Arlington Schools and commuting to work
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Anonymous
This is flawed because 22201 includes many condos and townhouses which by and large 22207 does not have. Also, 22207 is not "largely CC Hills". It is a large part of the county and contains many other neighborhoods in the northern part of the county. |
Anonymous
This is simply not true. Even far from Metro in neighborhoods like Dominion Hills that are split between Yorktown and W-L, I have yet to see any difference in price. |
Anonymous
| In seems like every Arlington topic devolves into a yorktown w-l neighborhood battle. The truth is that both are fine schools; there are many wealthy families that care immensely about the local public schools in both school districts. And contrary to some people's arguments, this is not a 22201 v. 22207 battle either. Both zip codes split into both N Arlington high schools. In dover/riverwood, some of the most expensive homes are actually on the W-L side. My point is there is no simple contrast, which is a good thing. My feeling is that some of the "Arlington posters" aren't even from Arlington based on the web of misinformation in some of these topics. |
Anonymous
Right. The point is 22207 is FAR more expensive and desirable than 22201. People who get priced out in 22207 are forced to look at those smaller places/condos in 22201. The concentration and proximity of high-density housing also pulls down the price of detached housing. It's what's known as an incurable defect in real estate parlance. |
Anonymous
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A lot of the neighborhoods closer to metro are in W-L's boundary and not Yorktown's. So while some might think Yorktown is a better school that should command higher housing prices, a lot of folks value Metro access and walkability and happily pay for it in W-L's area.
When looking for a house, I actually would have preferred W-L (and walkability to Metro) but bought in Yorktown because the closer-to-metro houses were more expensive than parts of Yorktown's boundary that are 2 miles from Metro. I moved in from Fairfax because I wanted a shorter commute to/from DC. 22207 is a lot more than CC Hills - there are a bunch of lower-priced (but not low-priced) neighborhoods with nice houses and great schools. Just like there's more to 22201 than Lyon Village. What 22207 doesn't have much of is townhouses and condos, though, so average or median prices reflect that. The townhouses we do have tend to be pretty high-end. |
Anonymous
| As much as people hype up WL and Wakefield, Yorktown is still more desirable by a huge margin. |
Anonymous
Which is why Lyon Village has the least amount of inventory of ANY Arlington neighborhood  .
You people are smoking crack. People will leave for McLean and CC Hills to get more house for their $. The same house in LV is way more expensive. Somebody on this thread (Ms.CC Hills) really does not understand the concept of "price per square footage". I would have a house twice the size of my current one if I moved out to 22207. |
Anonymous
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Why do we have so many families from CC Hills at Science Focus if it is such a shitty pyramid?
Time to turn your asses out!! |
Anonymous
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Can we get back to OP's question??
Anywayyyyyyy, I live just North of Ballston. I commute into DC 3 days a week, WFH the other days. Commute has never been more than 30 mins. My commute when I lived in Upper Northwest was 20 mins. The extra 10 mins is well worth it for the great neighborhood and terrific schools. |
Anonymous
Translation: Most people most to Lyon village to get away from brown people. |
Anonymous
LV has wonderful, diverse schools. Better leave the parlancing and translating to others. |
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Why are so many of you so vested in making sure everyone knows your elementary school is the best?
Honestly, the differences between the neighborhoods in Arlington JUST DONT MATTER. |
Anonymous
| Live by Ballston, H works by WH and takes metro or bikes. I work NW DC - 20-25 minutes in AM 66/Key Bridge and 25 minutes afternoon Chain Bridge. Ashlawn/Swanson/WL schools - all have been fantastic. |
Anonymous
What time do you leave? |
Anonymous
Honestly, LV has some of the most diverse high performing schools: Key, Sci Focus, W-L are all far from homogeneous. |