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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Technically, you could walk to a lot of stuff if you live near a decent strip mall anywhere in the suburbs.  But I assume you're looking for an area that has a wide variety of amenities that's linked in one area.  Since you're commuting to Tysons and Springfield, I would limit it to Falls Church City, Mosaic, Vienna, and Old town Fairfax.

I think you would get the best bang for your buck in Old Town FFX.  If you can afford what you're looking for in Falls Church City or Vienna, then that's great.  But you're paying a premium for those areas because it's more convenient for people who commute to DC or want to be close to the orange line.  If you're not going to do either of those, it might not be worth it for you.

Old Town FFX has a good library, a wide variety of restaurants that are both local as well as chains, a few bars, some local coffee/dessert places , a small town square with a splash park that hosts summer concerts, a farmers' market,  and parks nearby.  You can still buy smaller, older SFHs from the 500s or you can buy newer nicer ones for $1 million.  There's also a wide range of townhomes from the $600s to $800k.

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Sure, no problem.  I saw your reply after I posted.  At your budget, I would consider the Farrcroft development in FFX.  It's walking distance to Old Town and most homes there are between 800 and 900, although some will be a bit more.  It's a planned community with a pool, playground, etc. and within walking distance to Van Dyke Park, which is a really nice park with sand volleyball courts, skate ramps, lots of playgrounds, etc.   I believe it's zoned for Daniels Run elementary school, which is located within walking distance of the development and is considered a good school despite only being rated as above average by the greatschools/goodschools type of sites.  Most people will tell you that in FFX county, unless the school is rated really low, the reason for "lower" scores is due to greater diversity in the zoned area, not because the schools or teachers are bad.  For Daniels Run, the vast majority of kids will do well and go to good colleges, etc.  The average test scores are sometimes lower because there are some kids whose parents came from another country and might not have learned English as a first language, etc.  
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