Where do families rent in NoVA (Arlington, Burke: apartment, rentals, condos)

[leighland]

My hubby is looking into a job in DC. What apt. buildings/ areas do families rent 2 bedrooms in? We're from San Diego so I'm familiar with outrageous rent and traffic but would like to keep both at a minimum. Thanks.

[VEIK]

um...anywhere there are 2 bedrooms available?

=)

[5stones]

where exactly is the job?
DO you want to live in DC or NOVA?
What is your pricerange?

Search on here there are many great family communties in NOVA with good schools that are commutable to DC.

Rentals run the gammet from SFH,TH to apts and condos. Almost every town/area here has rentals in some way shape or form.

Look inside 495 for you best commute option but it's $$$
For easy metro acess into DC look along the metro routes.

Areas that are known to be nice and have good schools are...
N.Arlington,Vienna,Falls Church,McLean, Burke, West Springfiled, Kingstowne,Oakton etc...

do a search of this forum LOTS OF INFO on safe family neighorhoods etc...

Check out craigslist and militaryby owner great sites for rentals.

[leighland]

The Job is downtown and my hubby will take Metro so the stop must be in walking distance to the apt. We want NoVA. We cannot afford to buy. I've been going through Craigslist and we're thinking 1850-2K per month rent but would love to spend less. We don't want to be in a building with college kids/ big dogs/ lots of couples-roommates to a single apt. We want to be in a clean quiet, family oriented building with other Moms and Dads who have toddlers and babies. We're a boring, quiet suburban family who are asleep by 10pm. I'm planning to send my toddler to parochial school when he's of age but thats years off. I want to be 10 minutes from Target/WalMart/Supermarket shopping mall. I'll have the sole car.

[VEIK]

walking distance to metro, and walmart near.....

only van dorn area comes to mind.

Walmart about 10 minutes drive from there.

[mlv311]

Originally Posted by leighland

The Job is downtown and my hubby will take Metro so the stop must be in walking distance to the apt. We want NoVA. We cannot afford to buy. I've been going through Craigslist and we're thinking 1850-2K per month rent but would love to spend less. We don't want to be in a building with college kids/ big dogs/ lots of couples-roommates to a single apt. We want to be in a clean quiet, family oriented building with other Moms and Dads who have toddlers and babies. We're a boring, quiet suburban family who are asleep by 10pm. I'm planning to send my toddler to parochial school when he's of age but thats years off. I want to be 10 minutes from Target/WalMart/Supermarket shopping mall. I'll have the sole car.

Another possibility is to consider neighborhoods where your husband has easy access to the VRE for commuting. The VRE has a shuttle that services some neighborhoods in Burke (22015) and Fairfax (22032) so your husband could just walk to the shuttle stop. The area is family-oriented and is easily accessible to Target, Walmart, grocery stores, etc. Check out militarybyowner.com and Craig's list. You can probaby find THs for rent in your price range.

[claremarie]

My sister lives in Burke (22015), actually walking distance to the VRE station on Rolling Road (though she usually drives). There are the usual big-box retailers within 10-15 minutes by car. I found more than a dozen townhouses on a realtor website for under $2000K, which would be much nicer for your family than an apartment. There are a lot of military families in this area, who often rent out their homes when they are assigned elsewhere, which usually gets you a nicer place than an investment property that has been rented for decades. Good public schools, with a number of Catholic schools as well.

[ACWhite]

Arlington 22202 might work for you - near 2 metros on Blue and Yellow lines. Potomoc Yard has a Target, Staples, PetSmart, Shoppers Food Warehouse, and other stores. There are two Harris Teeters and several other groceries nearby. There is the Pentagon City Mall with a Macy's and the other typical mall stores. You might even find a small single family house in Addison Heights to rent in that range.

[leighland]

Thanks everyone for your help. Your suggestions have been fabulous. I would love living near military families too. Thanks again!

[leighland]

Originally Posted by mlv311

Check out militarybyowner.com .

Hi- what Military bases do I use for NoVA searching for this site? Thanks!