Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What kind of question is this ...

Tell me why south central la is inferior to hollywood

Tell me why southeast anacostia dc is inferior to georgetown

Tell me why trenton new jersey is inferior to manhattan

No, it's more like Silver Spring v. Rockville. South Arlington isn't as bad as these examples, and North Arlington isn't as good. (Hollywood, btw? Do you mean Beverly Hills? Still wrong.)

And North Arlington is hardly Manhattan. it's much closer to Trenton though not sure what S. A. would be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What kind of question is this ...

Tell me why south central la is inferior to hollywood

Tell me why southeast anacostia dc is inferior to georgetown

Tell me why trenton new jersey is inferior to manhattan

No, it's more like Silver Spring v. Rockville. South Arlington isn't as bad as these examples, and North Arlington isn't as good. (Hollywood, btw? Do you mean Beverly Hills? Still wrong.)

And North Arlington is hardly Manhattan. it's much closer to Trenton though not sure what S. A. would be.

S. Trenton, duh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know people in south arlington who keep getting things stolen from their back yard. I never have to worry about that in north arlington.

Had my bike stolen off my back porch when I lived in N Arlington. Now live in Shirlington and have had no crime issues whatsoever.

[Anonymous]

Bike stolen multiple times off my deck near columbia pike

[Anonymous]

Arlington almost made a record for no homicides but then in sooth arlington a store owner was shot to death in a robbery last year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington almost made a record for no homicides but then in sooth arlington a store owner was shot to death in a robbery last year

Mmm hmm. And then in October an elderly man was murdered in his home in North Arlington. Didn't get that far in your research?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What kind of question is this ...

Tell me why south central la is inferior to hollywood

Tell me why southeast anacostia dc is inferior to georgetown

Tell me why trenton new jersey is inferior to manhattan

No, it's more like Silver Spring v. Rockville. South Arlington isn't as bad as these examples, and North Arlington isn't as good. (Hollywood, btw? Do you mean Beverly Hills? Still wrong.)

And North Arlington is hardly Manhattan. it's much closer to Trenton though not sure what S. A. would be.

Yes, when I drive through the multi-million dollar homes around N. Arlington, the first thing that comes to mind is Trenton, New Jersey. (And Manhattan is hardly livable, so I'd suggest any wealthy suburb would be a step above.) Good lord, some of you are idiots - our New York-centric friends first and foremost.

OP, here's the bottom line: N. Arlington is wealthier than S. Arlington. If you like living in a bubble - income-wise, ethnically, and culturally, N. Arlington would be a better fit for you. If you want more diversity, S. Arlington is a better bet. Both are close to DC, and both have pockets that are nicer and less nice. The schools in N. Arlington are considered better mainly because the schools are less socio-economically diverse, which generally tends to mean more highly motivated/ primed to succeed kids.

And this brings me to my last point: someone earlier posted that people in the North part of town need to feel superior b/c they buy into expensive zipcodes. That's sort of a circuitous argument: people want to live in what they perceive as better neighborhoods, so they pay more money to do so. It's not really a difficult concept to get. This is how some suburbs become wealthier and some become less wealthy. It's how some school districts rise and others fall. Etc. etc. This happens everywhere, not just in NoVa, and not just in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Arlington almost made a record for no homicides but then in sooth arlington a store owner was shot to death in a robbery last year

Mmm hmm. And then in October an elderly man was murdered in his home in North Arlington. Didn't get that far in your research?

Mmm hmm. By his son. It wasn't exactly gang warfare. (Didn't get that far in your research?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Arlington almost made a record for no homicides but then in sooth arlington a store owner was shot to death in a robbery last year

Mmm hmm. And then in October an elderly man was murdered in his home in North Arlington. Didn't get that far in your research?

Mmm hmm. By his son. It wasn't exactly gang warfare. (Didn't get that far in your research?)

My bad, I forgot the gang warfare murders were the two guys in the basement of the north arlington apartment building. You can see how all those north Arlington murders confused me...

[Anonymous]

http://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/March-April-2013/10-Great-Neighborhoods/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This recent article highlights some of the various neighborhoods in North/South Arlington, as well as (inexplicably, since this magazine is called "Arlington Magazine"), some neighborhoods in Falls Church and McLean. You can see price/ neighborhood differences and features here. Also check out Washingtonian magazine - they do a "best of" neighborhoods issue every year.

[Anonymous]

21:24 the murderer was from DC and it was not gang related. If you read the weekly Arlington police reports there are plots of thefts in N Arlington.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:North Arlington has more white people, South Arlington has more brown people. It's a race and money thing. End of story.
Is there anyone on DCUM who isn't white?

