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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]

Metro stations are within walking distance to each side whether silver or orange
the elementary are rated 7 and 9
The schools have been renovated and expanded with trailers to be removed in this summer

Let's contrast that with 22042
Bad schools all around
No metro access
You have no idea about over crowding, in fact 22042 is heavily and continues to be overcrowded with ESOL and FARMs. They have to use office building to build up to accommodate the mass of students.

Stop being a whiny bitch and get over it.

-McLean resident [/quote]

Most of PH is not walkable to Orange or Silver.  The area walkable to WFC is near Haycock Road, not PH.  The area that realistically is walkable to  the McLean station is on the other side of Magarity closer to 123 than PH.

Your GS data for the elementaries is wrong.  Kilmer MS is seriously overcrowded and going to get worse.

The 22042 schools are higher ranked than you say (FCHS was rated highly by US News) and not many kids in 22042 go to Bailey's Upper, the brand-new building for the arts/sciences magnet.

Just because you identify more with PH than other areas doesn't mean you have your facts right.  Get a clue. [/quote]

Fairfax county officials and residents agree that the bustling portion of Fairfax County that includes [b]Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners sorely needs another elementary school.[/b]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/crowded-classrooms-prompt-fight-over-where-to-put-new-school-in-fairfax-county/2015/01/14/efa76e16-8212-11e4-8882-03cf08410beb_story.html?hpid=z3[/quote]

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