Twentysomething Moving to Northern VA - Looking for 1BR Apt < $1100 (Arlington: apartment complex, for rent)

[brsteamer]

I just got a job in DC right by Union Station and I'm going to move to Northern VA. I'm looking for somewhere within 30 minutes or less by car although not sure if I would drive or metro in. I'm looking for a 1 BR apartment for $1100 or less. Any recommendations on where I should live? And if you have any specific apartment complexes in mind that would be awesome too. I'm in my 20's so I would prefer to be an area with a fair amount of young people around but I don't have to be right in the middle of all the bars and everything and don't have to be right next to a metro stop either although being not too far away from one would be nice.

[choff5]

The top sticky about general moving to the area and "search this thread" are your friends, use them and you can find a lot of information. Then, come back with specific questions. People can give you feedback once they see your responses. Don't be a one time poster. Good luck and welcome to the area.

[JfromReston]

I don't think that an $1100 one bedroom apartment in NOVA within 30 minute drive of Union Station is possible.

[gomason]

Lake Braddock apartment complex off of Columvia Pike in Arlington VA has $1100 1BRs including utilities. Columbia Pike has the best bus service in NOVA with buses coming every 5 mins to the Pentagon Metro which will take you downtown.

Theres also Foxchase Apts in alexandria va which is about $1100 but doesnt include utilities, has a mouse infestation acording to some, and has poor transit access/would be like 45 mins drive to Union Station.

[22003yo]

You can find privately owned ones in your price range,

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5602 Bloomfield Dr APT 101, Alexandria, VA 22312 is For Rent | Zillow

[FindingZen]

If you are willing to live with roommates - a popular options for twentysomethings here - then that will open you up to a lot of opportunities particularly in the "Orange Line Arlington" neighborhoods of Clarendon and Ballston which are younger professional havens.

Otherwise, your budget will severely limit your options.

[JfromReston]

Originally Posted by Tone509

Otherwise, your budget will severely limit your options.

So will the requirement to be 30 minutes or less from Union Station.

[highpoint1]

Please, please consider living with roommates for at least a year or two. I didn't, when I first moved here, and it was a terrible, terrible decision for many reasons.

[boyd888]

Given your budget you will be better off living in DC in a row home with roommates. You will not find anything more than box for $1100 living alone in VA within 30 minutes of Union.

[rabscuttle385]

Originally Posted by brsteamer

I just got a job in DC right by Union Station and I'm going to move to Northern VA. I'm looking for somewhere within 30 minutes or less by car although not sure if I would drive or metro in. I'm looking for a 1 BR apartment for $1100 or less. Any recommendations on where I should live? And if you have any specific apartment complexes in mind that would be awesome too. I'm in my 20's so I would prefer to be an area with a fair amount of young people around but I don't have to be right in the middle of all the bars and everything and don't have to be right next to a metro stop either although being not too far away from one would be nice.

One of my friends, before he left the area, stayed at Lloyd Apartments in South Arlington / Alexandria and paid $900-$1000 for a 1BR including utilities.

That said, aside from location, it's not the best place to live.

Other than that, I don't know of any 1BRs in the area that are less than $1500.