Who says a busy town near a bustling metropolis won’t preserve its parks and trails and be able to rank as one of the very best places to live in America?
Certainly not those who reside in Vienna, VA, just 16 miles from downtown Washington, DC. Its downtown, local businesses, Metro subway stop, nine stops from DC, with large parking garages, W&OD Trail and Park, proximity to major shopping and entertainment and excellent schools were among the reasons CNN/Money magazine rated it Number 4 as one of the top 100 best places to live in the United States.
Your Vienna condominium for sale will offer you luxuries, everything at your footstep and open green spaces and a grocer smiling at you when you ask for that special cut of pork for barbeque that night. Lease a Vienna condo for rent and ride your bike on weekends 36 miles to the northern VA countryside in Purcellville, VA. Or, lease a Vienna condo for vacation rental and take the country-like Lawyers Road to Reston to work at a dot.com. If your office, business or entertainment and dining desires call you to DC, link to 66 via Maple Avenue, Route 123. During rush hour, carpool to take advantage of the high-occupancy lanes. Or, arrange for flex time to work late some days and avoid high traffic altogether while taking other days off.
To be sure, you won’t have to leave Vienna much, if at all, if you choose. Golf, join the country club, swim at the pool and introduce your teenager to the teen club. If not in your backyard, the Wolftrap National Park for the Performing Arts, will be minutes away. Come summer, there’s entertainment for everyone from Broadway musicals to symphony, rock and folk. Stay tuned to the calendar for year-round events. But, when the weather is warm, bop over to spread your blanket on the lawn, lie back as the stars shine and strings serenade you after a supper of a Wolf Trap picnic or a glass of wine.
Across the seasons, bury yourself in Virginia native trees at the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens where you can also take a seat by ponds, stroll through gazebos or over an island bridge to see gardens grow. You’ll cherish the cherry trees, aquatic plants, azalea, fern and hosta collection, herb and lilac garden and small wetland.
Median family income is $93,000 for this community of 14,000 residents in affluent Fairfax County known for its high-performing schools. One of your neighbors might be renowned author David Balducci, who wrote the best-selling “Absolute Power,” which went on to become a hit film starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. Were his words inspired by any of his neighbors?
Up 123 East takes you to Tysons Corner Malls for upscale shopping and nearby box discount stores. Some of the best-reviewed restaurants in the Washington, DC, area can be found along the Route 7 section of Tysons, which connects to 123.
And some of the great reviews are of Vienna fare, including diners and ethnic. Skirt behind the Town Hall for the farmers market or southwest 123 for the old city of Fairfax. Your Vienna, VA, condo for sale will take you anywhere if you ever decide you want to leave home.
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