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Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a great place to live if you have a large Indian family, want most square foot for money, WFH and Only go DC occasionally and work in IT.

A lot of folks are none of this. I don’t do IT, don’t plan on WFH and don’t want to live isolated in a large house on a large plots surrounded by IT green card holders living in McMansions

There are zero jobs for me in Virginia.

Thank god. We don’t want racists like you here.

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Anonymous wrote:Some PPs make Ashburn sound like deliverance. I mean, really? I grew up there, and have since lived in NYC, DC, and Boston. Ashburn is suburbia, no question about it. But it has access to big city amenities at a more affordable price point. It’s one of the few Northeast burbs that has Sunbelt-like prices. And it’s the most diverse place I’ve lived.

That's a joke. There are very few black families here although we do have a large population of asians. I live in a mostly asian neighborhood and love it. My neighbors are nice and the schools are overcrowded but acceptable. Because of the growth here, LCPS is desperate to hire and we definitely have teachers who should not be teaching.

Anonymous wrote:Have lived in two different communities in Ashburn. In both spots, the neighborhoods have been fairly diverse, with a mix of White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, and south Asian (Indian/Pakistani) families living on our street. Lots of trails and open space, which has been especially nice during the pandemic. Almost all of the communities have pools and playgrounds. Tons of soccer fields and indoor sports areas for both kids and adult sports leagues. Great grocery stores and a decent, though not fabulous, mix of non-chain restaurants.

Traffic within Ashburn itself is fine, though it definitely is a long commute to DC, if you drive. Many people (myself included) telework several days per week, even before the pandemic. Many others take the commuter bus, and are planning to take the metro when it opens.

Anonymous wrote:Some PPs make Ashburn sound like deliverance. I mean, really? I grew up there, and have since lived in NYC, DC, and Boston. Ashburn is suburbia, no question about it. But it has access to big city amenities at a more affordable price point. It’s one of the few Northeast burbs that has Sunbelt-like prices. And it’s the most diverse place I’ve lived.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a great place to live if you have a large Indian family, want most square foot for money, WFH and Only go DC occasionally and work in IT.

A lot of folks are none of this. I don’t do IT, don’t plan on WFH and don’t want to live isolated in a large house on a large plots surrounded by IT green card holders living in McMansions

There are zero jobs for me in Virginia.

Thank god. We don’t want racists like you here.

Nearly all the jobs are IT and are Asian males between 25-40 who gets the jobs. I actually worked in an IT company and all the newer residents Ashburn (last 10-15 years) are Indian. Longer residents are not.

40 percent Asian schools are not diverse. Most folks here don’t realize diversity is a myth. Years ago I recall they did a study and only one diverse town in United States and was valley stream in ny. It had exact percentage of whites, blacks, Asians, gender, ages, religions, disabled, sexual orientation, incomes. Education etc. that matched census numbers almost exact.

Ashburn is 40 percent Asian and 60 percent old white folk. And headed towards more Asian. How is that diverse? Seems like a scene out of a spike Lee movie

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a great place to live if you have a large Indian family, want most square foot for money, WFH and Only go DC occasionally and work in IT.

A lot of folks are none of this. I don’t do IT, don’t plan on WFH and don’t want to live isolated in a large house on a large plots surrounded by IT green card holders living in McMansions

There are zero jobs for me in Virginia.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a great place to live if you have a large Indian family, want most square foot for money, WFH and Only go DC occasionally and work in IT.

A lot of folks are none of this. I don’t do IT, don’t plan on WFH and don’t want to live isolated in a large house on a large plots surrounded by IT green card holders living in McMansions

There are zero jobs for me in Virginia.

Thank god. We don’t want racists like you here.

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a great place to live if you have a large Indian family, want most square foot for money, WFH and Only go DC occasionally and work in IT.

A lot of folks are none of this. I don’t do IT, don’t plan on WFH and don’t want to live isolated in a large house on a large plots surrounded by IT green card holders living in McMansions

There are zero jobs for me in Virginia.

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Anonymous wrote:What's happening in Ashburn isn't unique. It's happening all across NoVa.

However, once the pandemic comes to an end, exurban places like Ashburn will be the first to cool off.

It was out of control before the pandemic. Hasn't cooled off for over a decade. All the high paying jobs and good schools are the fuel for this explosion. Many in ashburn are highly educated tech workers (not the typical mediocre beaurecrat) and want good schools and a short commute. That's the demographic.

Yes, but once the pandemic subsides you won't be seeing the flocks of families looking to relocate out there - families that don't have a "short commute."