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Moving to Beverley Hills (Alexandria)
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Beverley Hills (Alexandria) fits families who want a quiet, hilly, all-residential pocket of Alexandria near Del Ray, without paying Del Ray’s price on the block. If that description does not sound like you, one of the 4 nearby neighborhoods below is probably a better read.
The 60-second read
Rent
Rentals are rare; most of the roughly 600 1930s and 40s Colonials and Cape Cods sell in the $850K to $1.2M range (approximate)
Metro
No Metro station in the neighborhood; King St-Old Town or Braddock Road, about a 10-min drive
By car
About 20 min to DC off-peak via the GW Parkway or Route 1
What Beverley Hills (Alexandria) is actually like
Beverley Hills sits in the hills above Del Ray and Rosemont, the upper half of what locals call North Ridge. Builders laid it out in the 1930s and 40s and had the sense to leave the oaks and dogwoods standing, so the streets read more like a park than a subdivision. About 600 homes total, mostly Colonials and Cape Cods on lots set well back from the road. Kids walk to George Mason or Charles Barrett elementary, or the lower school campus of St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes. The neighborhood’s actual gathering spot is Beverley Park, known to everyone as The Pit, a renovated playground and open green where the North Ridge Citizens Association runs most of its block parties and tree plantings.
Worth knowing before you commit
Here’s the honest version: Beverley Hills does not have a restaurant, cafe, or shop inside its own boundary (ALXnow’s own neighborhood spotlight says the same thing). Residents walk or bike downhill into Del Ray for that. St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub at 2300 Mount Vernon Avenue, a Del Ray fixture since 1996, is the honest answer to where the coffee run happens, even though it sits just outside the boundary.
Local independent worth the drive: St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub, 2300 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria (Del Ray, established 1996, 375+ Yelp reviews). NOTE: this is a flagged exception, not a strict in-boundary pick. Beverley Hills genuinely has zero restaurants/shops inside its own boundary, confirmed by ALXnow’s own 2021 neighborhood spotlight on the area ("Beverley Hills does not host any restaurants within the neighborhood boundaries"). Multiple searches (King Street corridor, Russell Road, Bradlee Shopping Center) found no independent business actually inside Beverley Hills. St. Elmo’s in adjacent Del Ray is the honest nearest walkable answer and is disclosed as such in the tip copy, rather than silently misattributing it as in-boundary (the mistake corrected in the Vienna/Caboose Cafe entry on 2026-06-24).
Beverley Hills (Alexandria) vs the 3 closest NOVA neighborhoods
Compare rent, Metro access, and car commute side-by-side.
| Neighborhood |
Rent |
Metro |
By car |
| Beverley Hills (Alexandria) (this page) |
Rentals are rare; most of the roughly 600 1930s and 40s Colonials and Cape Cods sell in the $850K to $1.2M range (approximate) |
No Metro station in the neighborhood; King St-Old Town or Braddock Road, about a 10-min drive |
About 20 min to DC off-peak via the GW Parkway or Route 1 |
| Arlington — Shirlington |
$2,100/mo (1BR) |
no Metro, ART bus to Pentagon (15 min) |
20 min to DC off-peak |
| Alexandria — Del Ray |
$2,000/mo (1BR), $700K to buy a small craftsman |
25 min to DC (Yellow/Blue, Braddock Rd or Potomac Yard) |
30 min to DC |
| Arlington — Crystal City |
$2,400/mo (1BR) |
10 min to L’Enfant Plaza (Blue/Yellow Line, Crystal City) |
10 min to DCA airport, 15 min to DC |
Mistakes people make moving to Beverley Hills (Alexandria)
- Underestimating rush-hour math. Off-peak commute times posted on rental sites are often the ONLY times most tenants will experience. Add 30 to 60 percent to any drive that crosses I-495, I-66, or the American Legion Bridge between 7 and 9:30 AM eastbound or 4 to 7 PM westbound.
- Treating “close to Metro” as walkable. Half a mile in DC is walkable. Half a mile in most of NOVA means crossing a stroad with no sidewalk and a parking lot. Check Google Street View before touring anywhere that markets itself as Metro-adjacent.
- Ignoring HOA and condo fees. NOVA condo fees frequently run $400 to $800 per month on top of the mortgage. Get the resale package early, read the reserve study, and price the full monthly nut before falling in love with a unit.
- Assuming the school pyramid is stable. Fairfax, Loudoun, and Arlington counties redistrict every few years. If school assignment is a factor, verify current boundaries directly with FCPS, LCPS, or APS admissions rather than trusting the address on Zillow.
Frequently asked questions about Beverley Hills (Alexandria)
Is Beverley Hills (Alexandria) a good place to live?
Beverley Hills (Alexandria) works well for families who want a quiet, hilly, all-residential pocket of Alexandria near Del Ray, without paying Del Ray’s price on the block. The tradeoffs are covered in detail below, but the short version is: Beverley Hills sits in the hills above Del Ray and Rosemont, the upper half of what locals call North Ridge.
What is the average rent in Beverley Hills (Alexandria)?
Rentals are rare; most of the roughly 600 1930s and 40s Colonials and Cape Cods sell in the $850K to $1.2M range (approximate)
Does Beverley Hills (Alexandria) have a Metro station?
No Metro station in the neighborhood; King St-Old Town or Braddock Road, about a 10-min drive
How long is the commute from Beverley Hills (Alexandria) to Washington DC?
About 20 min to DC off-peak via the GW Parkway or Route 1
What are the closest neighborhoods to Beverley Hills (Alexandria)?
The three closest tracked NOVA neighborhoods are Arlington — Shirlington (0.8 miles), Alexandria — Del Ray (1.1 miles), Arlington — Crystal City (1.8 miles).
Where should I eat if I visit Beverley Hills (Alexandria)?
St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub, 2300 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria (Del Ray, established 1996, 375+ Yelp reviews). NOTE: this is a flagged exception, not a strict in-boundary pick. Beverley Hills genuinely has zero restaurants/shops inside its own boundary, confirmed by ALXnow’s own 2021 neighborhood spotlight on the area ("Beverley Hills does not host any restaurants within the neighborhood boundaries"). Multiple searches (King Street corridor, Russell Road, Bradlee Shopping Center) found no independent business actually inside Beverley Hills. St. Elmo’s in adjacent Del Ray is the honest nearest walkable answer and is disclosed as such in the tip copy, rather than silently misattributing it as in-boundary (the mistake corrected in the Vienna/Caboose Cafe entry on 2026-06-24).
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