Aspen Hill residents, give me your experiences with the place

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elegant and Aspen Hill do not go together in a sentence.

Hewitt Ave a main area of Aspen Hill once a very nice mix of apartments and home now a dump.

Aspen Hill needs a serious visit from ICE. Then it might get better. From Wheaton to Glenmont to Aspen Hill. Those with means went west.

Yes, the brown people playing soccer on the weekends are a serious scourge to the neighborhood

Gladly have them over you brownshirts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elegant and Aspen Hill do not go together in a sentence.

Hewitt Ave a main area of Aspen Hill once a very nice mix of apartments and home now a dump.

Aspen Hill needs a serious visit from ICE. Then it might get better. From Wheaton to Glenmont to Aspen Hill. Those with means went west.

Hi can you help me find a house in shippers lane or flint rock road with a house like this

[Anonymous]

Do not live there. Many illegal Peruvians and Colombians migrated here since the late 90's and ruined it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Weird. SFH from the 70s in my Aspen Hill adjacent neighborhood just sold for 700k.

It's fine, yes sometimes things are stolen from cars but that's been about it.

The downside is retail but I tend to drive to Olney / Rockville / Wheaton to shop anyhow. The Safeway in Aspen Hill is fine, I just don't go when all the kids from the local schools are wandering around, but that goes for anywhere in the entire DC metro.

There is never a time that I need to avoid the Safeway in Great Falls or the one on Harrison Street in North Arlington. There’s a reason why SFHs are only $700,000. That price tag comes with having to avoid grocery stores when the local kids are around, which is a crazy thing to have to do.

God you're exhausting. OP asked for YOUR experiences with Aspen Hill, specifically the Barnsley or Flower Valley cluster, not your opinion on why areas that cost two or three times more are better. Nobody that lives in Aspen Hill cares what you're doing over in Great Falls or Tysons or wherever else you're determined befits your social status.

You still don’t get it. Ask yourself why Aspen Hill cost as much as McLean in the early 1980s and is now seen as so undesirable that renovated SFHs are only selling for $600,000 even though it’s less than 5-10 miles from Bethesda and Chevy Chase.

The reason is because it has been sliding downhill for 40 years. Why would anyone in there right mind advise OP to make a $100,000+ down payment to live in a neighborhood with no prospects for the future?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird. SFH from the 70s in my Aspen Hill adjacent neighborhood just sold for 700k.

It's fine, yes sometimes things are stolen from cars but that's been about it.

The downside is retail but I tend to drive to Olney / Rockville / Wheaton to shop anyhow. The Safeway in Aspen Hill is fine, I just don't go when all the kids from the local schools are wandering around, but that goes for anywhere in the entire DC metro.

There is never a time that I need to avoid the Safeway in Great Falls or the one on Harrison Street in North Arlington. There’s a reason why SFHs are only $700,000. That price tag comes with having to avoid grocery stores when the local kids are around, which is a crazy thing to have to do.

God you're exhausting. OP asked for YOUR experiences with Aspen Hill, specifically the Barnsley or Flower Valley cluster, not your opinion on why areas that cost two or three times more are better. Nobody that lives in Aspen Hill cares what you're doing over in Great Falls or Tysons or wherever else you're determined befits your social status.

You still don’t get it. Ask yourself why Aspen Hill cost as much as McLean in the early 1980s and is now seen as so undesirable that renovated SFHs are only selling for $600,000 even though it’s less than 5-10 miles from Bethesda and Chevy Chase.

The reason is because it has been sliding downhill for 40 years. Why would anyone in there right mind advise OP to make a $100,000+ down payment to live in a neighborhood with no prospects for the future?

Because there are brown and Black people hard. It’s not the gotcha you think it is.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Elegant and Aspen Hill do not go together in a sentence.

Hewitt Ave a main area of Aspen Hill once a very nice mix of apartments and home now a dump.

Aspen Hill needs a serious visit from ICE. Then it might get better. From Wheaton to Glenmont to Aspen Hill. Those with means went west.

Yes, the brown people playing soccer on the weekends are a serious scourge to the neighborhood

Gladly have them over you brownshirts.

There are a lot of “brown people” in Ashburn and yet it is way nicer than Aspen Hill and you don’t need to worry about going to grocery stores when the local kids are around. Why is that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird. SFH from the 70s in my Aspen Hill adjacent neighborhood just sold for 700k.

It's fine, yes sometimes things are stolen from cars but that's been about it.

