Woodbridge, Lorton ,Dale City, Triangle, Dumfries. Which city is the biggest?

[justtitans]

Originally Posted by kww

should be pretty easy being you're going the opposite way of traffic. this isn't taking into account the constant construction on 95, but you do have RTE1 that you can hop onto if need be.

figure 30 minutes or so with no traffic

By that point, especially on Fridays that is actually the direction of traffic and rush hour actually starts close to that time. The commute shouldn't be bad though.

[Mad-Scientist]

Thanks! Any apartments you might recommend in the area?

[FindingZen]

Originally Posted by Mad-Scientist

Thanks! Any apartments you might recommend in the area?

How many bedrooms/bathrooms?
What is your preferred budget?

Unless you have a desire to be at somewhat of a "midpoint" between Fredericksburg and DC, life would be easier for you if looked in Fredericksburg.

[Mad-Scientist]

Originally Posted by Tone509

How many bedrooms/bathrooms?
What is your preferred budget?

Unless you have a desire to be at somewhat of a "midpoint" between Fredericksburg and DC, life would be easier for you if looked in Fredericksburg.

1bd/1ba and around 700-1000/month. Id like it to be as close to downtown as possible and dog friendly :/ . Im having a hard time finding something.

[FindingZen]

Originally Posted by Mad-Scientist

1bd/1ba and around 700-1000/month. Id like it to be as close to downtown as possible and dog friendly :/ . Im having a hard time finding something.

I admit that I don't have specific recommendations although you should be prepared to look at properties towards the upper end of your budget.

When you say close to "downtown", which city or town do you mean? None of the towns mentioned in this thread - save perhaps Lorton's compact Town Center area - really has a defined downtown. If you mean close to DC, then Lorton is the closest by default as it's the furthest north of the five towns discussed here.

[kww]

Originally Posted by Mad-Scientist

1bd/1ba and around 700-1000/month. Id like it to be as close to downtown as possible and dog friendly :/ . Im having a hard time finding something.

going to be hard unfortunately.. in that price range, you might get a basement in eastern PWC, but hard to say whether a dog will be easy to accommodate.

otherwise, a 1/1 may pop up here or there, but you'll be at the mercy of the location, as the closer to downtown you get (assuming you mean DC), the higher the rent typically.

[Mad-Scientist]

I meant close to "downtown" Fredericksburg, around Mary Washington U. Sorry for the confusion

[FindingZen]

If you are essentially looking for apartments in Fredericksburg, I would strongly suggest starting a new thread asking about that. Fredericksburg is very affordable by Northern Virginia standards; it is IMO not worth trekking down from any of the towns discussed in this thread.

[kww]

Originally Posted by Mad-Scientist

I meant close to "downtown" Fredericksburg, around Mary Washington U. Sorry for the confusion

search 22401. there are usually a handful of sub $1000 rentals.