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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another family that completely skipped over Annandale when house hunting and looked in all surrounding areas (including some zoned to Falls Church HS). Annandale seemed incredibly dangerous and run down (looked into schools and could not even consider sending our kids there). We had a budget of a little over $1M (which I know doesn't go far in this area) and could have gotten a very nice house in Annandale, but couldn't get over the safety/school considerations even though our commutes would have been great.

I'm saying this to say this is a mentality of many I know and is why Annandale won't change. [/quote]

Grew up in Falls Church close to inside-the-Beltway Annandale and don't even want to imagine who'd think Annandale was "incredibly dangerous and run down."

Some of the commercial areas are kind of tattered, but the same could be said of downtown McLean or many areas in Arlington (off Wilson Boulevard or Washington Boulevard, for example).  The Korean community has largely moved further west but they continue to operate a lot of nice businesses and restaurants in Annandale.

I would avoid the garden apartment complexes off 236 at night, but otherwise it's safe and the single-family neighborhoods are fine and well-maintained.  I suspect you're basing your claim on the congregation of day laborers along 236 looking for work.  That's our economy these days.  You'll find day laborers congregated in Vienna at the corner at Park and Cedar as well.

When the county releases its annual property assessments, there's always a chart that indicates how much assessments rose on average in different magisterial districts.  In some years the assessments in Mason go up more than the assessments in other districts; in some years, they go up less.  The latest assessments for 2023 indicate that values went up 6.34% on average, which was less than in most areas but more than in the Providence District, which includes areas in Falls Church, Fairfax, Oakton, and Tysons.  In 2022, the prior year, the assessments in Mason went up by 10.24%, which was the second highest among the county's nine magisterial districts.

I do understand the concerns some have with the public schools, especially given how FCPS has concentrated poverty at Poe MS and Annandale HS.  But "incredibly dangerous and run down"?  Come on.  [/quote]

The posts saying it's dangerous and run down are.... interesting as someone living in DC where I too routinely hear gunshots from my home, have had people murdered within 1 block of my home, etc. Can I expect to hear gunshots in a SFH in Annandale? Carjacking 15 min after I was waiting at the same red light taking my kids to school? Lemme know.[/quote]

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