Priced out of McLean and DC, would you live in Vienna or Great Falls?

[Anonymous]

Vienna, Burke, Fairfax

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Great Falls. The commute will probably be easier from Great Falls, but I would choose Vienna for the community feeling and walkability score.

Hard to see how commuting to NW DC would be easier from Great Falls than from Vienna.

I'd only live in Great Falls if working from home or working in Herndon, Reston or Tysons (and if working in Tysons would still prefer Vienna or Falls Church to Great Falls). The infrastructure hasn't kept up with the population growth in the surrounding areas.

Agreed. I can get to Metro Center in 30-35 minutes from where I live in Vienna.

No you can not. Once you are IN the metro station, yes you can probably get to Metro Center in 30 minutes. But you are not calculating the trip to the metro station, which can easily be another 20 minutes of driving/walking/bus riding.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Great Falls. The commute will probably be easier from Great Falls, but I would choose Vienna for the community feeling and walkability score.

Hard to see how commuting to NW DC would be easier from Great Falls than from Vienna.

I'd only live in Great Falls if working from home or working in Herndon, Reston or Tysons (and if working in Tysons would still prefer Vienna or Falls Church to Great Falls). The infrastructure hasn't kept up with the population growth in the surrounding areas.

Agreed. I can get to Metro Center in 30-35 minutes from where I live in Vienna.

No you can not. Once you are IN the metro station, yes you can probably get to Metro Center in 30 minutes. But you are not calculating the trip to the metro station, which can easily be another 20 minutes of driving/walking/bus riding.

My house is a 3 minute bike ride (no lights) to the Dunn Loring station. Thanks for letting me know I can't do what I've done for 2 years.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Great Falls. The commute will probably be easier from Great Falls, but I would choose Vienna for the community feeling and walkability score.

Hard to see how commuting to NW DC would be easier from Great Falls than from Vienna.

I'd only live in Great Falls if working from home or working in Herndon, Reston or Tysons (and if working in Tysons would still prefer Vienna or Falls Church to Great Falls). The infrastructure hasn't kept up with the population growth in the surrounding areas.

Agreed. I can get to Metro Center in 30-35 minutes from where I live in Vienna.

No you can not. Once you are IN the metro station, yes you can probably get to Metro Center in 30 minutes. But you are not calculating the trip to the metro station, which can easily be another 20 minutes of driving/walking/bus riding.

My house is a 3 minute bike ride (no lights) to the Dunn Loring station. Thanks for letting me know I can't do what I've done for 2 years.

You must not lock your bike up or ever have to wait for a train. The ride itself is 30 min.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Great Falls. The commute will probably be easier from Great Falls, but I would choose Vienna for the community feeling and walkability score.

Hard to see how commuting to NW DC would be easier from Great Falls than from Vienna.

I'd only live in Great Falls if working from home or working in Herndon, Reston or Tysons (and if working in Tysons would still prefer Vienna or Falls Church to Great Falls). The infrastructure hasn't kept up with the population growth in the surrounding areas.

Agreed. I can get to Metro Center in 30-35 minutes from where I live in Vienna.

No you can not. Once you are IN the metro station, yes you can probably get to Metro Center in 30 minutes. But you are not calculating the trip to the metro station, which can easily be another 20 minutes of driving/walking/bus riding.

My house is a 3 minute bike ride (no lights) to the Dunn Loring station. Thanks for letting me know I can't do what I've done for 2 years.

You must not lock your bike up or ever have to wait for a train. The ride itself is 30 min.

It's 26 minutes to Metro Center and I found it always took a minute or two less or more. I know how much it takes to get to my station so I just leave accordingly. Should I be accounting for delays too?

I'm saying in general it will take me max 35 minutes for me to get to Metro Center and on good days around 30. Regardless, this method of commuting is far better than driving into DC for my own personal needs.
https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/dunn-loring.cfm

[Anonymous]

Georgetown Pike from GF to the beltway is a nightmare almost always, especially once people go back to the office. Vienna has amazing restaurant options. We live in McLean and find ourselves in Vienna a lot. Only in GF to L'Auberge Chez Francois.

[Anonymous]

Op, what about this one?

https://www.redfin.com/VA/McLean/6437-Linway-Ter-22101/home/9414263

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Pike from GF to the beltway is a nightmare almost always, especially once people go back to the office. Vienna has amazing restaurant options. We live in McLean and find ourselves in Vienna a lot. Only in GF to L'Auberge Chez Francois.

Not to get too far off topic, but Zamarod and Dante are also both worth the trip to GF.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Great Falls. The commute will probably be easier from Great Falls, but I would choose Vienna for the community feeling and walkability score.

Hard to see how commuting to NW DC would be easier from Great Falls than from Vienna.

I'd only live in Great Falls if working from home or working in Herndon, Reston or Tysons (and if working in Tysons would still prefer Vienna or Falls Church to Great Falls). The infrastructure hasn't kept up with the population growth in the surrounding areas.

Agreed. I can get to Metro Center in 30-35 minutes from where I live in Vienna.

No you can not. Once you are IN the metro station, yes you can probably get to Metro Center in 30 minutes. But you are not calculating the trip to the metro station, which can easily be another 20 minutes of driving/walking/bus riding.

My house is a 3 minute bike ride (no lights) to the Dunn Loring station. Thanks for letting me know I can't do what I've done for 2 years.

