A pretty good place to grow up. Borders Loudoun County to the west, Arlington, Alexandria and DC to the east, and Prince William to the South. The Potomac runs alongside it at points.
Very well educated, and not too much crime (especially compared to DC, with Southeast DC in particular). Racially diverse as well, and also quite liberal, though that has its positive and negative side. The Washington Metro, a subway system with stops in multiple parts of VA, DC and Maryland, is a wonderful asset (though those coming from New York shouldn't expect all too much). Temperatures can get into the 90s during the summer and dip below 20 in the winter, but the summers and winters are manageable.
Unfortunately, with the high income of this area comes pretty expensive costs of living. Some teachers in Fairfax County Public Schools (a very good, but not perfect school system) have to commute from outside the county's borders. And yes, traffic can be awful. The Metro should be used as much as possible.
Are there huge differences between Fairfax County and Montgomery County (Maryland), Arlington or Alexandria? No, not really. They're all places some people would dream to raise their kids. Anyone who's ready to trash another part of the DC suburbs should remember how fortunate those people are to be near a wonderful city and in a relatively safe environment.
Very well educated, and not too much crime (especially compared to DC, with Southeast DC in particular). Racially diverse as well, and also quite liberal, though that has its positive and negative side. The Washington Metro, a subway system with stops in multiple parts of VA, DC and Maryland, is a wonderful asset (though those coming from New York shouldn't expect all too much). Temperatures can get into the 90s during the summer and dip below 20 in the winter, but the summers and winters are manageable.
Unfortunately, with the high income of this area comes pretty expensive costs of living. Some teachers in Fairfax County Public Schools (a very good, but not perfect school system) have to commute from outside the county's borders. And yes, traffic can be awful. The Metro should be used as much as possible.
Are there huge differences between Fairfax County and Montgomery County (Maryland), Arlington or Alexandria? No, not really. They're all places some people would dream to raise their kids. Anyone who's ready to trash another part of the DC suburbs should remember how fortunate those people are to be near a wonderful city and in a relatively safe environment.
"So where did you go to high school?"
"Oh, in Fairfax County."
"Not bad! Be thankful for all the resources you have there. I grew up in a place with a bad school system, lots of crime and not many opportunities."
"Oh, in Fairfax County."
"Not bad! Be thankful for all the resources you have there. I grew up in a place with a bad school system, lots of crime and not many opportunities."
by Einaltereinwohner April 29, 2010
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by hoagly December 26, 2010
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A county in NoVA that people who live there will constantly tell you that its "culturally diverse". In reality its the typical American suburb full of white people stuck up in upper-middle class homes in cul-de-sacs. Traffic is horrible here since the county can never project its growing population and has 2 lane roads serving massive suburban sprawl developments. Only thing good about this county is it schools and those are at best DECENT. Every high school and most elementary schools are extremely overcrowded but some odd ass reason the middle schools are under crowded. Oh yeah the boundaries for the schools look like they were drawn by a local preschool class. Kids will be bussed to schools 2 miles away but live across from one. Everyone in the western portion of the county wishes that the Loudoun County line would be drawn further east so *GASP!!!!!!!!* they wouldnt have to live in the same county as Springfield!!!!!!!!!! Cuz ya know, one bad, insignificant place that there own county left to rot back in the late 1980s. Also, if you drive around you will begin to notice that all the houses look the same. Most of the time you can correctly guess the floorplan of a home from looking at it. The neighborhoods here are very territorial, places such as Hampton Forest in Fairfax or Virginia Run in Centreville are majority white neighborhoods where the teenagers who live there think they own the world and that anyone who lives in house worth less than 600K is dirt poor.
Fairfax County, a place where people tell you its diverse, when in reality its full of suburban white people.
by Fellow Suburbanite December 30, 2014
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1: "Dude, I think we're Fairfaxed. Two whole weeks in Little Rapids and my source is M.I.A."
2: "We have 7 more days here? Holy shit we are Fairfaxed"
2: "We have 7 more days here? Holy shit we are Fairfaxed"
by jordotech March 22, 2008
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Beware of Singhman! He aims to kill.
White people are a minority.
We HATE Langley and Woodson.
There's controversey over the lion in the commons. Good or bad luck? Pick your side!
Our colors are royal blue and white/gray, we're the rebels, and our mascot's a lion. (He now has abs, woot woot)
We constantly joke about being rebels. Well, ya knoww, we are badasssss.
Fair WHAT? FAIRFAXXX
Chantilly girl: Hey, cute jersey!
Fairfax High School girl: yeah, the colors work well together, right? I love the blue and white.
Chantilly girl: Woah, you didn't do your homework?
Fairfax High School girl: Yeah, I know, I'm such a rebel. Ahahaha!
Fairfax High School girl: yeah, the colors work well together, right? I love the blue and white.
Chantilly girl: Woah, you didn't do your homework?
Fairfax High School girl: Yeah, I know, I'm such a rebel. Ahahaha!
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