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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Georgetown Pike from GF to the beltway is a nightmare almost always, especially once people go back to the office.  Vienna has amazing restaurant options.  We live in McLean and find ourselves in Vienna a lot.  Only in GF to L'Auberge Chez Francois.[/quote]

So from the GF neighborhood I posted upthread, you don’t have to take GTP to 495 — you can take Rt 7, and from this neighborhood, Rt 7 to Tyson’s has always been 10 minutes (even pre-COVID).  It takes 10 minutes to get to the Rt 7 toll road entrance that takes you to 495 (cost is $3.25) or 15 minutes to the Spring Hill entrance to the toll road to 495 ($1.50) or 15 minutes to the 495 entrance further down on Rt 7 (free).  You can also take Old Dominion to 123 or GTP if it’s early. That’s why I like this neighborhood — I have lots of options when I need to go in that direction.[/quote]

Lots of Vienna posts about a community/neighborhood feel. Could you speak to that GF neighborhood’s community feel? Any young families?[/quote]

There are many families with young kids that have moved to GF over the past year.  We moved here last Spring and making friends (both for us and our kids) was easy due to the number of other families that had just recently moved here.  For reference, I believe that GFES is one of only a handful of FCPS elementary schools with a higher enrollment today than pre-Covid.  (Note, however, that the house PP is referring to goes to Colvin Run.)

I can't speak to that one neighborhood's feel, but GF has a great sense of community overall.  The Celebrate Great Falls website (https://celebrategreatfalls.org/) has a good overview of the many organized community events -- weekly summer concerts on the Green, holiday festivals, etc.  All of those events draw tons of familes with younger kids.  There are also good GF-based youth sports programs -- perhaps not as comprehensive as Vienna, but also less competitive (in a good way) -- and because it's a smaller community, your kids will always have neighborhood or school friends on their team.[/quote]

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