Tysons or Bethesda

[Anonymous]

If you had the option of working/living in Tysons area or Bethesda area with 2 elementary age children in public schools, which would you choose? We would be renting the first year and our budget would go up to 5k/month.

[Anonymous]

You will get more house for your money in Tysons.

[Anonymous]

I will say Bethesda until college time, then I will say Tysons for VA instate tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you had the option of working/living in Tysons area or Bethesda area with 2 elementary age children in public schools, which would you choose? We would be renting the first year and our budget would go up to 5k/month.

Tyson's. MoCo is circling the drain under Elrich. Unless of course you're the type of person who would have voted for him, in that case please go to MD.

[Anonymous]

Tough call. Both have Metro access which is nice. Bethesda is more walkable and has more charm. Tysons has better shopping.

B-CC HS is an excellent school conveniently located in downtown Bethesda which is nice. The Tysons area is served by two or three high schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tough call. Both have Metro access which is nice. Bethesda is more walkable and has more charm. Tysons has better shopping.

B-CC HS is an excellent school conveniently located in downtown Bethesda which is nice. The Tysons area is served by two or three high schools.

You should definitely visit both. They are very different feeling and I'm sure you will notice and see what fits your lifestyle best. Bethesda is a walkable small city. Tysons is a series of malls and offices straddling a major highway.

[Anonymous]

Bethesda 100 percent if you have kids. Tysons is like living in a shopping mall surrounded by highways.

[Anonymous]

Tyson's is still evolving, Bethesda will continue to be what it is.

[Anonymous]

tysons, no questions there.

[Anonymous]

Bethesda. No question.

[Anonymous]

I moved from Chevy Chase to Tysons and never looked back. My 1960 house in CC was a constant maintenance nightmare and the closest restaurant was La Ferme (barf). Although it's a bit of a walk, I can now hit Jiwa Singapura in the Galleria, Eddie V at Tysons, and other restaurants. Plus it has a youthful vibe and people doing real jobs (e.g. not government drones)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved from Chevy Chase to Tysons and never looked back. My 1960 house in CC was a constant maintenance nightmare and the closest restaurant was La Ferme (barf). Although it's a bit of a walk, I can now hit Jiwa Singapura in the Galleria, Eddie V at Tysons, and other restaurants. Plus it has a youthful vibe and people doing real jobs (e.g. not government drones)

Government drones are not living in Bethesda. Not even Government contractors who let's be real is the majority of the worker bees in Tysons. A ton of people in Bethesda are lawyers, doctors, lobbyists, finance professionals, professors, and scientists. I've lived in both and would take Bethesda any day.

[Anonymous]

The key here is "Tysons area" and "Bethesda area" as opposed to "Tysons" and "Bethesda."

I'd rather live in the Tysons area (i.e., McLean and Vienna) than the Bethesda area, but I'd also rather live in downtown Bethesda than in Tysons if those were the choices, although Tysons is getting better in terms of amenities besides the malls.

[Anonymous]

Bethesds. Tysons has to deal with their insane Richmond overlords.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved from Chevy Chase to Tysons and never looked back. My 1960 house in CC was a constant maintenance nightmare and the closest restaurant was La Ferme (barf). Although it's a bit of a walk, I can now hit Jiwa Singapura in the Galleria, Eddie V at Tysons, and other restaurants. Plus it has a youthful vibe and people doing real jobs (e.g. not government drones)

The perception of government workers living in Bethesda is so wrong. I would think there are more government worker in Tysons. Bethesda is a smaller and more walkable than Tyson, in general. But if you live in the outskirt of Bethesda or Tysons, you have to drive. So really, the question is: do you have a specific neighborhood in either area that you're targeting?