I'm moving to Alexandria next month and I want to know which areas are the best for residential living. I'm trying to avoid areas that have crime problems and bad housing.
2006-08-08 05:10:46 · 10 answers · asked by gemadness 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Washington, D.C.
if you have a family with small children, i would recommend living in fairfax county where the school district is one of the BEST rated nationally.
there are many areas of alexandria that are great for residential living. it really depends on what your needs are and what your budget is. are you looking to rent or own? is it important for you to have public transportation?
rent - if you're renting, you'll find that between the nice modern building and the older buildings, the rent will differ about 100-200 bucks. pay a little more to live in a nicer area! i would suggest crystial city and old town.
buying - go out a little further to Springfield which is directly south of Alexandria. it's primarily residential neighborhoods...
check out www.apartments.com to find an apartment. you will be able to tell if the location is a "good" location by reading more about it! Good luck!
2006-08-11 02:02:00 · answer #1 · answered by ChitChatBrat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-02 19:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by earles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 00:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Price doesn't seem to be as big a concern as safe and nice, so I would recommend Old Town as well. There are less expensive areas of Old Town you can look at, the South End is less pricey and still nice. Also an area called Del Ray which is close to Crystal City. It has a lot of bunglalow style smaller homes that has been the target of fixer uppers for years. The Metro subway accessability is better here than in Old Town because if you don't mind a walk of a few blocks you're near a few Metro stations.
Driving and Parking is a pain in the *** here, would definitely recommend if you plan on bringing a car, leave it on the street and transit as much as you can. The public transit system here is outstanding. Go to
www.ambungalow.com/AmBungalow Then type del ray under "search"
2006-08-09 00:45:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Daisy H gave a good answer. Also, don't rule out the possiblity of living in Maryland, preferably near Rockville/Bethesda. The Metro subway system serves that area and it's not that hard to change trains at Metro Center to get to Alexandria. Maryland is often cheaper for rents than Virginia. HOWEVER, don't try to live directly across the river in Prince George's County Maryland (bad situation). Stick with Montgomery County MD north of Wash DC.
2016-03-16 09:36:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What are the best neighborhoods in Alexandria, Virginia?
I'm moving to Alexandria next month and I want to know which areas are the best for residential living. I'm trying to avoid areas that have crime problems and bad housing.
2015-08-18 13:19:35 · answer #6 · answered by Danuta 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Cameron Station area in Landmark. The housing is incredible, but I can't vouch for the crime levels. Alexandria is a city, and cities have crime. Stay out of the Telegraph Road area.
2006-08-09 01:49:45 · answer #7 · answered by thornfield8998 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alexandria is great!! old town is beautiful. if you have kids let them go to a fairfax county public school. they are the greatest schools.
2006-08-11 07:20:28 · answer #8 · answered by cherrysnowcone08 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old Town. Get a "plaqued" house - they're classics.
2006-08-08 05:13:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you have lots of money, cause that place is EXPENSIVE!!
2006-08-08 05:15:52 · answer #10 · answered by Hot Pants 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