What is the most overrated area (neighborhood, town, etc) in the DC metropolitan area?

[Anonymous]

Not copying the whole debate (since it IS getting a little windy), but ...

I agree with the premise that "overrated" is not objective and so ultimately this whole thread and everyone's suggestions are just highly biased opinions ... but what else goes on on DCUM? As to the part about the market defining overrated and if in fact any real estate was overrated then prices would fall to reflect reality, I don't totally buy this since "the market" is a measure of the absolute value that I referenced initially ... i.e., Georgetown is more desirable than lots of places and prices reflect it.

The question - and definition provided at the outset of this silly thread - was what area is "most" (a relative judgment) "overrated," defined as compared to "places with a lot of "buzz", sought after homes, i.e. lower housing inventory." So, the question (stupid as it is) is what area do people here believe to be most undeserving of its hype and general reputation ... undeserving is also subjective, admittedly. The arbiter here would be the most number of people believing that a particular area's actual appeal to him/her is farthest from its perceived appeal (for example as reflected in media, people that don't live here but know about Gtown, the zeitgeist). By this measure, there have been far more mentions of Georgetown as the "most overrated" throughout this chain than any other individual area.

So, it is empirically fair to say that more people that chose to chime in here believe that Georgetown is the "most overrated" area ... and since we all agree that this is subjective and based on opinion, the only way to measure "most overrated" is through counting the number of opinions offered on the subject.

p.s., I love Georgetown, have never said it's overrated (only that 'over'rating is a relative judgment), and agree with everyone that's said this is a futile and stupid debate (today's version of which neighborhood that's not my own can I sh$t on). I just like to argue and rarely admit defeat! Cheers!

[Anonymous]

Petworth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not copying the whole debate (since it IS getting a little windy), but ...

I agree with the premise that "overrated" is not objective and so ultimately this whole thread and everyone's suggestions are just highly biased opinions ... but what else goes on on DCUM? As to the part about the market defining overrated and if in fact any real estate was overrated then prices would fall to reflect reality, I don't totally buy this since "the market" is a measure of the absolute value that I referenced initially ... i.e., Georgetown is more desirable than lots of places and prices reflect it.

The question - and definition provided at the outset of this silly thread - was what area is "most" (a relative judgment) "overrated," defined as compared to "places with a lot of "buzz", sought after homes, i.e. lower housing inventory." So, the question (stupid as it is) is what area do people here believe to be most undeserving of its hype and general reputation ... undeserving is also subjective, admittedly. The arbiter here would be the most number of people believing that a particular area's actual appeal to him/her is farthest from its perceived appeal (for example as reflected in media, people that don't live here but know about Gtown, the zeitgeist). By this measure, there have been far more mentions of Georgetown as the "most overrated" throughout this chain than any other individual area.

So, it is empirically fair to say that more people that chose to chime in here believe that Georgetown is the "most overrated" area ... and since we all agree that this is subjective and based on opinion, the only way to measure "most overrated" is through counting the number of opinions offered on the subject.

p.s., I love Georgetown, have never said it's overrated (only that 'over'rating is a relative judgment), and agree with everyone that's said this is a futile and stupid debate (today's version of which neighborhood that's not my own can I sh$t on). I just like to argue and rarely admit defeat! Cheers!

Georgetown is known Internationally--when I travel it is always mentioned when people hear I am from DC. I agree that this irks other people that don't live there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not copying the whole debate (since it IS getting a little windy), but ...

I agree with the premise that "overrated" is not objective and so ultimately this whole thread and everyone's suggestions are just highly biased opinions ... but what else goes on on DCUM? As to the part about the market defining overrated and if in fact any real estate was overrated then prices would fall to reflect reality, I don't totally buy this since "the market" is a measure of the absolute value that I referenced initially ... i.e., Georgetown is more desirable than lots of places and prices reflect it.

The question - and definition provided at the outset of this silly thread - was what area is "most" (a relative judgment) "overrated," defined as compared to "places with a lot of "buzz", sought after homes, i.e. lower housing inventory." So, the question (stupid as it is) is what area do people here believe to be most undeserving of its hype and general reputation ... undeserving is also subjective, admittedly. The arbiter here would be the most number of people believing that a particular area's actual appeal to him/her is farthest from its perceived appeal (for example as reflected in media, people that don't live here but know about Gtown, the zeitgeist). By this measure, there have been far more mentions of Georgetown as the "most overrated" throughout this chain than any other individual area.

So, it is empirically fair to say that more people that chose to chime in here believe that Georgetown is the "most overrated" area ... and since we all agree that this is subjective and based on opinion, the only way to measure "most overrated" is through counting the number of opinions offered on the subject.

p.s., I love Georgetown, have never said it's overrated (only that 'over'rating is a relative judgment), and agree with everyone that's said this is a futile and stupid debate (today's version of which neighborhood that's not my own can I sh$t on). I just like to argue and rarely admit defeat! Cheers!

