What is Ashburn like?

[Anonymous]

I feel like you can get better bang for your buck out here (budget 900k ish). Thoughts? Anyone live there currently?

H works in Tyson's and I telecommute.

[Anonymous]

I considered it before buying in MoCo. I thought it looked very nice and neat and schools were good. I also checked into kids activities and there seemed to be plenty.

[Anonymous]

I think parts of it are OK now and a lot of it will be really nice in 10 years when the development fills in and the new trees have matured. My SIL lives in one of those new planned communities and it's an ugly construction site now but it will be awesome to walk to everything (school, pool, grocery) when it's done. A lot of people on DCUM will knock the housing as ugly but it's no different than most of Nova (no hate, I live here too.). Ashburn gets a lot of wind, more than Tysons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think parts of it are OK now and a lot of it will be really nice in 10 years when the development fills in and the new trees have matured. My SIL lives in one of those new planned communities and it's an ugly construction site now but it will be awesome to walk to everything (school, pool, grocery) when it's done. A lot of people on DCUM will knock the housing as ugly but it's no different than most of Nova (no hate, I live here too.). Ashburn gets a lot of wind, more than Tysons.

And lots of BWI airplane noise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think parts of it are OK now and a lot of it will be really nice in 10 years when the development fills in and the new trees have matured. My SIL lives in one of those new planned communities and it's an ugly construction site now but it will be awesome to walk to everything (school, pool, grocery) when it's done. A lot of people on DCUM will knock the housing as ugly but it's no different than most of Nova (no hate, I live here too.). Ashburn gets a lot of wind, more than Tysons.

And lots of BWI airplane noise.

I think you mean Dulles noise. That's what would hold me back. I have a friend who lives there in a terrific community, but when the planes fly overhead, it's deafening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think parts of it are OK now and a lot of it will be really nice in 10 years when the development fills in and the new trees have matured. My SIL lives in one of those new planned communities and it's an ugly construction site now but it will be awesome to walk to everything (school, pool, grocery) when it's done. A lot of people on DCUM will knock the housing as ugly but it's no different than most of Nova (no hate, I live here too.). Ashburn gets a lot of wind, more than Tysons.

REALLY depends on where you live. I'm in Ashburn Farm (older part of Ashburn). I love where I live because i have bike trails connecting everything including the WOD, my kids walk to all 3 schools (elementary, middle, high), I have 2 grocery stores i walk to, a few restaurants and regularly bike with the family to clydes. I also have a tennis court i can pratically spit at, plus we can bike to our neighborhood pools. Itbis very nice now as my kids are tweens that they can get themselves around without needungbis to chauffeur them. However, I'd be MISERABLE if i lived anywhere near Loudoun Valley, and Loudoun County parkway (AKA data center alley) because there is absolutely no where to go on foot or bike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think parts of it are OK now and a lot of it will be really nice in 10 years when the development fills in and the new trees have matured. My SIL lives in one of those new planned communities and it's an ugly construction site now but it will be awesome to walk to everything (school, pool, grocery) when it's done. A lot of people on DCUM will knock the housing as ugly but it's no different than most of Nova (no hate, I live here too.). Ashburn gets a lot of wind, more than Tysons.

And lots of BWI airplane noise.

I think you mean Dulles noise. That's what would hold me back. I have a friend who lives there in a terrific community, but when the planes fly overhead, it's deafening.

Again, depends on where you are. Ashburn Farm poster here and i jever hear them, but when i go to thr Lifetime gym i feel like they are landungbin my head. Ashburn is huge. Probably 7 miles end to end.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think parts of it are OK now and a lot of it will be really nice in 10 years when the development fills in and the new trees have matured. My SIL lives in one of those new planned communities and it's an ugly construction site now but it will be awesome to walk to everything (school, pool, grocery) when it's done. A lot of people on DCUM will knock the housing as ugly but it's no different than most of Nova (no hate, I live here too.). Ashburn gets a lot of wind, more than Tysons.

And lots of BWI airplane noise.

I think you mean Dulles noise. That's what would hold me back. I have a friend who lives there in a terrific community, but when the planes fly overhead, it's deafening.

Again, depends on where you are. Ashburn Farm poster here and i jever hear them, but when i go to thr Lifetime gym i feel like they are landungbin my head. Ashburn is huge. Probably 7 miles end to end.

Yes, yes, I meant Dulles noise. Sorry!

[Anonymous]

Weather tends to be more severe than Tysons.

[Anonymous]

Boring, devoid of culture, and rich in traffic. Wegman's will be the center of your universe.

Since there is a Tysons commute in your household, consider the area around Hunter Mill Rd. Close to Tysons, solidly suburban, but much more accessible to DC, Tysons, Reston, etc.

In Ashburn you're only close to Leesburg, Dulles Town Center, and that unfinished Loudoun Town Center (the place with the Uncle Julios and a few other restaurants surrounded by parking lots and new construction residences on tiny lots) apparent failure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boring, devoid of culture, and rich in traffic. Wegman's will be the center of your universe.

Since there is a Tysons commute in your household, consider the area around Hunter Mill Rd. Close to Tysons, solidly suburban, but much more accessible to DC, Tysons, Reston, etc.

In Ashburn you're only close to Leesburg, Dulles Town Center, and that unfinished Loudoun Town Center (the place with the Uncle Julios and a few other restaurants surrounded by parking lots and new construction residences on tiny lots) apparent failure.

What an ignorant statement.

[Anonymous]

Devoid of culture and character.

[Anonymous]

I feel like this is a trick question.

[Anonymous]

I liked Ashburn a LOT -- love the modern planning, wide roads, amenities. What I didn't like so much is that it felt like the heart of a town was missing.... like where is the "main" center of things (i.e. government center, police station, retail). It seems so nice... but missing a heart. Yes, there are strip malls with barbers, daycares, banks and gas stations. But, I just felt like there wasn't a "there" there.

I still like it alot though...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boring, devoid of culture, and rich in traffic. Wegman's will be the center of your universe.

Since there is a Tysons commute in your household, consider the area around Hunter Mill Rd. Close to Tysons, solidly suburban, but much more accessible to DC, Tysons, Reston, etc.

In Ashburn you're only close to Leesburg, Dulles Town Center, and that unfinished Loudoun Town Center (the place with the Uncle Julios and a few other restaurants surrounded by parking lots and new construction residences on tiny lots) apparent failure.

I LOVE the town of Leesburg! Such great restaurants and bars, plus I love first Fridays. Yes, I will haul my ass all the way over there for pizza at Fireworks and then drinks on the "beach" at MacDowells.

I live in Vienna, like you suggest, but what strikes me as funny about you post the most among all of the baseless statements is please explain to me exactly WHAT culture one can find in Vienna? and your statement about traffic, the one thing that drives me insane about Vienna is the traffic. Getting around town is an absolute disaster. My sister lives in Ashburn so we spend a lot of time out there (she has the big party house) and by far getting from point A to B is so much easier in Ashburn than Vienna. We live in Vienna becuase we purchased here years ago, my kids are entrenched in sports/schools here and our mortgage is very low, so we stay.

But please do, explain to me the cultural sites and activities I should be enjoying in Vienna, I must have missed them. And talk about UGLY and horrible planning, don't get me started on Tysons. I think we can all agree that Tysons is a great place to find employment, but that is about it.