The downside is retail but I tend to drive to Olney / Rockville / Wheaton to shop anyhow. The Safeway in Aspen Hill is fine, I just don't go when all the kids from the local schools are wandering around, but that goes for anywhere in the entire DC metro.

There is never a time that I need to avoid the Safeway in Great Falls or the one on Harrison Street in North Arlington. There’s a reason why SFHs are only $700,000. That price tag comes with having to avoid grocery stores when the local kids are around, which is a crazy thing to have to do.

God you're exhausting. OP asked for YOUR experiences with Aspen Hill, specifically the Barnsley or Flower Valley cluster, not your opinion on why areas that cost two or three times more are better. Nobody that lives in Aspen Hill cares what you're doing over in Great Falls or Tysons or wherever else you're determined befits your social status.

You still don’t get it. Ask yourself why Aspen Hill cost as much as McLean in the early 1980s and is now seen as so undesirable that renovated SFHs are only selling for $600,000 even though it’s less than 5-10 miles from Bethesda and Chevy Chase.

The reason is because it has been sliding downhill for 40 years. Why would anyone in there right mind advise OP to make a $100,000+ down payment to live in a neighborhood with no prospects for the future?

Because there are brown and Black people hard. It’s not the gotcha you think it is.

Nice try, but this South Arlington house sold for $161,000 in 1988 and is going for $940,000 today. The elementary school it’s zoned for is 77% Hispanic and 6% white. This house would go for $700,000 tops in Aspen Hill and Aspen Hill was more desirable and more expensive than South Arlington in the 80s.

The difference is that Arlington actually cares about attracting businesses so it can raise revenue with corporate taxes and doesn’t rely exclusively on raising property taxes. It’s also in a state with a budget surplus, not a budget deficit, despite having less taxes than MD.

Aspen Hill is a dying, depressing place to live with literally no economic development or hope in the horizon. Please name anything Aspen Hill is developing in the next 5-10 years. There’s nothing.

[Anonymous]

South Arlington House:
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/5800-3rd-St-S-22204/home/11258664

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird. SFH from the 70s in my Aspen Hill adjacent neighborhood just sold for 700k.

It's fine, yes sometimes things are stolen from cars but that's been about it.

The downside is retail but I tend to drive to Olney / Rockville / Wheaton to shop anyhow. The Safeway in Aspen Hill is fine, I just don't go when all the kids from the local schools are wandering around, but that goes for anywhere in the entire DC metro.

There is never a time that I need to avoid the Safeway in Great Falls or the one on Harrison Street in North Arlington. There’s a reason why SFHs are only $700,000. That price tag comes with having to avoid grocery stores when the local kids are around, which is a crazy thing to have to do.

God you're exhausting. OP asked for YOUR experiences with Aspen Hill, specifically the Barnsley or Flower Valley cluster, not your opinion on why areas that cost two or three times more are better. Nobody that lives in Aspen Hill cares what you're doing over in Great Falls or Tysons or wherever else you're determined befits your social status.

You still don’t get it. Ask yourself why Aspen Hill cost as much as McLean in the early 1980s and is now seen as so undesirable that renovated SFHs are only selling for $600,000 even though it’s less than 5-10 miles from Bethesda and Chevy Chase.

The reason is because it has been sliding downhill for 40 years. Why would anyone in there right mind advise OP to make a $100,000+ down payment to live in a neighborhood with no prospects for the future?

Because there are brown and Black people hard. It’s not the gotcha you think it is.

Nice try, but this South Arlington house sold for $161,000 in 1988 and is going for $940,000 today. The elementary school it’s zoned for is 77% Hispanic and 6% white. This house would go for $700,000 tops in Aspen Hill and Aspen Hill was more desirable and more expensive than South Arlington in the 80s.

The difference is that Arlington actually cares about attracting businesses so it can raise revenue with corporate taxes and doesn’t rely exclusively on raising property taxes. It’s also in a state with a budget surplus, not a budget deficit, despite having less taxes than MD.

Aspen Hill is a dying, depressing place to live with literally no economic development or hope in the horizon. Please name anything Aspen Hill is developing in the next 5-10 years. There’s nothing.

Where do you live that you keep pushing so hard against people who live in Aspen Hill saying it’s a fine place to live? Show us on the doll where Aspen Hill hurt you.

