in Ashburn. I've been working with a realtor for 6 months and my upper upper limit is 550k and there is nothing. Decent Homes that are right around 500K are snatched up in days, or they have a critical flaw. If I'm going to live in Ashburn, the house better be a nice 2 car garage, not something someone's cat has pissed all over.


I see a good selection of homes over 600K.

You are either not looking too hard or you have incredibly high standards for your budget. Most people would find a house in this price range without an issue. I found a great house in Fairfax for $550k - 4 BR, 2.5 Baths, 2 car garage, .3 acres, hardwood floors throughout, and great schools. Purchased this summer.

There is NO INVENTORY. The area has explosive growth and there are more buyers in my range than sellers. And the new construction that is available cannot be touched for under 615.

[Anonymous]

Yeah I always thought Loudoun was highly ranked because of the Mellons, duPonts, Kent Cooks in Upperville and Middleburg. Take a drive on some of those back roads some day. Thousands of acres per estate and airfields, people. But I'm pretty sure they're not the kinds of people to argue about who's richer. Talk about tacky.

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Anonymous wrote:it's because of several billionaires that live in and around Middleburg--like BET founder (forgot her name). Not because of Ashburn.

But isn't that Fauquier County?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's because of several billionaires that live in and around Middleburg--like BET founder (forgot her name). Not because of Ashburn.

But isn't that Fauquier County?

Shiela Johnson and Middleburg is Loudoun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah I always thought Loudoun was highly ranked because of the Mellons, duPonts, Kent Cooks in Upperville and Middleburg. Take a drive on some of those back roads some day. Thousands of acres per estate and airfields, people. But I'm pretty sure they're not the kinds of people to argue about who's richer. Talk about tacky.

The commonly used measurement when "wealth" is determined using income, they use the MEDIAN income.

This makes the Mellons and handful of billionaires-multi millionairs in Loudoun irrelevant to the discussion.

Basically there is a very strong upper/middle class in Loudoun.

[Anonymous]

Upperville is Fauquier. Middleburg is Loudoun.