Georgetown is known Internationally--when I travel it is always mentioned when people hear I am from DC. I agree that this irks other people that don't live there.

And so is Detroit. Doesn't really mean anything, being known "Internationally".

[Anonymous]

I don't know which is the most overrated but it seems Georgetown has the most sensitive residents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know which is the most overrated but it seems Georgetown has the most sensitive residents.

THIS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know which is the most overrated but it seems Georgetown has the most sensitive residents.

And self-important!

[Anonymous]

I would have to say Pimmit Hills. From what I had read on DCUM, I was expecting a slightly less charming version of Del Ray. When we visited to scout out the area, we were, quite frankly, disappointed. The older homes look like they could be in a trailer park and the new houses look like what you'd find in a middle-class subdivision in Anywhere USA. On the plus side, there are sidewalks, but they didn't seem to lead anywhere. It really does look like the type of neighborhood in Kansas City or Memphis you see on Cops (my husband and I burst out laughing realizing we were both humming the "Bad Boys" song as we drove around).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous[b wrote:]All of Washington D.C. if you have kids. The lotteries, going to schools halfway across town, all so you can live in "the city" instead of the suburbs. Give me my walkable suburbs, with a few decent restaurants and shops within walking distance, and a school bus stop around the corner any day!

This. Definitely this.

+1000000

Truth!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have to say Pimmit Hills. From what I had read on DCUM, I was expecting a slightly less charming version of Del Ray. When we visited to scout out the area, we were, quite frankly, disappointed. The older homes look like they could be in a trailer park and the new houses look like what you'd find in a middle-class subdivision in Anywhere USA. On the plus side, there are sidewalks, but they didn't seem to lead anywhere. It really does look like the type of neighborhood in Kansas City or Memphis you see on Cops (my husband and I burst out laughing realizing we were both humming the "Bad Boys" song as we drove around).

Yeah at least the new homes are acceptable. I would take that over the crap in del ray.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have to say Pimmit Hills. From what I had read on DCUM, I was expecting a slightly less charming version of Del Ray. When we visited to scout out the area, we were, quite frankly, disappointed. The older homes look like they could be in a trailer park and the new houses look like what you'd find in a middle-class subdivision in Anywhere USA. On the plus side, there are sidewalks, but they didn't seem to lead anywhere. It really does look like the type of neighborhood in Kansas City or Memphis you see on Cops (my husband and I burst out laughing realizing we were both humming the "Bad Boys" song as we drove around).

The sidewalks span the whole neighborhood. They lead to either the trader joes shopping area on one side or the lost dog , super safeway // future silver line development on the other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not copying the whole debate (since it IS getting a little windy), but ...

I agree with the premise that "overrated" is not objective and so ultimately this whole thread and everyone's suggestions are just highly biased opinions ... but what else goes on on DCUM? As to the part about the market defining overrated and if in fact any real estate was overrated then prices would fall to reflect reality, I don't totally buy this since "the market" is a measure of the absolute value that I referenced initially ... i.e., Georgetown is more desirable than lots of places and prices reflect it.

The question - and definition provided at the outset of this silly thread - was what area is "most" (a relative judgment) "overrated," defined as compared to "places with a lot of "buzz", sought after homes, i.e. lower housing inventory." So, the question (stupid as it is) is what area do people here believe to be most undeserving of its hype and general reputation ... undeserving is also subjective, admittedly. The arbiter here would be the most number of people believing that a particular area's actual appeal to him/her is farthest from its perceived appeal (for example as reflected in media, people that don't live here but know about Gtown, the zeitgeist). By this measure, there have been far more mentions of Georgetown as the "most overrated" throughout this chain than any other individual area.

So, it is empirically fair to say that more people that chose to chime in here believe that Georgetown is the "most overrated" area ... and since we all agree that this is subjective and based on opinion, the only way to measure "most overrated" is through counting the number of opinions offered on the subject.

p.s., I love Georgetown, have never said it's overrated (only that 'over'rating is a relative judgment), and agree with everyone that's said this is a futile and stupid debate (today's version of which neighborhood that's not my own can I sh$t on). I just like to argue and rarely admit defeat! Cheers!

OP here. Have you ever visited a place in which you had high expectations but when you got there and spent some time there, you didn't really "get" what all the hype was about? That is basically what I am asking about the areas/neighborhoods in this area. For example, at one time Silver Spring was a great place to live. Today not as much. In other words, things change, reputations change.

Also, thanks for pointing out how stupid this question was. I'll make sure to eviscerate any question you ask the board.

[Anonymous]

I never thought Pimmit Hills had a good reputation. Has this changed in the last 10 years?

[Anonymous]

DC and metro surrounds are all over-rated. Once you've visited places like Nashville and see what your money buys and what you can do/see for entertainment, you realize how much this whole area 'types' you.

But then, I am not, and never have been, a city girl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reston... yuck.

+1

And ashburn, leesburg