GREAT OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Fairfax, VA Residents, please visit News and Events page for meeting information. Great Oaks is a planned, award-winning community of 130 contemporary-style homes in a rustic, wooded setting. It is located at the eastern end of Fairfax City, Virginia, a self-governed city that became independent of Fairfax County in 1961. Fairfax was settled in the 1700's and is now home to more than 20,000 residents spread throughout several diverse suburban neighborhoods and a historic downtown area that has recently undergone major redevelopment, including new shops, cafes, taverns, restaurants, condominiums, and a new public library. For further details, see the Old Town Redevelopment website. The City of Fairfax is ranked #3 on Forbes list of top 25 places to live in the United States. Fairfax has award-winning public schools, which are perennially ranked among the tops in the nation. Fairfax High School, which is within walking distance of Great Oaks, recently placed #149 nationwide in Newsweek's 2007 rankings of the top high schools, placing it in the 95th percentile of schools. Fairfax has excellent city services and boasts one of the lowest property tax rates in Northern Virginia. Fairfax is also home to George Mason University, along with its educational, athletic, and cultural offerings. Great Oaks is located off of Old Lee Highway, minutes from the Vienna/Fairfax Metro Station on the Orange Line and just across the street from the Army Navy Country Club's Fairfax course and near several local parks, bike and hiking trails. It also has its own city CUE bus stop on Old Lee Highway with service around Fairfax and to the Metro, as well as close proximity to major road systems such as Route 66, Rt. 50 and the Washington Beltway (I-495). Great Oaks is known for its majestic mature trees because the developer retained 65% of the original green space when the community was planned. The homes have free-flowing room design and zero-based lot lines that maximize the house size and minimize the yards. Each home has a two-car garage. One road serves as the entrance and exit, and houses are laid out on short streets that end in cul-de-sacs. The cluster grouping of homes offers magnificent landscaping without land maintenance headaches. It is a private community where the residents jointly own the roads, sewer system, pool and common spaces. Hit counter since 11/15/2004:
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