Anonymous wrote:My bad, it's actually FG that's closer. May be that's who the houses take longer to sell.

Anonymous wrote:My bad, it's actually FG that's closer. May be that's who the houses take longer to sell.

Anonymous wrote:Would you happen to have a map of the tot lots? I am new to the area and have had no luck finding them and i hear there are 14! my toddler would love that!

Anonymous wrote:I live in Franklin Glen. Poster mentioning pool drama is correct. Honestly there is always drama in the neighborhood as is evidence by the postings on Facebook. FG gets lots of cut through traffic which you should consider when looking at houses. I am not impacted by the traffic, but many homes are and there were many discussions about how to address it. Things died down with COVID, but I suspect the issue will arise this fall. Some people feel LCES has gone down hill a bit over the past few years. As a parent with two elementary aged children at LCES there is nothing impressive about the school, IMO.

Also, part of the neighborhood is across the parkway. Many people probably think that area belongs to FF, but part is definitely FG. A few other parts of the neighborhood are only connected by trails (roads off Stringfellow).

There are several Tot lots, tennis courts, and the pool is large enough for the community size. FG is only about 700 homes, I believe FF is over 2000. I am not sure if the size of CH.

FG looks nice, but there are complaints of cliques. LCES is fairly diverse, but FG itself is less diverse, though that has definitely changed over the last few years (a positive, IMO).

I have no idea whether FF or CH experience the same issues I mentioned above. My guess is you have some of this in every neighborhood.

Anonymous wrote:I live in Franklin Glen. Poster mentioning pool drama is correct. Honestly there is always drama in the neighborhood as is evidence by the postings on Facebook. FG gets lots of cut through traffic which you should consider when looking at houses. I am not impacted by the traffic, but many homes are and there were many discussions about how to address it. Things died down with COVID, but I suspect the issue will arise this fall. Some people feel LCES has gone down hill a bit over the past few years. As a parent with two elementary aged children at LCES there is nothing impressive about the school, IMO.

Also, part of the neighborhood is across the parkway. Many people probably think that area belongs to FF, but part is definitely FG. A few other parts of the neighborhood are only connected by trails (roads off Stringfellow).

There are several Tot lots, tennis courts, and the pool is large enough for the community size. FG is only about 700 homes, I believe FF is over 2000. I am not sure if the size of CH.

FG looks nice, but there are complaints of cliques. LCES is fairly diverse, but FG itself is less diverse, though that has definitely changed over the last few years (a positive, IMO).

I have no idea whether FF or CH experience the same issues I mentioned above. My guess is you have some of this in every neighborhood.

I've heard (elsewhere) that South Reston is not the safest place and the same for parts of Herndon. Are all of these neighborhoods excluded from those admonishments? I know none of these are technically in "South Reston," but Fox Mill Estates at least looks pretty close.

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Anonymous wrote:we looked at pretty much all the neighborhoods above 10 years ago, but wound up just a little further South in 22033 in Greenbriar. Good schools, all walkable. Library and shopping center also walkable.

Just throwing it out there as another option.

Nice area but a little far from Silver line. Also elementary school rarings are in decline.

Anonymous wrote:we looked at pretty much all the neighborhoods above 10 years ago, but wound up just a little further South in 22033 in Greenbriar. Good schools, all walkable. Library and shopping center also walkable.

Just throwing it out there as another option.

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Anonymous wrote:20171 also includes Fox Mill Estates. We love it here. The elementary school is great, several pools in the area, and the neighborhoods are easy for kids to get around in.

I've heard (elsewhere) that South Reston is not the safest place and the same for parts of Herndon. Are all of these neighborhoods excluded from those admonishments? I know none of these are technically in "South Reston," but Fox Mill Estates at least looks pretty close.

We have lived hear for 13 years and have not seen any crime. The BB&T has been robbed a few times but that is it. I can’t think of anything happening at the shopping center. Parents let their kids walk to school on a daily basis. Kids are currently walking and biking to the pools without supervision. You can walk to the other neighborhoods you are discussing from Fox MIll. The biggest complaint that I have heard is the lack of a traffic light at Pinecrest and Fox Mill, which is currently being rectified.

People seem to greatly exaggerate the crime stats in the area. Stuff happens every where. The crime in South Reston is minimal, and it the rare event seems to be in apartment/townhouse areas not single family homes. I have not even heard of much crime in Dogwood, which is near by. I read the Facebook groups and this idea that South Reston is dangerous is brought up fairly regularly but I have never seen the stats to back up the concern.