Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 19:27     Subject: Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high)?
If your budget is that high, why aren't you renovating the house you have in Lyon Village? Move into an apartment for a year or six months and stay in Lyon Village -- Key/Taylor - Swanson - W-L. Pretty good schools.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 16:57     Subject: Re:Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high
Anonymous wrote:I grew up in McLean and live there now. If you want to be close to a Metro station but are shopping in the 1.3-1.5M range, then I say your best bet is one of many neighborhoods off of Lewinsville Road, in between 123 and Route 7. That side of McLean is closest to Tyson's, which is where the metro stations are coming in. That area is also in the Spring Hill/Cooper/Langley school pyramid, which is excellent. However, this neighborhood is on the opposite side of the area of McLean that is closest to DC. If you want the shortest drive to DC, then you want to be near the 123 exit of GW Parkway. For your price range, I would look in the Potomac Hills neighborhood off of Kirby Road and the neighborhoods near the CIA and Potomac School like Langley Oaks. I think Potomac Hills feeds into McLean HS, which back in the day was inferior to Langley, but these days is equivalent in terms of quality of education and reputation, and maybe even better because it has less of a "spoiled rich kids" culture.


Other neighborhoods in that price range that are closer to DC than the area off Lewinsville Road are Langley Oaks and Evermay. These homes were built in the 1970s and early 1980s. They are very solid and fairly suburban in appearance. They won't charm people who want a 1930s house in Arlington, but they won't offend people who are tired of what the style of the current new construction, either. Langley Oaks is Churchill Road/Cooper/Langley; Evermay splits between Franklin Sherman/Cooper/Langley and Franklin Sherman/Longfellow/McLean (as it's divided by Route 123). They are both also near the 123 exit to the GW Parkway.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 16:34     Subject: Re:Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high
I grew up in McLean and live there now. If you want to be close to a Metro station but are shopping in the 1.3-1.5M range, then I say your best bet is one of many neighborhoods off of Lewinsville Road, in between 123 and Route 7. That side of McLean is closest to Tyson's, which is where the metro stations are coming in. That area is also in the Spring Hill/Cooper/Langley school pyramid, which is excellent. However, this neighborhood is on the opposite side of the area of McLean that is closest to DC. If you want the shortest drive to DC, then you want to be near the 123 exit of GW Parkway. For your price range, I would look in the Potomac Hills neighborhood off of Kirby Road and the neighborhoods near the CIA and Potomac School like Langley Oaks. I think Potomac Hills feeds into McLean HS, which back in the day was inferior to Langley, but these days is equivalent in terms of quality of education and reputation, and maybe even better because it has less of a "spoiled rich kids" culture.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 16:18     Subject: Re:Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high
I think this is also an interesting house - a bit further out than Franklin Park, but a nice renovation/expansion in an area with good schools (of course):

http://franklymls.com/FX8094142
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 16:16     Subject: Re:Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high
Anonymous wrote:If you can go up to $1.55M, you can find something like this in McLean. It's similar to many of the new homes in Arlington, but feels less "boxy" to me, since you're not staring at a ground floor, front-facing garage.

http://franklymls.com/FX8100522



This is a very nice home I can attest the builder tries to go all out on the finishing work and details, not your generic McMansion builder.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 16:13     Subject: Re:Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high
If you can go up to $1.55M, you can find something like this in McLean. It's similar to many of the new homes in Arlington, but feels less "boxy" to me, since you're not staring at a ground floor, front-facing garage.

http://franklymls.com/FX8100522

Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 16:09     Subject: Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Something like this?

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Mc-Lean/1900-Bargo-Ct-22101/home/9484629


OP here. I like the style of this house though it's a little on the small side.


I think the sqft on Redfin applies only to the above ground floor. It doesn't count the basement, which is half the house.


actually the basement is now included, in the listing details you can see the break down.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 16:09     Subject: Re:Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high
Anonymous wrote:No part of McLean will be "near" the new metro line- the stations are on the other side of the Dulles Access Road. If you want to be near metro and in McLean schools look at Haycock (West Falls Church station). If you don't mind taking a direct bus to Balston, areas of Chesterbrook ES and Franklin Sherman ES are metro accessible (the bus goes down Old Dominion). Both areas will have houses in your price range.



The Tysons/McLean station will be in McLean; the new station will be about two miles from downtown McLean; there will be new Fairfax Connector routes from different parts of McLean to the Tysons/McLean station, which will be several miles to downtown McLean than either the current West Falls Church or Ballston stations; and people will also be biking to the new station from various parts of McLean.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 16:02     Subject: Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Something like this?

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Mc-Lean/1900-Bargo-Ct-22101/home/9484629


OP here. I like the style of this house though it's a little on the small side.


I think the sqft on Redfin applies only to the above ground floor. It doesn't count the basement, which is half the house.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 15:57     Subject: Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high)?
if you are willing to venture out to marshall which is pretty good as well (on par with yorktown at least)

These are close to metros but not walkable

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/2044-Stephanie-Marie-Dr-22043/home/9473880

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/7719-Lunceford-Ln-22043/home/9459399

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/1949-Leonard-Rd-22043/home/9470827

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/2321-Colonel-Lindsay-Ct-22043/home/9480461

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/2401-Walled-Oak-Ct-22043/home/9839041

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/2392-Hurst-St-22043/home/9833809#schools
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 15:56     Subject: Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high)?
if you are willing to venture out to marshall which is pretty good as well (on par with yorktown at least)

These are close to metros but not walkable

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/2044-Stephanie-Marie-Dr-22043/home/9473880

http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=dc®ion_id=8746®ion_type=2&uipt=2,1&v=8

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/1949-Leonard-Rd-22043/home/9470827

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/2321-Colonel-Lindsay-Ct-22043/home/9480461

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/2401-Walled-Oak-Ct-22043/home/9839041

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/2392-Hurst-St-22043/home/9833809#schools
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 15:53     Subject: Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high)?
http://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/6666-Avignon-Blvd-22043/home/9477799
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 15:41     Subject: Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high)?
Anonymous wrote:Something like this?

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Mc-Lean/1900-Bargo-Ct-22101/home/9484629


OP here. I like the style of this house though it's a little on the small side.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 15:35     Subject: Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high)?
Something like this?

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Mc-Lean/1900-Bargo-Ct-22101/home/9484629
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2013 15:31     Subject: Zip Codes in McLean with best public schools and what are those schools (elementary, middle, high)?
Which part of DC is your DH and child going to? That would help pinpoint a location. I'd probably be looking in the Chesterbrook Elementary draw area (Haycock is great but they are going through a renovation right now and it's kind of a mess). Try the neighborhoods that are east of Kirby, north of Old Dominion. Those neighborhoods have older houses on larger lots with more character than the recently built mcmansions.