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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like a lot of people are telling OP about THEIR neighborhood without actually thinking about whether it's what OP is looking for.  OP is looking for 1) great schools, 2) close to DC, 3) a long-term home, 4) close to metro, and 5) walkable to a playground.  Budget appears to be open-ended, which I would guess means at least $1.5M. Some of these suggestions are absurd.  For example:

--Capitol Hill does NOT have great public schools.  They may be acceptable at the elementary level but nowhere near on par with many of the other places mentioned, and after elementary who knows.

--Ditto Del Ray and Rosemont.  These are nice places but NOT where you live if you can spend whatever you want.

--Mantua is NOT close to DC or a metro.  It's way the hell out in Fairfax--total suburbia.  Also largely not walkable to a playground.  THe houses are very 70s and affordable, not great at all.

--[b]The area of Falls Church that is technically Fairfax County is VERY hit or miss.[/b]  All of the schools are Fairfax County so will be fine, but some of them have almost 50% non-English-proficient students, which obviously changes the educational environment.  [b]Haycock is nice but it's very average for the area--again, not where you live when you're spending $1.5 million or more.  [/b]

Agree with the suggestions for Falls Church City and anywhere in Arlington along the orange line.  Lyon Village is lovely but not so lovely as to justify the ridiculous hype and inflated prices, IMHO.  Many other great small neighborhoods fit all of OP's criteria and don't require a 2-year wait and a bidding war.         [/quote]

OP here.  Thanks PP for the analysis.  I am looking for a home that can last us through HS, but I still appreciate all the suggestions.  Regarding Haycock area, would you care to elaborate what did you mean by "nice but it's very average for the area"?  TIA!![/quote]

Another PP here who lives in the Haycock area.  Of course PP is right, there are nicer parts of Falls Church and not so nice parts.  This is also true of Arlington, Alexandria, DC, etc.  Obviously you have to do your legwork and figure out which areas feed into good schools, are near the metro, etc, etc.  Assuming you have $1.5 million or more, sure you can probably get something nice closer in.  We had an $800,000 budget and didn't find anything nice near the metro in Arlington.  Also, while Falls Church City is nice in many ways, those homes actually are farther from the metro than some of the Fairfax homes (and also homes within city bounds are fairly limited).  Just mentioning this since metro access was one of your major criteria.  Oh, and not sure what his gripe is with Haycock.  It's a very good school, and we're happy.  The MS and HS are supposed to be excellent too.  [/quote]

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