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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I actually live in Manassas and can give you a realistic POV. I don't live in Manassas City proper, but in the PWC part, just outside the city limits. PWC schools are better than Manassas City, but that's not saying much. The elementary school that my kids attend is fine, but the middle school is not good and the high school is only middling. There is not much in the way of shopping or entertainment. The nicest grocery in town is a Harris Teeter on the Liberia side of town. The Sudley Road side of town is one strip mall after another. There is a Costco on that side. The mall is a joke. There is one large movie theater, which is fine. Gainesville has a bit more going on with newer developments, but that's a 20 min. drive at least. Old Town Manassas is quaint and has some decent restaurants and shops and festivals/parades, but that's about it. Other than that, Manassas tends to be strip malls, used tires, and check cashing joints.

There are plenty of nice folks here, but don't expect to meet many people with professional jobs or advanced degrees. Manassas is an mostly combination of blue collar people and Hispanic immigrants. The PP who said it's like if Donald Trump was a town isn't far off. He's very popular here. Our development is new and does have a lot of professionals, but of course we all commute a long way to work. I spend on average 1.5 hrs a day each way commuting and it seriously impacts my quality of life. I drive but a lot of people take the VRE, which is nice but I hear it's pretty pricey and only tracks with the Orange Line and still takes forever to get to DC.

We've lived here 7 years and I knew it was a mistake as soon as we moved in and I began to get a picture of the community. It's affordable for a reason, but there is still new development going on. There's a huge new townhouse/SFH development going in across the street from us. We are moving out next summer, before my oldest starts middle school. Good luck. [/quote]

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