I’m making the leap from Va to Maryland

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Anonymous wrote:College Park is great. University Park is great. Mt. Rainier and Hyattsville are great. Greenbelt is great. Cheaper than MoCo and NoVa.

What is it you think "great means"

It's all cheap for a reason, and far from great.

Sayeth the racists who have never been there (or not been there recently). College Park/University Park look very much like the Midwestern college town I grew up in - there are beautiful historic homes, good coffee shops. quirky stores, and parts are very walkable. It hasn't been cheap for some time. Hyattsville and Mt. Rainier have a Takoma Park feel with a more affordable price point. Artists, gay couples, and millennial families are buying there in droves. Finally, Greenbelt is frequently picked as one of the best cities to live in in the entire country. It's very diverse. Very good public services. Walkable. Green. Small town feel. There are a lot of racists who write nasty posts any time any one mentions a great house or an event in PG county. If it's not a McMansion in a light and bright NoVa neighborhood it's ugly or unsafe or full of crime. It's noted (and disgusting).

Nah, it’s just cheap with a lot of aging housing that hasn’t been maintained, plus the public schools are so bad real estate agents don’t even bother to include them on the listings because the agents know they only further discourage people from wanting to live there.

Yikes these racist trolls keep coming out from under their rocks. Must be the same people that the forced the creation of the separate PG schools topic. Yuck!

Where did the PP mention anything about race? You're the one who brought race into it.

you're not that clueless, are you?

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Anonymous wrote:College Park is great. University Park is great. Mt. Rainier and Hyattsville are great. Greenbelt is great. Cheaper than MoCo and NoVa.

What is it you think "great means"

It's all cheap for a reason, and far from great.

Sayeth the racists who have never been there (or not been there recently). College Park/University Park look very much like the Midwestern college town I grew up in - there are beautiful historic homes, good coffee shops. quirky stores, and parts are very walkable. It hasn't been cheap for some time. Hyattsville and Mt. Rainier have a Takoma Park feel with a more affordable price point. Artists, gay couples, and millennial families are buying there in droves. Finally, Greenbelt is frequently picked as one of the best cities to live in in the entire country. It's very diverse. Very good public services. Walkable. Green. Small town feel. There are a lot of racists who write nasty posts any time any one mentions a great house or an event in PG county. If it's not a McMansion in a light and bright NoVa neighborhood it's ugly or unsafe or full of crime. It's noted (and disgusting).

Nah, it’s just cheap with a lot of aging housing that hasn’t been maintained, plus the public schools are so bad real estate agents don’t even bother to include them on the listings because the agents know they only further discourage people from wanting to live there.

Yikes these racist trolls keep coming out from under their rocks. Must be the same people that the forced the creation of the separate PG schools topic. Yuck!

Where did the PP mention anything about race? You're the one who brought race into it.

you're not that clueless, are you?

I guess I am. Please explain how disliking PG county makes someone racist. PG vs. Moco - more crime, less educated adult population, worse schools. Why exactly should I pretend to like that and what does it have to do with race?

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Anonymous wrote:8. Arlington County, Virginia — $120,950
7. Fairfax County, Virginia — $122,035
6. San Mateo County, California — $122,930
5. Marin County, California — $122,933
4. Los Alamos County, New Mexico — $124,947
3. Santa Clara County, California — $125,933
2. Falls Church City, Virginia — $137,551
1. Loudoun County, Virginia — $140,382

lol.. someone really has an inferiority complex about NoVa with all the postings about how much better NoVA is compared to its surrounding area. Get a life PP and stop embarrassing yourself.

BTW, I use to live in San Mateo County.

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Anonymous wrote:My commute will be so much better, and I can get more house for the money. So Silver Spring, College Park, or Hyattsville? I like the idea of a college town (I went to UVA and loved Charlottesville) but I have no idea if College Park is like Cville. I want family friendly and safe.

