Are you in a friendly neighborhood or unfriendly?

[Anonymous]

Spring Valley- I would say "cordial" which is exactly how I like it. Pleasant discussions here and there but I'm not looking for friends and neither are they. Everyone keeps up their property nicely.

[Anonymous]

Mt. Pleasant. It could not be more friendly here. There are always block parties, kids playing in the alley, pick up games at Bancroft playground. We love it here and really feel a part of the community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Darnestown, very friendly.

Ran the Capital Cresent Trail last weekend at the request of a friend. Nobody says hi, nods, no good mornings. Thought that was odd, my friend thought that was normal. I am guessing friendly is in the eye of the beholder.

I though the capital crescent trail was bulldozed for the purple line?

[Anonymous]

They are super friendly on my street, and I've made other friends just by seeing them around.

[Anonymous]

Cordial neighborhood, but not particularly friendly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I seriously would love to move to a SFH where everyone has block parties, is relatively young (30s-40s) and you know everyone. I've had this image in my mind forever and have yet to find a neighborhood here with that. People are just so cold and transient here. I think I need to look for a place with 90%+ owners so that I have time to get to know my neighbors. Renters move way too often and landlords don't keep up the houses/grounds as nice as owners.

We have this in Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

Where in Bethesda?

We want this. Live in Crestwood now and just not enough little kids.

[Anonymous]

I live in a neighborhood where people say hi to each other but don’t socialize. It makes me sad. There are two wealthy women who live across the street from each other with full time help and kids around the same age and they don’t ever hang out. I find this odd. It’s like everyone just stays inside on screens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mt. Pleasant. It could not be more friendly here. There are always block parties, kids playing in the alley, pick up games at Bancroft playground. We love it here and really feel a part of the community.

+1

[Anonymous]

"Friendly" with lots of parties and hangouts, but don't be fooled, it's PTA Mean Girl types eager to pump you for information and who are talking behind your back. We don't bother attending anymore and our kids are now old enough to have social lives elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where in Bethesda?

We want this. Live in Crestwood now and just not enough little kids.

We live in Sumner and have this. Tons of young families, block parties, halloween parades, etc

[Anonymous]

I am in capitol hill and frankly do not see my neighbors all that often. Our schedules are just different. I know the neighbors immediately 2 doors right, 2 doors left, but that is about it. We do wave, have some small talk, every so often have a beer on their patio. I imagine if you have a dog, it might be easier to meet neighbors who also have dogs. I have a cat and no children.

[Anonymous]

Very friendly neighborhood in Springfield, but our family pretty much keeps to ourselves.

[Anonymous]

Not friendly. Next door neighbor is great, everyone else is not great. They might wave, typically to my husband, but never greeted us when we moved in, responded to christmas cards and refuse to bring us packages misdelivered to them. One did come to pick up their misdelivered food and grumped at my daughter like it was her fault. Very regretful we bought here.

[Anonymous]

Friendly but spotty: we know some neighbors very well, kids are good friends, we pet sit for each other, and then other neighbors are just a quick hi or nod and that's it. It's pretty much 50/50 for our street and next street over.