Dale City Virginia - Where Is It, And What's The Community Like?
Dale City is about 25 miles South of DC. It's doesn't have a downtown like Old Town Manassas or Occoquan. It's not even a Home Owners Association Community. It was built before huge planned sub-divisions with amenities became the norm.Dale City is made up of dozens of neighborhoods. Dale City was started way back in the 70's by Cecil Hyton after the post war housing boom, and back then the homes were modest starter homes and small townhomes. Today there are more than 60,000 residents and over 20,000 homes in Dale City!
It's not the Dale City most folks remember..it's changed and in a good way.
What I find most interesting about Dale City, Virginia is, as the community was built and streets formed they were added alphabetically.( such as Ashdale, Birchdale, CherryDale and so on, all the way to Hoadly Rd where they are now building new homes in the Q Sections! I'm not sure if Cecil Hylton had that vision or master plan sketched out on a note pad way back then or if it just happened. I've lived in this area for 25 years and I've never learned that little piece of information. If someone knows, please comment below and tell us about the things you like about living there.
From the air, I understand the community is fashioned a grid like system. Dale Blvd is the main artery which runs from I-95 (Dale City Exit) to Hoadly Rd. From beginning to end the distance is about seven miles. Whenever I have clients in the car, "I always say,if you get lost in Dale City, just get yourself onto a street that ends with Dale and you will wind up on main road. Then just decide if you need to go east or west!"
Did you know that if you Google Dale City, Virginia there is a wikipedia definition for it?
Single Family Homes range in size from starter homes of 1400 sq ft up to 5000 sq ft in the Estate Series. Price ranges start at $150,000 and go up to $500,000. Search Active Homes For Sale Now
Townhome neighborhoods range from older townhomes in the low $100,000 to large garage townhomes that boast 2400 sq ft up to $300,000. Search Active Homes For Sale in Dale City Now
The heart of Dale City is at the corner of Minnieville Rd and Dale Blvd. There you will find four strip shopping centers, one in every direction. Potomac Mills Mall is less than five miles away. At the far end of Dale Blvd, where you find the newest built homes you will find The Boys and Girls Club and Skate Nation, as well as the Mapledale Shopping Center and then the new Food Lion Shopping Center and Harris Teeter Shopping Center on Hoadly Rd.
Some folks remember Dale City as the place with the little houses. There are still lots of little houses and many have been purchased by investors and refurbished and we are seeing neighborhoods change. The community boasts over 20,000 homes and more than 63,000 people. Take a drive one day down the Prince William Parkway, and turn left on Hoadly Rd and be prepared to see lots of affordable homes that are less than five years old! They offer high ceilings, many with luxury baths and big flat yards. Dale City is well known for larger lot sizes. Better yet, if you are someone who just hates home owners associations rules and regulations, then relax most of Dale City does not have an HOA! So if you really want to keep you boat in the driveway...you can.
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Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085(Peggy)703-590-2252 (Office).Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST"to list your property for sale we service Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas,Gainesville, Garrisonville and Triangle area's.Basically all of Prince William County Virginia. Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Quantico, Fort Belvior, Occoquan, Dale City.
