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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How diverse is it?  I've been told it is overwhelmingly white and religious Christian.  The community centers around a lot of the churches.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Quite a few Falls Church lovers here. never considered Falls Church. Tell me the pros/cons of FC Please :)[/quote]

Pros: 
Small and excellent school district. Small class sizes, very good reputation.  Many live here specifically for the schools.
Walkable - from many areas you can walk to stuff. Lots of restaurants, live music, parks, W&OD trail, etc (although not charming like some other walkable areas).
Location - My commute from FC is the same as it was from N. Arlington. Right near 66, super close to the beltway, an easy/traffic-less drive to Chain Bridge.
Small town feel - because it's a small area and the small schools, people really seem to know each other. Your child won't get lost in the schools, even High School. You'll bump into people all the time that you know.
Events - they have great events in Cherry Hill Park.  Fall festival, summer concerts, summer movies, Memorial Day festivities, Halloween stuff.  Again - a small town feel,but the convenience of being close to DC

Cons:
The walkable area isn't cute or quaint.
Many places are about a mile to the metro or more, so you're  not right at the metro.
Property taxes - they fund the schools very very well - and we pay for it!!  FC taxes are way higher then Arlington.
School sports - because the high school is so small, the sports teams play other high schools very far away (since all the other schools in this area are huge).  So away games can be a 2 hour bus ride...

That's all I can think of for now :-)

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Not very diverse unfortunately.  But not focused on the churches at all - at least from what I can see.  It's a pretty liberal area.[/quote]

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