Does anyone live in Oakton?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. The house I love is off Fox Mill, not far from intersection with waples mill. My main concern is that it will be a mistake (with respect to my young kids) to go from a townhouse community with pool & playground and neighbors with kids to none of that (although the house has a pool).

That's a valid concern. I lived on five acres in Clifton when my child was born. The land was great but there was no real neighborhood atmosphere. What glued the community together was the elementary school (which has since been closed, but that's another story). We wound up moving to a home on 2/3 acre in a typical suburban neighborhood, which was much better for my son. It's something to think about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great schools and 1980s suburban style or shitty schools and urban charm? So many fun choices to be made in DCUM real estate. Can't have it all unless you are Richie Rich.

Or live in north arlington

If you can afford N. Arlington, you are rich.

[Anonymous]

There are plenty of fun neighborhoods in Oakton (I live in one). We love it here because we live in a neighborhood of about 50 homes and have woods surrounding our neighborhood, which is fairly typical here. It's far from urban- kids play outside all the time, explore the woods/stream, neighbors are out walking, hiking in the woods, etc. (very little traffic- it's not a cut through neighborhood). We work in IT and our offices are in Reston and Fairfax, so easy commutes because Oakton is between Vienna, Fairfax and Reston and there are many back road options to get to these job centers. Schools are great. Most people could care less about walking to get a cup of coffee at Starbucks because they are looking to get away from the hectic pace of life all around the region. We can be in DC in less than 25 minutes (because we don't go into the city during rush hour). We have several neighbors that do work in DC and they don't seem to mind taking the metro which is less than 10 minutes away. I go to client meetings in DC about twice a week and leave here at 10am and am at my appt. at 10:30.
We think Oakton is a great place to live, but not for everyone. Those who like a busier urban feel wouldn't be happy here.

OP- You might want to consider looking at the homes for sale in the neighborhood surround the Oakton Swim and Racquet Club- some of the homes convey membership (otherwise the wait list is more than 5 years..) This neighborhood is in the general vicinity you are considering.

[Anonymous]

Op here. Thanks a lot for all of the insights. The house I am especially interested in: you take a right onto Fox Mill from Waples Mill, and it's just a little ways up the road (right next to one other on the market). Neither is under contract.

I like the idea of less of an urban feel. My main concern is that we will miss having people so close (in a TH now), especially neighborhood kids.

[Anonymous]

Thanks PP--I'll look at homes over there. That is not far from the home I'm interested in.

[Anonymous]

OP- If you want to get to meet your neighbors, don't buy on a busy road (such as Fox Mill Rd) You need to find a house inside a neighborhood- look at Miller Heights and also Windsong- very fun and active communities. Windsong is in the $1.5M + range and Miller Heights has all price points.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. The house I love is off Fox Mill, not far from intersection with waples mill. My main concern is that it will be a mistake (with respect to my young kids) to go from a townhouse community with pool & playground and neighbors with kids to none of that (although the house has a pool).

As I recall, there is a beautiful neighborhood off of Waples Mill with a pool.

[Anonymous]

Those houses are listed for $2M! OP can afford N. Arlington, lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of fun neighborhoods in Oakton (I live in one). We love it here because we live in a neighborhood of about 50 homes and have woods surrounding our neighborhood, which is fairly typical here. It's far from urban- kids play outside all the time, explore the woods/stream, neighbors are out walking, hiking in the woods, etc. (very little traffic- it's not a cut through neighborhood). We work in IT and our offices are in Reston and Fairfax, so easy commutes because Oakton is between Vienna, Fairfax and Reston and there are many back road options to get to these job centers. Schools are great. Most people could care less about walking to get a cup of coffee at Starbucks because they are looking to get away from the hectic pace of life all around the region. We can be in DC in less than 25 minutes (because we don't go into the city during rush hour). We have several neighbors that do work in DC and they don't seem to mind taking the metro which is less than 10 minutes away. I go to client meetings in DC about twice a week and leave here at 10am and am at my appt. at 10:30.
We think Oakton is a great place to live, but not for everyone. Those who like a busier urban feel wouldn't be happy here.

OP- You might want to consider looking at the homes for sale in the neighborhood surround the Oakton Swim and Racquet Club- some of the homes convey membership (otherwise the wait list is more than 5 years..) This neighborhood is in the general vicinity you are considering.

Oakton is a semi-hidden semi-gem. But, in my long experience with that area, 25 minute commutes to DC are rare occurrences. To be sure, it would be considered a close in suburb nowadays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great schools and 1980s suburban style or shitty schools and urban charm? So many fun choices to be made in DCUM real estate. Can't have it all unless you are Richie Rich.

Or live in north arlington

If you can afford N. Arlington, you are rich.

Or a government drone who bought in the 70s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great schools and 1980s suburban style or shitty schools and urban charm? So many fun choices to be made in DCUM real estate. Can't have it all unless you are Richie Rich.

Or live in north arlington

If you can afford N. Arlington, you are rich.

b

Everyone I know in Oakton could easily afford North Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of fun neighborhoods in Oakton (I live in one). We love it here because we live in a neighborhood of about 50 homes and have woods surrounding our neighborhood, which is fairly typical here. It's far from urban- kids play outside all the time, explore the woods/stream, neighbors are out walking, hiking in the woods, etc. (very little traffic- it's not a cut through neighborhood). We work in IT and our offices are in Reston and Fairfax, so easy commutes because Oakton is between Vienna, Fairfax and Reston and there are many back road options to get to these job centers. Schools are great. Most people could care less about walking to get a cup of coffee at Starbucks because they are looking to get away from the hectic pace of life all around the region. We can be in DC in less than 25 minutes (because we don't go into the city during rush hour). We have several neighbors that do work in DC and they don't seem to mind taking the metro which is less than 10 minutes away. I go to client meetings in DC about twice a week and leave here at 10am and am at my appt. at 10:30.
We think Oakton is a great place to live, but not for everyone. Those who like a busier urban feel wouldn't be happy here.

OP- You might want to consider looking at the homes for sale in the neighborhood surround the Oakton Swim and Racquet Club- some of the homes convey membership (otherwise the wait list is more than 5 years..) This neighborhood is in the general vicinity you are considering.

Are there a lot of ticks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP- If you want to get to meet your neighbors, don't buy on a busy road (such as Fox Mill Rd) You need to find a house inside a neighborhood- look at Miller Heights and also Windsong- very fun and active communities. Windsong is in the $1.5M + range and Miller Heights has all price points.

I can't seem to forget you, your Windsong stays on my mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those houses are listed for $2M! OP can afford N. Arlington, lol.

It is so shocking - someone that COULD live in N. Arlington, doesn't WANT to live in N. Arlington.


I know that this is going to blow some minds around here - let's give everyone a little time.

[Anonymous]

There are ticks in any area that has trees, or grass, or shrubs, etc. in this area. Basically everywhere.