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Metro Center is in DC. If you can ride your bike from Dunn Loring to the Metro Center Metro stop in DC you should be in the Tour de France! You fast girl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Great Falls. The commute will probably be easier from Great Falls, but I would choose Vienna for the community feeling and walkability score.

Hard to see how commuting to NW DC would be easier from Great Falls than from Vienna.

I'd only live in Great Falls if working from home or working in Herndon, Reston or Tysons (and if working in Tysons would still prefer Vienna or Falls Church to Great Falls). The infrastructure hasn't kept up with the population growth in the surrounding areas.

Agreed. I can get to Metro Center in 30-35 minutes from where I live in Vienna.

No you can not. Once you are IN the metro station, yes you can probably get to Metro Center in 30 minutes. But you are not calculating the trip to the metro station, which can easily be another 20 minutes of driving/walking/bus riding.

My house is a 3 minute bike ride (no lights) to the Dunn Loring station. Thanks for letting me know I can't do what I've done for 2 years.

You must not lock your bike up or ever have to wait for a train. The ride itself is 30 min.

It's 26 minutes to Metro Center and I found it always took a minute or two less or more. I know how much it takes to get to my station so I just leave accordingly. Should I be accounting for delays too?

I'm saying in general it will take me max 35 minutes for me to get to Metro Center and on good days around 30. Regardless, this method of commuting is far better than driving into DC for my own personal needs.
https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/dunn-loring.cfm

It's better than commuting to DC from Great Falls, but the silliness of the same three people from Vienna with the shortest commutes to DC regularly showing up here as if their commutes are representative of Vienna commutes (and then still shaving a few minutes off their commutes) can't be overlooked.

Used to live in another part of Vienna and rush-hour commutes were typically at least 45 minutes and often over an hour. There's a reason people pay more to live closer in.

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I work on the red line and commute from Arlington, which is closer in than Vienna and also served by the silver line, so less time between trains. Between getting to the station (a short walk), the transfer, and then the walk to my office, I budget an hour. It’s often faster than that, but that’s a realistic appraisal of my commute. I don’t know where you work, but if it isn’t on the Orange line and it isn’t right on top of the metro station, you can take that and tack on 10 extra minutes for Vienna.

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Anonymous wrote:Vienna has lots of great restaurants, but unfortunately it has lots of traffic (every hour of every day).

If you can afford Great Falls, that should be your choice.

There are lots of arteries in Vienna other than the main street district on Route 123. So this is not accurate. Great Falls is way out in boonies. It has very few stores. Vienna has all the convenience of billion shops in downtown Vienna, plus next to Tysons. Personally, geographically, I'd prefer the part of Vienna near Gallows Road. To completely avoid 123.

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Pike from GF to the beltway is a nightmare almost always, especially once people go back to the office. Vienna has amazing restaurant options. We live in McLean and find ourselves in Vienna a lot. Only in GF to L'Auberge Chez Francois.

So from the GF neighborhood I posted upthread, you don’t have to take GTP to 495 — you can take Rt 7, and from this neighborhood, Rt 7 to Tyson’s has always been 10 minutes (even pre-COVID). It takes 10 minutes to get to the Rt 7 toll road entrance that takes you to 495 (cost is $3.25) or 15 minutes to the Spring Hill entrance to the toll road to 495 ($1.50) or 15 minutes to the 495 entrance further down on Rt 7 (free). You can also take Old Dominion to 123 or GTP if it’s early. That’s why I like this neighborhood — I have lots of options when I need to go in that direction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Pike from GF to the beltway is a nightmare almost always, especially once people go back to the office. Vienna has amazing restaurant options. We live in McLean and find ourselves in Vienna a lot. Only in GF to L'Auberge Chez Francois.

So from the GF neighborhood I posted upthread, you don’t have to take GTP to 495 — you can take Rt 7, and from this neighborhood, Rt 7 to Tyson’s has always been 10 minutes (even pre-COVID). It takes 10 minutes to get to the Rt 7 toll road entrance that takes you to 495 (cost is $3.25) or 15 minutes to the Spring Hill entrance to the toll road to 495 ($1.50) or 15 minutes to the 495 entrance further down on Rt 7 (free). You can also take Old Dominion to 123 or GTP if it’s early. That’s why I like this neighborhood — I have lots of options when I need to go in that direction.

Lots of Vienna posts about a community/neighborhood feel. Could you speak to that GF neighborhood’s community feel? Any young families?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Pike from GF to the beltway is a nightmare almost always, especially once people go back to the office. Vienna has amazing restaurant options. We live in McLean and find ourselves in Vienna a lot. Only in GF to L'Auberge Chez Francois.

So from the GF neighborhood I posted upthread, you don’t have to take GTP to 495 — you can take Rt 7, and from this neighborhood, Rt 7 to Tyson’s has always been 10 minutes (even pre-COVID). It takes 10 minutes to get to the Rt 7 toll road entrance that takes you to 495 (cost is $3.25) or 15 minutes to the Spring Hill entrance to the toll road to 495 ($1.50) or 15 minutes to the 495 entrance further down on Rt 7 (free). You can also take Old Dominion to 123 or GTP if it’s early. That’s why I like this neighborhood — I have lots of options when I need to go in that direction.

+1

Route 7 is almost always better than GTP to 495.