One of my favorite things about Vienna is the W&OD trail. It's just a fabulous place to go with the kids and pets and bikes on a sunny day. Great too if you or your husband are joggers.

Anonymous wrote:Pp Vienna poster here. I work in Tyson's and live east of the town center, so my commute is crazy short and makes everyone insanely jealous. Into town from tysons isn't too bad from Tysons but it backs up so it depends on the time of day.

I have the same commute. I technically live just beyond Town of Vienna limits (just past where the town line is near Navy FCU) and my commute to my Tysons job is under 10 minutes. People are always like "Wha...?" when they hear I work in Tysons yet am not wanting to kill myself over the commute.

We love Vienna. Dh works in McLean and my office is downtown. On a typical day, my commute is 30 min door to door.

The commute downtown from Vienna ranges from 20 minutes to an hour. I would typically give myself 45 minutes to the East End in the morning.

Pp Vienna poster here. I work in Tyson's and live east of the town center, so my commute is crazy short and makes everyone insanely jealous. Into town from tysons isn't too bad from Tysons but it backs up so it depends on the time of day.

I live in Vienna and we love it. It is truly a community and has a very small town feel which I think is somewhat unique in this area. The resources, activities and ammenities in Vienna are incredible and no matter where we go or what we do, we always see a family we know. It is just a really nice place to raise kids and, to me, is well worth the extra money. It reminds me of the small, home town where I was raised in the midwest.

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To the poster living in Greenbriar, can you comment about traffic on Poplar Tree Rd and Stringfellow (near the schools)? What is the speed limit, Are the roads used as cut-throughs for commuters, or just those living in the neighborhood?

I'm not going to lie - traffic in that particular area is not so good, particularly around rush times. We live on Poplar Tree, and people go way too fast and use it as a cut through all the time (since it cuts over to Walney Road, which incidentally is the back way I use to avoid Rt. 50). We have a speed hump that was installed right after we moved in outside our bedroom window that may have slowed people down a little bit, but they still go way too fast. I will say that traffic should get a little better once the construction on Stringfellow is completed. They are widening the road and moving utilities - it's just going to be a process. I didn't live here before the construction, so I really have no basis for comparison.

They have very good crossing guards, however, and plenty of kids DO walk to and from school from the surrounding areas. Unless you have middle school kids or older, you've got some time and the elementary schools are tucked back in the neighborhoods and away from the most congested roads. If you live on the Poplar Tree side of the road, the kids won't have to cross Stringfellow until they reach HS.

To the poster living in Vienna, where do you commute to and how is it?

Anonymous wrote:CHANTUCKY!

Don't you have some crack to smoke or some servants to boss around or something?

CHANTUCKY!

It's not that strange, OP. You have clearly stated you get more house in Chantilly so people are giving you options of more affordable but newer and larger homes ( like Oakton and Reston) that are slightly closer in.

We moved to Vienna last year and went through all the same thought processes. We love, love Vienna and we do use the amenities and I certainly like having them nearby. I plan on picking up my Church Street pizza tonight.

I don't think Vienna is overrated and I think it will retain its value due to Tyson's proximity.

We moved from out of state where we lived in a Chantilly type house (bigger, newer, cheaper, further out with little town, but yet in a very nice neighborhood with great schools). We never felt it was the right place for us and this time we wanted to live in the town that we wanted to be in. That was just the choices we made due to our experience.

One thing to consider is the Flint Hill Elementary school pyramid--Oakton and Vienna homes that feed into Madison. It is sort of the best of both worlds- bigger, cheaper home with Vienna type experience since all the kids who go there play on the Vienna team sports, etc.

I expected more people to post about how great Vienna is. Strangely, more people suggested Oakton.

Op, I am the Oakton poster. I think for your situation, Vienna will not be worth the money. If your job was in Mclean than it would be due to commute ti es/location. If you are thinking ahead to resale, Vienna is always going to have a higher resale value than Chantilly. We were totally underwhelmed by every house we saw in Vienna, and when we found Oakton were beyond thrilled. Sounds like Chantilly or Ashburn would be the best choice for you! GL and Welcome to NoVa!

Anonymous wrote:I didn't say Chantilly wasn't all chains, but my post is about the price difference and do you really get more for your money by living in Vienna. People seem to think Vienna is a great town, and while it may be one of the better ones in the area (and certainly not the best) it certainly doesn't compare with some other towns found around the country.

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Just move to Chantilly already, OP. You clearly think Vienna is overhyped or something and you don't want to entertain other suggestions so just buy a place in Chantilly and be done with it. What's the point of continuing to post?