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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our budget is $1.7m and lost several offers in McLean or CCMD. We don't have kids yet, but plan to have in next 3 years. We originally wanted to buy in a relative good school district and also be close to downtown DC. Pimmit Hills starts appearing on our list given the proximity to DC and with our budget we can easily afford a new build like the one below. I guess for now with the limited budget, we will need to prioritize on location instead of schools that we won't need until years later?

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/1809-Gilson-St-22043/home/9396796

If you live in Pimmit Hills or know that area pretty well, could you please share any info about the neighborhood? TIA![/quote]

We've lived in PH since 2010.  The pace of transformation of the neighborhood has been nothing short of amazing. I'll give you a list of pros and cons.

Pros:

Location location location
Woodsy
Two big parks (Olney and Tysons Pimmit) and a handful of smaller ones, quite a few for such a small 'hood
Schools are good
Suburban walkability: sidewalks on most streets, can walk to metro from a few streets, both elementary schools, coffee shops, a handful of restaurants, library
Very laissez faire attitude, live and let live
Active listserve 
Lots of families with young children.  Neighborhood schools so most kids will go to the same school. 
Lots of educated immigrant families

Cons:

Does not have uniformly manicured look
Schools will have some FARMs/ESL kids
Not fully rebuilt so will have older smaller houses with chainlink 
Not a place for you if you prefer a waspy vibe

We love the neighborhood and are glad we took a chance ten+ years ago.  Our equity skyrocketed.   You do have lots of other options with your budget. 
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