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[quote=Anonymous]This is interesting as someone who's lived in Manassas for 22 years. I raised my kids there and moved there after a horrific divorce that screwed me financially.

I worked nights at the local hospital (and weekends) as a RN (and then a Nurse Practitioner) while I raised my two kids. They were to OP high school and yes, the school wasn't as wealthy as the community where we lived when they were in elementary (McLean) but it was safe and the teachers really seemed great across the board. Yes, it's diverse. Yes, a lot of people in our community worked blue collar jobs and many worked two jobs each. Beyond petty crime, it's very safe. The serious crimes involve criminals hurting criminals, basically. Yes, there were aunts and uncles who shared their homes with each other. Yes, there were multigenerational homes. And yes, the issues of working class poverty is a reality here.

But I would say the community is supportive. People in our (older) neighborhood watched out for each other. And I really dispute the whole idea about not taking care of their homes comment -- my neighbors, many of whom did landscaping across NOVA -- really did keep their yards neat. The issue that people might complain about is that there are a lot of cars and expanded driveways and that's because well...multiple adults in a family live in the home.

If anything, I would say my kids went through a bit of culture shock in college...being white, they weren't used to the amount of class and racial segregation at UVA and Emory.

I actually am thankful places like my town exist in this area. Not everyone can afford to spend the $ to live in fairfax to have a bit of space, a yard, and some peace. I bought my home for 120K in 1998. It's a nice single level ranch and has a 1/3 of an acre wooded lot. And yes, it's worth more now (maybe 350K?) but I don't care. It's paid off, my taxes are low and I intend to age in place in my community until I can no longer. [/quote]

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