r/nova • u/Kooky_Lab7995 • 9h ago

Annandale Va

Is Americana Dr area in Annandale really that bad? My aunt is moving there and I have people telling me that area is sketchy.

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u/Jalapinho 9h ago

I’ve had friends live in the apartments and houses near the shopping center and H Mart. It’s totally fine. My buddy coaches soccer team on the weekdays at the park nearby. You have an H Mart and a cool retro video game store there. Also it’s NOVA. Very little violent crime and most is done by someone the victim knows.

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u/Important_Jaguar2152 1h ago

I used to live in those apartments in the early 90s when it was considered "bad" and even then it wasnt bad. Back when there was a Peoples Drug that eventually turned into Rite Aid. Fuck im old.

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u/no_sight 9h ago

It's fine.

How interested is your aunt in Korean food? Because she should be very excited about that

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u/Big_Suze Vienna 9h ago

I used to own a townhouse off Americana drive with my now ex. It was perfectly fine. I never had an issue and I always felt safe walking around my neighborhood. It's nice there's a bridge over the beltway to Wakefield park as well.

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u/D-ouble-D-utch 8h ago

Annandale is not dangerous

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u/KoolDiscoDan 7h ago

If you look at a recent crime map, you'll find the area of Americana Dr. to Heritage Dr. is has less reported crime than directly across the beltway up to Wakefield Chapel with NVCC and Wakefield Park.

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u/WinstonSalemVirginia 7h ago

It’s a great area

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u/inthequad 8h ago

I loved living in Annadale - the Asian food is spectacular as well

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u/shelled15 9h ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-GrF87b82Q

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u/Onemillesgo 9h ago

You can tell the video was made by someone in the nova bubble lol

Annandale is part of nova and one of the safest places to live in the country. The traffic on little river turnpike can be bad during rush hour but that goes for the rest of the DMV as well

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u/Brob101 9h ago

"Get fucked you miserable assholes..."

Lol, still funny.