Thread: top family friendly area north VA burbs

Thanks, dvdmom...you addressed an issue that would be fairly important I guess...even the conservative areas out her in Southern CA are still very liberal. I guess I would lean towards just having a good community where Christian values are embraced. I am aware that Nova would be more liberal, than say, Atlanta....I guess anywhere you have alot of highly educated folks and diversity, that will be true. The feel though, is conservative and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Denton56 I would NOT consider Reston if schools are important to you. Their high school is third from the bottom of 24 high schools in Fairfax county. Their middle school is the same. One or two of the elementary schools are ok, but they feed to the bad middle and high school. Also, I wouldn't say that Reston is exactly Christian friendly. Yet again I will ask you to please give a source for your statement...

Quote: Originally Posted by runnergrl I can understand why you might be miserable....the traffic congestion getting from one end to another would get old. I am completely miserable living in So Cal....as I am a native southerner who is fairly traditional and conservative....and So Cal is so NOT....people just go with flow whatever is the lastest popular thing. Going to church is not popular out here, and neither are transplants...well...

Quote: Originally Posted by dvdmon If you are looking for areas which are more conservative (at least in terms of political affiliations of the citizens), you will need to start looking further from DC. Northern VA has become more liberal over time due to many factors. There are still some more conservative areas in FF county (South near Ft. Belvoir), but mostly you'll need to go to the next counties out - Prince William and Loundon. And...

Even though I'm personally miserable living in Reston (due to many reasons I won't say here lest I get cyber-spanked) I won't argue the fact that it is an excellent place to raise children. I don't know what part of the Christian faith you practice, but I attend Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Herndon, and it is quite honestly the best church I've ever attended. Reston has a plethora of recreational facilities and...

Quote: Originally Posted by JfromReston A few comments: ScranBarre takes 45 minutes to go to McLean after 6:45 because he doesn't use the toll road. I commuted to Tysons/McLean for about 6 months on the Toll Road and got there in about 20 minutes aiming to be at the office at 8:30 (about the peak of the rush). I had an office mate who lived very near me and worked similar hours and refused to use the Toll Road, he spent 40-45 minutes to...

We just moved to Reston a couple of weeks ago. Of course it depends on where in Reston you go, as it is a fairly large area, but it was built with family-living in mind, I think. Lots of walking/biking paths, community centers, pools, etc. A couple things you should know, though. It is a planned community and as such is fairly progressive in it's outlook, and probably in it's citezenry too. I don't know if you are mainly...

South Riding is a Toll Brothers community located off Route 50 about 6 miles from Fair Oaks Mall. The community is HUGE and has about 15,000 residents. I have numerous friends and co workers that reside in the community and enjoy the family friendly/community atmosphere. Lots of diverse price ranges from apts to large mcmansions. Getting out of there in and out of there is no picnic though during rush hour.

I'd vote for Purcellville. Good schools, nice in-town neighborhoods for under $500k, good schools, low crime, family oriented "small town feel". I forgot to add very low crime. Not far from Leesburg for all kinds of shopping -- even Wegmans!

The area of Fairfax County just to the SW of Fairfax City is a nice area, a little older and houses a little smaller than in Chantilly/Fair Lakes areas, several large evangelical/praise churches nearby going westbound on Braddock Road, most with at least elementary-level schools. Also nearby in Fairfax City proper is Truro Episocopal, which is a much more conservative congregation than most within the Episcopal church these days. I have heard...