Back to the original question. For me, living in PG (Cheverly) gave us the ability to buy a house in a nice neighborhood and kept my commute around 15 minutes. Our local ES has worked for us.
Our neighbors are all professionals. Scientists, graphic designers, IT folks, programmers, GS-13-15 Feds, teachers etc. Not many doctors or lawyers, but there are a few. We have a lot of NPR employees and people who work in congressional offices. We have a lot of families who moved here because they were priced out of Capitol Hill. Houses run between $350-650K.
Cheverly is very family friendly because families can live off of one income and have a stay at home parent if they want too. We have lived here for 18 years and have never been a victim of crime. Our kids walk or bike around town to see their friends. There is really only one way in and out of town so there isn't much through traffic on the side streets.
Old Greenbelt and University Park is very similar.
Historic Hyattsville, Mt Rainer and Riverdale Park are a bit different because they have small Main Street type areas. Also very family friendly and safe. College Park is fine, but it isn't your typical college town and wouldn't be my first choice given your criteria. Also, purple line construction is a HUGE pain right now.

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Anonymous wrote:College Park is great. University Park is great. Mt. Rainier and Hyattsville are great. Greenbelt is great. Cheaper than MoCo and NoVa.

What is it you think "great means"

It's all cheap for a reason, and far from great.

Sayeth the racists who have never been there (or not been there recently). College Park/University Park look very much like the Midwestern college town I grew up in - there are beautiful historic homes, good coffee shops. quirky stores, and parts are very walkable. It hasn't been cheap for some time. Hyattsville and Mt. Rainier have a Takoma Park feel with a more affordable price point. Artists, gay couples, and millennial families are buying there in droves. Finally, Greenbelt is frequently picked as one of the best cities to live in in the entire country. It's very diverse. Very good public services. Walkable. Green. Small town feel. There are a lot of racists who write nasty posts any time any one mentions a great house or an event in PG county. If it's not a McMansion in a light and bright NoVa neighborhood it's ugly or unsafe or full of crime. It's noted (and disgusting).

Nah, it’s just cheap with a lot of aging housing that hasn’t been maintained, plus the public schools are so bad real estate agents don’t even bother to include them on the listings because the agents know they only further discourage people from wanting to live there.

Yikes these racist trolls keep coming out from under their rocks. Must be the same people that the forced the creation of the separate PG schools topic. Yuck!

Where did the PP mention anything about race? You're the one who brought race into it.

you're not that clueless, are you?

I guess I am. Please explain how disliking PG county makes someone racist. PG vs. Moco - more crime, less educated adult population, worse schools. Why exactly should I pretend to like that and what does it have to do with race?

Yes you are if you don't know that talking about PG county, especially in the Real Estate, always involve race.

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It seems like there are some houses near College Park that are quite inexpensive compared to what they'd cost in NoVa. So your money may go further. It does seem like private school might be required. Realtors in PG don't even bother most of the time to note the school assignments and the web pages for some of the schools, such as Northwestern HS, emphasize that the school has large and growing ESOL and FARMS populations, while not featuring the school's course catalogs. In addition, many will feature communications from the school principals that are full of grammar and syntax errors. It's almost anti-marketing for those who'd want their kids to get a good education.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like there are some houses near College Park that are quite inexpensive compared to what they'd cost in NoVa. So your money may go further. It does seem like private school might be required. Realtors in PG don't even bother most of the time to note the school assignments and the web pages for some of the schools, such as Northwestern HS, emphasize that the school has large and growing ESOL and FARMS populations, while not featuring the school's course catalogs. In addition, many will feature communications from the school principals that are full of grammar and syntax errors. It's almost anti-marketing for those who'd want their kids to get a good education.

MoCo (non Silver Spring) resident here so I don't have a dog in this fight but your statement about realtors in PG not bothering to put in school assignments in their listing is false. Just open up any PG listing and you can see for yourself that school assignments are listed there. Next, why would they post the web page of the school in their listing? I've never seen that practice before. Also, there is a course catalog on the PG county school web site: https://www.pgcps.org/courses-and-programs-of-study/. Courses are usually listed at the county level because the courses are available at all schools for the most part. Finally, you really don't get to talk about grammar errors when you yourself can't write a comprehensible post. What are you saying now about Northwestern High School's emphasis on it's growing ESOL and FARMS population?