[Anonymous]

Why is no one answering I need to find a home in castaway drive that looks like the nick jr logo from 1996 1998 🟧🟦

[Anonymous]

WTF is up with all the racists on this thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird. SFH from the 70s in my Aspen Hill adjacent neighborhood just sold for 700k.

It's fine, yes sometimes things are stolen from cars but that's been about it.

The downside is retail but I tend to drive to Olney / Rockville / Wheaton to shop anyhow. The Safeway in Aspen Hill is fine, I just don't go when all the kids from the local schools are wandering around, but that goes for anywhere in the entire DC metro.

There is never a time that I need to avoid the Safeway in Great Falls or the one on Harrison Street in North Arlington. There’s a reason why SFHs are only $700,000. That price tag comes with having to avoid grocery stores when the local kids are around, which is a crazy thing to have to do.

God you're exhausting. OP asked for YOUR experiences with Aspen Hill, specifically the Barnsley or Flower Valley cluster, not your opinion on why areas that cost two or three times more are better. Nobody that lives in Aspen Hill cares what you're doing over in Great Falls or Tysons or wherever else you're determined befits your social status.

You still don’t get it. Ask yourself why Aspen Hill cost as much as McLean in the early 1980s and is now seen as so undesirable that renovated SFHs are only selling for $600,000 even though it’s less than 5-10 miles from Bethesda and Chevy Chase.

The reason is because it has been sliding downhill for 40 years. Why would anyone in there right mind advise OP to make a $100,000+ down payment to live in a neighborhood with no prospects for the future?

Because there are brown and Black people hard. It’s not the gotcha you think it is.

Nice try, but this South Arlington house sold for $161,000 in 1988 and is going for $940,000 today. The elementary school it’s zoned for is 77% Hispanic and 6% white. This house would go for $700,000 tops in Aspen Hill and Aspen Hill was more desirable and more expensive than South Arlington in the 80s.

The difference is that Arlington actually cares about attracting businesses so it can raise revenue with corporate taxes and doesn’t rely exclusively on raising property taxes. It’s also in a state with a budget surplus, not a budget deficit, despite having less taxes than MD.

Aspen Hill is a dying, depressing place to live with literally no economic development or hope in the horizon. Please name anything Aspen Hill is developing in the next 5-10 years. There’s nothing.

Fascinating story, but I hate to break it to you -- South Arlington's price appreciation is due almost exclusively to Amazon and that bubble is about to burst. The Post had an article on this just today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/04/25/amazon-hq2-jobs-federal-cuts-trump/. And if you look at the houses on the market, there is beginning to be a serious glut in South Arlington. You might believe that Arlington is uniquely good at attracting businesses, but the fact is that there is a 25% office vacancy rate, and Amazon has not lived up to its promises. Also, Arlington has raised property tax rates for the past two years. Most parts of South Arlington are streets full of dilapidated houses with chain link fences; a few McMansions here and there won't change that. Most buyers looking to live in Arlington look exclusively at North Arlington for a reason.

[Anonymous]

There's a Nova troll who always comes out in full force on any thread about Maryland. Hey dude, how's it going? You checking zillow daily to see if your shack in South Arlington has appreciated?

The insecurity is rather astonishing. But on top of the insecurity, they also make up totally random facts -- just for the record, McLean was not the same price as Aspen Hill in the 1980s. That's like comparing Bethesda to Hoodbridge -- it's apples to oranges. It's really silly season on this board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a Nova troll who always comes out in full force on any thread about Maryland. Hey dude, how's it going? You checking zillow daily to see if your shack in South Arlington has appreciated?

The insecurity is rather astonishing. But on top of the insecurity, they also make up totally random facts -- just for the record, McLean was not the same price as Aspen Hill in the 1980s. That's like comparing Bethesda to Hoodbridge -- it's apples to oranges. It's really silly season on this board.

Not the 80s, but if you say that Aspen Hill was not once as expensive as McLean you are lying to yourself. The appreciation in Aspen Hill is horrific. The Aspen Hill house is beautiful and new insidr and has gone from $390,000 in 2010 to $650,000 today. That is peanuts compared to what you would get for a similar house in NoVa during a 15 year period.

McLean School District
1973 for $64,000 - Today for $1.4M
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Mc-Lean/7100-Tyndale-St-22101/home/9398185

1979 for $78,000 - Today for $1.1M
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/6731-Crest-Pl-22046/home/9482227

Aspen Hill
1978 for $93,000 - Today for $650,000
https://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/3109-Birchtree-Ln-20906/home/11084607