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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lorton is nice, as is West Springfield. Lots of DOD civilians and active duty in both. Cameron Run, a townhouse development near my house, also seems to have some military families. The first two locales will be a pretty easy commute, the second a bit longer but closer to the city. As a military family, I kind of doubt you'd like DC, not to mention that the commute would suck for your DH, even though it's a reverse commute. You might like Old Town, too, but the drive south on Rt. 1 can take a while. The GW Pkwy is faster but doesn't put you near much on post.

FWIW, Fort Belvoir on base housing seems much newer and nicer than many other places I've seen. My son is in a day care in a home there, and it seems very nice. Many of the homes are single family. A lot of school aged children because of the Fairfax Cty schools, which are on average better than City of Alexandria. There are also several pools on post that are nice.

Note that there are parts of Fairfax County with an Alexandria address.[/quote]

I live in Lorton with a toddler and we love it, though we bought an older home on an older street (pre prison closure) and it's not as walkable as some of the newer neighborhoods, which also have lots of tot lots and playgrounds.  We're on the West side of 95, just off 123.  Lots of great biking trails, just a few miles bike ride to Occoquan Regional Park south of us, Laurel Hill Park right near us, and Burke Lake Park up the road.  We love it.  There is a lot of stigma about the name Lorton because a federal penitentiary used to be located here, but it closed more than 15 years ago and the former grounds are now an amazing park, golf course, arts center, two new schools, and some decent new developments (with further development of the old maximum security area into upscale condos and street level retail, which will be interesting.  It's a quick commute to Ft Belvior and you don't have to take 95.

Fort Hunt is also lovely, and your DH could commute along the GW parkway, which is a nice drive.[/quote]

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