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As someone who grew up both in Nova AND MoCo (and who attended the Univ of MD, College Park) I can tell you that both areas are very similar. They are both diverse, both lean liberal, both have great neighborhoods and great schools. Anyone arguing that the MD and VA DC area suburbs are different just doesn't know what they are talking about!

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like there are some houses near College Park that are quite inexpensive compared to what they'd cost in NoVa. So your money may go further. It does seem like private school might be required. Realtors in PG don't even bother most of the time to note the school assignments and the web pages for some of the schools, such as Northwestern HS, emphasize that the school has large and growing ESOL and FARMS populations, while not featuring the school's course catalogs. In addition, many will feature communications from the school principals that are full of grammar and syntax errors. It's almost anti-marketing for those who'd want their kids to get a good education.

MoCo (non Silver Spring) resident here so I don't have a dog in this fight but your statement about realtors in PG not bothering to put in school assignments in their listing is false. Just open up any PG listing and you can see for yourself that school assignments are listed there. Next, why would they post the web page of the school in their listing? I've never seen that practice before. Also, there is a course catalog on the PG county school web site: https://www.pgcps.org/courses-and-programs-of-study/. Courses are usually listed at the county level because the courses are available at all schools for the most part. Finally, you really don't get to talk about grammar errors when you yourself can't write a comprehensible post. What are you saying now about Northwestern High School's emphasis on it's growing ESOL and FARMS population?

Your reading comprehension skills are seriously lacking.

PG realtors regularly fail to identify the schools for their listings. That is almost never the case in NoVa or western MoCo.

And it's the school web sites maintained by PGCPS that are underwhelming when it comes to specific course offerings. The link you provided is just a compilation of all the courses that may be offered at PGCPS schools, with the disclaimer that individual schools may not offer all those courses. Other school systems are much clearer as to the courses actually offered at individual schools.

And you wonder why people go private there...

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Anonymous wrote:You may already know this, but the property taxes in MD are some of the worst in the country, that's why homes are so much cheaper there. Their income taxes are also higher than Virginia's. Also, Virginia has some of the best public schools in the country and great public universities. Just be sure to weigh the cons as well as pros. But you know your circumstances best. Best of luck!!

This person is an idiot.

You have the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins, St John’s and the Naval Academy

After that it is a string of public and private schools for underachievers

All the areas around these universities are very high in crime. No wonder people are leaving Baltimore every year.

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Anonymous wrote:College Park, Downtown Hyattsville, Riverdale Park, Cheverly, Bowie, and Greenbelt are all very safe. I have lived and worked in this areas for over 20 years. I have never felt unsafe.
(I can't speak to other parts of the Rt 1 corridor because I don't go that often but I am sure that it is also fine)

Hyattsville is safe?? Seriously?

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Isn't Charlottesville where the white supremacists had their March??

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Anonymous wrote:MD has layered taxes. In addition to MD state taxes, you will pay sizable county taxes and on top of these some areas have additional local taxes depending on where you choose to live. Areas of Rockville, Silver Spring and Takoma Park all have additional taxes. Make sure to run everything through a tax calculator. If you are lower income the tax situation in MD is not bad at all but if your are upper income it is terrible.

Montgomery County was in a dire economic situation before COVID. PG or Howard would be safer from a financial perspective.

MD would kill you with all the taxes and poor service. No wonder people are leaving MD and going to other state and NoVA could be one of them.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't Charlottesville where the white supremacists had their March??

Yeah, it's where a city resident wprotesting against the far right agitators was murdered by an out of towner white supremacist. Be glad it hasn't in your home town, douche bag.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't Charlottesville where the white supremacists had their March??

Yeah, it's where a city resident wprotesting against the far right agitators was murdered by an out of towner white supremacist. Be glad it hasn't in your home town, douche bag.

That would only happen in white supremacists friendly city such as Charlottesville.