If this is indeed true, thank you for your honesty. We're moving from the southwest so 'brown people' are the least of my worries. I'm more of afraid of traffic and the high concentration of people in the area.

What is your specific concern about the traffic? I find it at any time much better than DC!

Oh I just meant the traffic concerning the whole area including DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What kind of question is this ...

Tell me why south central la is inferior to hollywood

Tell me why southeast anacostia dc is inferior to georgetown

Tell me why trenton new jersey is inferior to manhattan

No, it's more like Silver Spring v. Rockville. South Arlington isn't as bad as these examples, and North Arlington isn't as good. (Hollywood, btw? Do you mean Beverly Hills? Still wrong.)

And North Arlington is hardly Manhattan. it's much closer to Trenton though not sure what S. A. would be.

Yes, when I drive through the multi-million dollar homes around N. Arlington, the first thing that comes to mind is Trenton, New Jersey. (And Manhattan is hardly livable, so I'd suggest any wealthy suburb would be a step above.) Good lord, some of you are idiots - our New York-centric friends first and foremost.

OP, here's the bottom line: N. Arlington is wealthier than S. Arlington. If you like living in a bubble - income-wise, ethnically, and culturally, N. Arlington would be a better fit for you. If you want more diversity, S. Arlington is a better bet. Both are close to DC, and both have pockets that are nicer and less nice. The schools in N. Arlington are considered better mainly because the schools are less socio-economically diverse, which generally tends to mean more highly motivated/ primed to succeed kids.

And this brings me to my last point: someone earlier posted that people in the North part of town need to feel superior b/c they buy into expensive zipcodes. That's sort of a circuitous argument: people want to live in what they perceive as better neighborhoods, so they pay more money to do so. It's not really a difficult concept to get. This is how some suburbs become wealthier and some become less wealthy. It's how some school districts rise and others fall. Etc. etc. This happens everywhere, not just in NoVa, and not just in DC.

Manhattan is extremely livable if you have $$$$. But of course, you don't, so somehow N Arlington, to you, is more appealing . it's not really a difficult concept to get, as you would it it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What kind of question is this ...

Tell me why south central la is inferior to hollywood

Tell me why southeast anacostia dc is inferior to georgetown

Tell me why trenton new jersey is inferior to manhattan

No, it's more like Silver Spring v. Rockville. South Arlington isn't as bad as these examples, and North Arlington isn't as good. (Hollywood, btw? Do you mean Beverly Hills? Still wrong.)

And North Arlington is hardly Manhattan. it's much closer to Trenton though not sure what S. A. would be.

Yes, when I drive through the multi-million dollar homes around N. Arlington, the first thing that comes to mind is Trenton, New Jersey. (And Manhattan is hardly livable, so I'd suggest any wealthy suburb would be a step above.) Good lord, some of you are idiots - our New York-centric friends first and foremost.

OP, here's the bottom line: N. Arlington is wealthier than S. Arlington. If you like living in a bubble - income-wise, ethnically, and culturally, N. Arlington would be a better fit for you. If you want more diversity, S. Arlington is a better bet. Both are close to DC, and both have pockets that are nicer and less nice. The schools in N. Arlington are considered better mainly because the schools are less socio-economically diverse, which generally tends to mean more highly motivated/ primed to succeed kids.

And this brings me to my last point: someone earlier posted that people in the North part of town need to feel superior b/c they buy into expensive zipcodes. That's sort of a circuitous argument: people want to live in what they perceive as better neighborhoods, so they pay more money to do so. It's not really a difficult concept to get. This is how some suburbs become wealthier and some become less wealthy. It's how some school districts rise and others fall. Etc. etc. This happens everywhere, not just in NoVa, and not just in DC.

Manhattan is extremely livable if you have $$$$. But of course, you don't, so somehow N Arlington, to you, is more appealing . it's not really a difficult concept to get, as you would it it.

Yes, yet another NYC poseur posing as a Rockefeller slumming on DCUM. Please, lady. Go back to your apartment and ramen noodles, with your inflated sense of your hometown. No one here gives a shit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, traffic is the same between N and S Arlington. If there is a diffference, it's marginal. Same with crowding. N. Arlington is a wealthier area, and it is one of the few places where there's a concentration of those nice 1910's - 1930's classic bungalows in the area. And people love them, there aren't very many of them, so the area is more expensive. S. Arlington neighborhoods like Penrose, Arlington Heights, Alcova Heights and Barcroft are all very nice. Good luck!

Thank you so much for the info!