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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in the Chantilly HS district, right on the line between Fairfax and Chantilly. Fair Lakes is right around the corner and has everything you need. Our neighborhood is lovely, has a private pool (but it’s hard to join), parks, walk to all 3 school levels, etc. Really just a nice laid-back place and so much more affordable than closer-in. I don’t feel like we settled at all, and we used to live in Arlington for years.

I can’t speak for further out in Chantilly/Centreville. [/quote]

Hmm, this sounds like that ugly neighborhood behind Bob's Discount Furniture right off route 50. Glad you have a positive attitude about it. But I would not consider that area "lovely" or "walkable". [/quote]

Wow, okay. That’s on you then. I live in a perfectly nice neighborhood where the people are very friendly and yes, it is walkable whether or not you enjoy what it’s walkable to. You forgot to mention the Starbucks, Giant, many restaurants, Total Wine, etc. in that same shopping center. But you sound snobby so I’m not surprised you pick the one store you find crappy to deride my neighborhood. [/quote]

+1 Hello, neighbor!  I love our neighborhood.  It is one of the most affordable with all the amenities WE need.  We actually bought when my husband worked in Ashburn and I went to Lorton a couple days a week.  I now work in Reston and my husband in Stafford.

Walkability to all 3 levels of school was so important to us when we bought.  We also walk to the shopping center in nice weather and the library (I used to hold Girl Scout meetings over there when my daughter was a little younger). There are a couple parks we can easily walk to, and the little one loves the trail by the creek in the middle of the hood.  We haven't paid the ridiculous fees to join the pool since I am not a SAHM and we just can't spend the entire summer at the pool, but we have enough friends with memberships that my kids can usually go a few times in the summer.

We are in the process of renovating our house right now and should have it all fixed up in the next couple months - new windows, updated bathrooms, new siding, etc.  Lots of people have been sprucing their homes up lately.

Yes, we visit a lot of chain stores and restaurants.  It's the burbs.  We're fine with it.

I had thought about whether we should move early on in this mess for a little more room, but the good things about this neighborhood keep me here.  I love being able to hear the games and band over at the HS from my backyard.  I love that the Homecoming parade goes right by my house (in normal times).  I love that my daughter has a best friend right next door.  It is so very small town, honestly.  Our neighborhood has an active social media where we all help each other out with recommendations and sharing things, etc.  It'sreally  nice and I just can't leave it.[/quote]

Do you mind sharing more info for those of us that are house hunting? What school district?[/quote]

This is Greenbriar.  The homes are 50 ish years old, so they are in various stages of repair.  Lots of chances to buy something and fix it up to your liking.  There are 2 ESs in the neighborhood (very creatively named Greenbriar East and West), Rocky Run MS and Chantilly HS.  Seriously, it is very Brady Bunch/Leave it to Beaver out here in the old timey feel.[/quote]

jfc.[/quote]

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