What are the Maryland equivalent to these Nova areas (clueless about the MD suburbs...)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say Columbia is like Reston - Planned communities. Ellicott City/Clarksville is like Sterling, Loundon County.

Ellicott City and Clarksville are very different from each other. Clarksville is fringe-rural with large tract-mansions on large lots, whereas Ellicott City has a good bit of density compared to Clarksville and feels more purely suburban.

[Anonymous]

Having lived in both, I don't fine a lot of similarities.

Silver Spring : Arlington mostly works, maybe a little McLean.

Clarendon is more like downtown Bethesda.

There are neighborhood parallels, like Carderock : Hollin Hills.

Annandale : Wheaton.

Great Falls : Potomac works.

Downtown Leesburg : Downtown Frederick.

Ashburn : Kentlands.

[Anonymous]

Vienna - Chevy Chase
McLean - Bethesda (Area near Mass Ave/ Westgate/Somerset)
Oakton - Potomac/North Bethesda
Chantilly - Laurel/Hanover
Manassas - Waldorf
Old Town( City of Alex) - Annapolis
Dumfries - White Hall/Pomfret/Mechanicsville
Ashburn - Crofton
Great Falls - The area where Bethesda and Potomac meet by the CVS and Giant if you keep straight on River Rd
Fairfax (city) - Derwood
Lorton - Leonardtown

[Anonymous]

Curious what the NOVA equivalent for Kensington is!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious what the NOVA equivalent for Kensington is!

Falls Church

[Anonymous]

What’s MD equivalent of Pimmit Hills?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s MD equivalent of Pimmit Hills?

20 years ago, Wheaton.

[Anonymous]

Bethesda is not McLean.

Bethesda is somewhere in North Arlington (metro access, high-rises and super expensive SFH, good schools)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bethesda is not McLean.

Bethesda is somewhere in North Arlington (metro access, high-rises and super expensive SFH, good schools)

Bethesda is better though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious what the NOVA equivalent for Kensington is!

Falls Church

Kensington has a very small walkable downtown area. Housing is / was relatively affordable.

I lIve in FCC and have a walk score of 95. I'd say more like Chevy Chase but smaller (no mall).

[Anonymous]

Also Manassas is NOT Waldorf! Waldorf has some of the better schools south of National Harbor. Can't say the same for Manassas! Maybe in the urban sprawl with malls they are similar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also Manassas is NOT Waldorf! Waldorf has some of the better schools south of National Harbor. Can't say the same for Manassas! Maybe in the urban sprawl with malls they are similar.

On the other hand Manassas also has a walkable city center with cute shops, bars and restaurants and train service via VRE and Amtrak, surrounded by a historic district.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also Manassas is NOT Waldorf! Waldorf has some of the better schools south of National Harbor. Can't say the same for Manassas! Maybe in the urban sprawl with malls they are similar.

On the other hand Manassas also has a walkable city center with cute shops, bars and restaurants and train service via VRE and Amtrak, surrounded by a historic district.

I have to say, I believe the closest equivalent to Manassas is Waldorf. Having lived in Waldorf and have close friends in Manassas, Gainesville and Warrenton/Remington. Gainesville is too new/modern for Waldorf and Waldorf isn’t PW equivalent Dale City or Woodbridge so the closest equivalent is Waldorf being closest IMO to Manassas than any other Northern VA town/city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Vienna
McLean
Oakton
Chantilly
Manassas
Old Town( City of Alex)
Dumfries
Ashburn
Great Falls
Fairfax (city)
Lorton

Ya'll are bad at this, esp the last poster who just chose her own areas?

Vienna = Catonsville
McLean = The old Bethesda side towards the river
Oakton = Flower Valley
Chantilly = Columbia
Manassas = Severna Park. Not the nice side
Old Town( City of Alex) = Annapolis?
Dumfries = Ellicott City
Ashburn = Columbia. The nicer part
Great Falls = Darnestown, but not those zips
Fairfax (city) = North Bethesda
Lorton = Hagerstown

Yes can agree- we live in north potomac and the choice was between Great Falls and here (travilah). We are horse people, car people, limited commute into the city for both jobs, kids have tons of activities within 15 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vienna - north Bethesda
Oakton - darnestown
McLean - a smaller Bethesda
Chantilly - olney
Manassas- Bowie
City of Alexandria - Takoma Park / Silver Spring
Dumfries - Waldorf
Ashburn - North Potomac
Great Falls - Potomac
Fairfax City - