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Hey there.
Thanks for your comments. I had actually shortlisted several TH and SFH in Reston/Herndon/Fairfax areas but unfortunately several of those have approved applications and are no longer in the market
I'm trying to keep my options open. Need to get some additional properties lined in those areas and that is why we are considering Ashburn as well. If someone can name a few good schools based on firsthand experience/knowledge, that would certainly help!
Thanks for your comments. I had actually shortlisted several TH and SFH in Reston/Herndon/Fairfax areas but unfortunately several of those have approved applications and are no longer in the market
I'm trying to keep my options open. Need to get some additional properties lined in those areas and that is why we are considering Ashburn as well. If someone can name a few good schools based on firsthand experience/knowledge, that would certainly help!
Anonymous wrote:I think in Ashburn, you should be able to get a TH in that budget. I know you from c-d - what happened to the Reston/Herndon/Chantilly areas? Not liking what you were seeing there for your budget?
Anyway, since most of Ashburn is fairly new, there are LOTS of young families and the schools are generally pretty good. There are LOTS of boundary changes though, so your school zone could change frequently. But, as you are renting, this isn't a huge deal.
Hopefully the c-d folks are more helpful - this board has a huge anti-ashburn bias. I have lots of friends who have moved out that direction, and while I don't live there myself, I do understand the appeal.
We are moving from out of state and considering Ashburn as one of the possible options to find a comparatively newer/bigger townhouse or SFH in Ashburn area. Here are some things that matter to us in terms of priority:
1. Great Elementary Schools and eventually middle schools.
2. Commute to Herndon area for work. How much time? How bad is the traffic?
3. Townhouse or SFH within the range of $1750-$2300. We need atleast 3 bedrooms and 2000+ sq ft if possible.
We were primarily researching the FCPS and do not know much about Loudon County Schools.
Please suggest which schools are good in the Ashburn area so we can try to identify some townhouses and SFH accordingly.
Sorry for the short notice but we will be in the area this weekend and are trying to shortlist and visit some places in Ashburn by Monday if possible.
Hoping to get lots of feedback!
1. Great Elementary Schools and eventually middle schools.
2. Commute to Herndon area for work. How much time? How bad is the traffic?
3. Townhouse or SFH within the range of $1750-$2300. We need atleast 3 bedrooms and 2000+ sq ft if possible.
We were primarily researching the FCPS and do not know much about Loudon County Schools.
Please suggest which schools are good in the Ashburn area so we can try to identify some townhouses and SFH accordingly.
Sorry for the short notice but we will be in the area this weekend and are trying to shortlist and visit some places in Ashburn by Monday if possible.
Hoping to get lots of feedback!
Apologies in advance for posting in multiple forums. But here is my post in the Schools and Education section of the forum:
We are moving to the area next month and we will be basing our rental home search based on elementary schools. I wanted some firsthand feedback from parents whose children are going or have gone to one of the following schools:
McNair Elementary in Herndon (There are several townhomes within our budget $1800-$2300 in the area). We are not getting good reviews for this school or the nearby neighborhoods.
Oak Hill Elementary in Oak Hill. There are currently no homes available for rental within our budget. Although we've heard good things about this school.
Navy Elementary in Fairfax. We do not know much about this school, however there are possibly several properties available within our budget in the area.
Sunrise Elementary in Reston. Again, we do not know much about the school and there are maybe a couple of properties available within our budget.
One additional requirement is that ideally we need to be close to Herndon area which is where my husband will be working.
What throws me off is the rankings on schooldigger.com for several schools. I know it's by no means an authority site or the final word, but it's all we've got at the moment trying to gauge remotely what's good or not.
Oak Hill is ranked 26th out of some 1100 schools on schooldigger which is pretty good. However, we can hardly find properties in that area.
Fox Mill is ranked 82nd but nothing in that area within our range.
McNair is ranked 103rd but some question marks about the area in general.
Sunrise Valley is ranked 171st which is again a little bit discouraging.
Navy Elementary is ranked 130th.
Lees Corner is ranked 160th and the rest are much lower.
I understand that in general FCPS are good but it's kind of hard to see a school ranked at 300/400 out of 1000 and pick that area.
I also understand that we may have to do some compromise in terms of rent, smaller or older housing but things are just not adding up at the moment with less than 4 weeks left in our move
Please help since we are running out of time and need to shortlist some properties based on your feedback.
We are moving to the area next month and we will be basing our rental home search based on elementary schools. I wanted some firsthand feedback from parents whose children are going or have gone to one of the following schools:
McNair Elementary in Herndon (There are several townhomes within our budget $1800-$2300 in the area). We are not getting good reviews for this school or the nearby neighborhoods.
Oak Hill Elementary in Oak Hill. There are currently no homes available for rental within our budget. Although we've heard good things about this school.
Navy Elementary in Fairfax. We do not know much about this school, however there are possibly several properties available within our budget in the area.
Sunrise Elementary in Reston. Again, we do not know much about the school and there are maybe a couple of properties available within our budget.
One additional requirement is that ideally we need to be close to Herndon area which is where my husband will be working.
What throws me off is the rankings on schooldigger.com for several schools. I know it's by no means an authority site or the final word, but it's all we've got at the moment trying to gauge remotely what's good or not.
Oak Hill is ranked 26th out of some 1100 schools on schooldigger which is pretty good. However, we can hardly find properties in that area.
Fox Mill is ranked 82nd but nothing in that area within our range.
McNair is ranked 103rd but some question marks about the area in general.
Sunrise Valley is ranked 171st which is again a little bit discouraging.
Navy Elementary is ranked 130th.
Lees Corner is ranked 160th and the rest are much lower.
I understand that in general FCPS are good but it's kind of hard to see a school ranked at 300/400 out of 1000 and pick that area.
I also understand that we may have to do some compromise in terms of rent, smaller or older housing but things are just not adding up at the moment with less than 4 weeks left in our move
Please help since we are running out of time and need to shortlist some properties based on your feedback.
We are moving to the area next month and we will be basing our rental home search based on elementary schools. I wanted some firsthand feedback from parents whose children are going or have gone to one of the following schools:
McNair Elementary in Herndon (There are several townhomes within our budget $1800-$2300 in the area). We are not getting good reviews for this school or the nearby neighborhoods.
Oak Hill Elementary in Oak Hill. There are currently no homes available for rental within our budget. Although we've heard good things about this school.
Navy Elementary in Fairfax. We do not know much about this school, however there are possibly several properties available within our budget in the area.
Sunrise Elementary in Reston. Again, we do not know much about the school and there are maybe a couple of properties available within our budget.
One additional requirement is that ideally we need to be close to Herndon area which is where my husband will be working.
What throws me off is the rankings on schooldigger.com for several schools. I know it's by no means an authority site or the final word, but it's all we've got at the moment trying to gauge remotely what's good or not.
Oak Hill is ranked 26th out of some 1100 schools on schooldigger which is pretty good. However, we can hardly find properties in that area.
Fox Mill is ranked 82nd but nothing in that area within our range.
McNair is ranked 103rd but some question marks about the area in general.
Sunrise Valley is ranked 171st which is again a little bit discouraging.
Navy Elementary is ranked 130th.
Lees Corner is ranked 160th and the rest are much lower.
I understand that in general FCPS are good but it's kind of hard to see a school ranked at 300/400 out of 1000 and pick that area.
I also understand that we may have to do some compromise in terms of rent, smaller or older housing but things are just not adding up at the moment with less than 4 weeks left in our move
Please help since we are running out of time and need to shortlist some properties based on your feedback.
McNair Elementary in Herndon (There are several townhomes within our budget $1800-$2300 in the area). We are not getting good reviews for this school or the nearby neighborhoods.
Oak Hill Elementary in Oak Hill. There are currently no homes available for rental within our budget. Although we've heard good things about this school.
Navy Elementary in Fairfax. We do not know much about this school, however there are possibly several properties available within our budget in the area.
Sunrise Elementary in Reston. Again, we do not know much about the school and there are maybe a couple of properties available within our budget.
One additional requirement is that ideally we need to be close to Herndon area which is where my husband will be working.
What throws me off is the rankings on schooldigger.com for several schools. I know it's by no means an authority site or the final word, but it's all we've got at the moment trying to gauge remotely what's good or not.
Oak Hill is ranked 26th out of some 1100 schools on schooldigger which is pretty good. However, we can hardly find properties in that area.
Fox Mill is ranked 82nd but nothing in that area within our range.
McNair is ranked 103rd but some question marks about the area in general.
Sunrise Valley is ranked 171st which is again a little bit discouraging.
Navy Elementary is ranked 130th.
Lees Corner is ranked 160th and the rest are much lower.
I understand that in general FCPS are good but it's kind of hard to see a school ranked at 300/400 out of 1000 and pick that area.
I also understand that we may have to do some compromise in terms of rent, smaller or older housing but things are just not adding up at the moment with less than 4 weeks left in our move
Please help since we are running out of time and need to shortlist some properties based on your feedback.