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Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons,  great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc... [/quote]

The "premiere area"?  LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling.  Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around).  22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate.  The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon.  The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.  [/quote]

You are wrong.  PH is attractive because of the pricing, yes, but not in isolation, because 22042 is cheaper and no one is clamoring to get in there.  PH is attractive because of the combination of lower pricing AND excellent location, amenities and schools.  People don't just look for entry-level housing based on price. They want to pay the lowest they can to be as close as possible to the good stuff.

As for 22042, yes, it's cheap, but what is there by way of good stuff? I think you know that it's close to nothing by way of public transit, schools are poor, there are no upscale amenities or job centers or nearby development on which it can piggyback.  [/quote]

As another poster noted, PH is not attractive, though some might see it as convenient.

As for 22042, there is plenty of good stuff in the area.  It's not far from what you'd consider the "good stuff" for PH residents, and since people in both areas likely would need to drive to get to them, the difference is not that great.  It's also closer to Mosaic than PH, as well as to some of the big box stores like Target in Seven Corners.  If you're going to drive to the Metro, it can be quicker to get to the Dunn Loring station from parts of 22042 than it is to get to WFC from PH.  By any objective measure, 22042 is in a convenient, close-in location near major arteries with considerable potential.

The 22042 schools are not poor.  The problem that the Pimmit Hills folks have is that they make rather bad snobs.  If you really want to be a school snob, you want the Langley, McLean, Madison, Oakton or Woodson pyramids where almost all the schools are GreatSchools 8s to 10s, not the Marshall pyramid.  And, if you resent the school snobs from McLean and Vienna, then you need to stop dumping on your neighbors nearby in other parts of Falls Church, just because their schools have more kids who are from areas like Pimmit Hills and its environs than yours do.

The bottom-line is that Pimmit Hills [/quote]

WTF is this person talking about, did someone personally hurt his feelings from pimmit hills?[/quote]

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