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Old 12-07-2007, 02:12 PM
 
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Thanks very much SmerkyGrl for the quick summary of Northern Va. Myself and my family (wife, 3 year old daughter, and a big dog) are planning to move to Northern Fairfax in March 08. We are looking for a 3 bedroom townhouse to rent/buy. Could someone please tell me decent residential neighborhoods (meaning good schools, safe...).etc.? My office will be in Fairfax (~9500, Lee Highway) so I'm looking for not more than a 30 minute commute in peak traffic ...so any desirable neighborhoods within that radius ??? Appreciate the help very much ..Thanks...
What's your budget?
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Old 12-07-2007, 04:13 PM
 
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What's your budget?
Thanks for the reply My budget is about 2000 $/month for 3 bedroom 2 bath townhouse rental (with a small fenced yard for the dog).....for buying a similar townhouse not more than 330K.........
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Old 12-07-2007, 08:15 PM
 
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Thanks for the reply My budget is about 2000 $/month for 3 bedroom 2 bath townhouse rental (with a small fenced yard for the dog).....for buying a similar townhouse not more than 330K.........
Sorry bud, you might be able to find a crappy 2 bedroom townhouse for 330k but your budget is not going to match your desires. Living expenses up here are through the roof. Perhaps consider a condo or renting instead.
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Old 12-08-2007, 08:26 AM
 
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Sorry bud, you might be able to find a crappy 2 bedroom townhouse for 330k but your budget is not going to match your desires. Living expenses up here are through the roof. Perhaps consider a condo or renting instead.
Not as bad as all that. Job is actually in the Fairfax Circle area, closer to Vienna than Fairfax City. There should be options along Blake Lane and off of Lee Highway toward 66 that are not awful and would fall into the price range, particularly on the rental side. Those areas would offer a great commute, and easy access to the Vienna and/or Dunn Loring Metro stations as well. Worth a look. One place to check would be http://www.miltarybyowner.com. Often very useful in this area and you don't have to be military to use it. Put in Ft Myer as the nearest base, then search Fairfax, VA and see what shows up...
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Old 12-11-2007, 08:51 AM
 
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moving back here from the west coast after several years, no. va has lots to do but we just have to accept the normal 1.5 hr commute on a good day lol. oh and that is one direction. we accept the townhomes and condos because this is not Iowa. we accept diversity but we try and live in areas that are either far away and use public transportation or do the long drive so we can get away from the rough parts. others just live there and get their cars broken into. trust me, do the longer commute. people in the far away burbs do not have a clue what closer in people live with daily unless you can afford a home for $500,000 plus.
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Old 12-17-2007, 03:01 PM
 
Location: Gainesville, VA
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Thanks for the reply My budget is about 2000 $/month for 3 bedroom 2 bath townhouse rental (with a small fenced yard for the dog).....for buying a similar townhouse not more than 330K.........
I would look in Burke (22015) and Fairfax (22032). You can find a pretty nice townhouse under 330k in those areas.
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Old 12-18-2007, 12:44 PM
 
Location: Wallace, Idaho
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Well, even as someone who's not a fan of this area, I'll grudgingly go along with the original post. EXCEPT for the traffic. It really is terrible most of the time. If it's not as bad as NYC or Philly, that still doesn't mean it's good ... it's just perhaps slightly less horrible.
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Old 12-28-2007, 05:36 PM
 
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My husband wants to move back to the "DC area"...Before we met he lived in the "Arlington/Alexandria area". Looking online I realize that N. VA is HUGE. There are alot of options but the ones I think may work for us are Vienna, Fairfax [City], Alexandria, and Falls Church. My kids are under 5 yrs, so we need to make sure we move into an area with good schools, good parks/rec., and good public transportation...Forget cost of housing...I know it will be alot compared to where we are now. What are the thoughts those cities mentioned above and the areas around them. We are both in healthcare, so is there an area that has more job options for healthcare (RN, Pharmacy)...
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Old 12-29-2007, 06:56 AM
 
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My husband wants to move back to the "DC area"...Before we met he lived in the "Arlington/Alexandria area". Looking online I realize that N. VA is HUGE. There are alot of options but the ones I think may work for us are Vienna, Fairfax [City], Alexandria, and Falls Church. My kids are under 5 yrs, so we need to make sure we move into an area with good schools, good parks/rec., and good public transportation...Forget cost of housing...I know it will be alot compared to where we are now. What are the thoughts those cities mentioned above and the areas around them. We are both in healthcare, so is there an area that has more job options for healthcare (RN, Pharmacy)...
The short answer is that you should be able to live anywhere.

The long answer:
I guess it depends on what sort of healthcare job you want. Assuming you want to work for a hospital, you really can live almost anywhere in NoVa and work for INOVA, because they have hospitals all over the place (www.inova.org), but you could also live on a metro line and work for GWU, and then there are the gov't and military jobs (you can work for military w/o being enlisted). INOVA's major hospital is Fairfax hospital (actually in Falls Church), but its "tower" is also one of the older buildings in use, so if you want bright and shiny, you may want to look at their Mount Vernon or Fair Oaks locations. Most of their hospitals are not super transit accessible, so you drive to work.

Personally, I'd look at Fair Oaks, it's swanky, the staff seem happy, its location is far enough from DC that traffic shouldn't be a major issue, though 7100 can be very slow during rush, RNs typically have 7-7 shifts, so you wouldn't be driving there in rush. But then, with your hubby having lived in Arlington, Ffx or Mt Vernon might be a better neighborhood for you.

Children's hospital has branches out here (I think just offices, no surgery, right now), and WWC (HIV/GLBT) has a center in NoVa, and of course their are the county health clinics also. Most of the major medical practices have offices somewhere near INOVA Fairfax, because it's the Level I trauma center in northern VA, so they typically send their more complicated pts there. But many practices also have satellite offices further out, so if you're looking for office work, you could work almost anywhere.

There are private hospitals in the region as well (I could walk to Reston Hospital from my house, but I don't care much for it).

Kaiser Permanente has many locations in the area, they tend to group their specialists together, and some of their centers are more procedure oriented than others (Falls Church and Springfield do most of their imaging, for example).

For military, I would think living somewhere near springfield, as the base realignment is headed that way, or looking at Bethesda, MD, would be the way to go. (www.military.com or www.usajobs.gov)
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Old 12-29-2007, 06:59 PM
 
Location: Home is where the heart is
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Growing Healthcare Opportunities in Loudoun County:

Returning to the topic of general pointers.... but also to answer the question...

Loudoun County is booming right now, and that means several hospitals have been recently built or are about to be built. I would contact the County Govt. Building for more information.

A number of doctors have recently opened satellite offices in the Lansdowne Medical Center--someone lokking for a job might find an opening there. I hear there are also many small medical centers opening in the South Riding area.

I frequently see ads for dental assistants and chiropractic assistants in the local newspapers. I believe this is because new offices are opening.

If you have a background in research, you should also check into the brand new Janelia Research Center. They are doing a lot of hiring, especially if you have a background in genetics.
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