Comments on: Watch This Before Buying Property in Northern Virginia Suburbs of DC https://dcrealestatemama.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-northern-virginia/ Helping Families Find Their Home in DC, Maryland and Virginia Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Edmundo https://dcrealestatemama.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-northern-virginia/#comment-326 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:46:36 +0000 https://dcrealestatemama.com/?p=3614#comment-326 In reply to Melissa Terzis.

Im happy person living in VA im from miami I been 23 years in Va

]]> By: Melissa Terzis https://dcrealestatemama.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-northern-virginia/#comment-325 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:15:47 +0000 https://dcrealestatemama.com/?p=3614#comment-325 In reply to Lukas.

I do hate to tell you that I’ve spent an hour in traffic to go 7-8 miles when I head from DC to Maryland in the afternoons!

]]> By: Melissa Terzis https://dcrealestatemama.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-northern-virginia/#comment-324 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:15:06 +0000 https://dcrealestatemama.com/?p=3614#comment-324 In reply to Bill.

I think it’s a matter of different strokes for different folks. Sounds like where you live is very lovely!

]]> By: Bill https://dcrealestatemama.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-northern-virginia/#comment-323 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:15:03 +0000 https://dcrealestatemama.com/?p=3614#comment-323 In reply to Ed D.

Agree completely with the comment from EdD. I am 86 and have lived all over the suburbs of DC. Now retired and thankfully live in the Blue Ridge near Lexington VA.
If you enjoy bumper to bumper traffic and shopping centers every 100 yds by all means N VA is for you.
I wouldn’t trade life in the VA Blue Ridge for any other location in the country.

]]> By: Lukas https://dcrealestatemama.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-northern-virginia/#comment-322 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:07:05 +0000 https://dcrealestatemama.com/?p=3614#comment-322 A few spots in NOVA are fine, the rest is overpriced, overpopulated and incomes are not compatible with cost of living. If you enjoy spending an hour or more in traffic to go 25 miles then NOVA is for you. No thanks!

I have lived in Dallas, Denver, OKC, Frederick, MD, and now live in Richmond (Midlothian) and that’s the place to be if you are a young professional. You can still buy a brand new house for 450K. No traffic. Plenty of pubs.

]]> By: Melissa Terzis https://dcrealestatemama.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-northern-virginia/#comment-321 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 03:21:59 +0000 https://dcrealestatemama.com/?p=3614#comment-321 In reply to Adam.

Hi! Thanks for your comment!
You know what’s crazy, Ashburn is pretty much all over $1M now. It’s crazy! I agree, Reston is fantastic. I always say this but it’s like being on vacation there!

]]> By: Adam https://dcrealestatemama.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-northern-virginia/#comment-320 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 03:17:44 +0000 https://dcrealestatemama.com/?p=3614#comment-320 I live in Reston, VA. Very nice place to live, close to everything, and lots of nature trails and outdoor activities.
Rather then spend 800k in Ashburn or farther west, spend less in Reston for a smaller place, and skip the nasty traffic.
I was on a modest budget, and have a townhouse in Reston vice a single family home in Manassas or Woodridge. To each their own.
Reston is very well run, safe, and lots to do.
NoVa has too much traffic to live far out.
Reston has affordable homes, if you think outside the box, although they may be smaller then your average McMansion.

]]> By: Ed D https://dcrealestatemama.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-northern-virginia/#comment-319 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:14:02 +0000 https://dcrealestatemama.com/?p=3614#comment-319 Not sure if the education is pro.

I have lived all over the country and around the world and have never encountered such an educated populace with less basic common sense than here in NOVA.

At times it is truly shocking to converse with people here and realize their great degrees are only outdone by how clueless many of them are. The number of people who are absolutely useless outside of their narrow niche that employs them is often breathtaking.

Every time I help my neighbors do a simple task that they can’t figure out, I am stunned. Because often those tasks are things I learned in grade school. I’ve never encountered this level of general helplessness elsewhere.

]]> By: Marilyn Thompson https://dcrealestatemama.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-northern-virginia/#comment-318 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:58:19 +0000 https://dcrealestatemama.com/?p=3614#comment-318 In reply to Melissa Terzis.

I was born and raised in VA,
went to college there and started
a business there. The laws in NOVA can make life miserable. For instance, when the Fairfax County Parkway was constructed
my home was so close to the road, it was condemned. No one
bothered to tell me until I had
septic troubles and the health
department came out and told me years later. I had to file a law
suit against the county. I live in
Delaware now!

]]> By: Aaron https://dcrealestatemama.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-northern-virginia/#comment-317 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:23:39 +0000 https://dcrealestatemama.com/?p=3614#comment-317 LOVE this !!

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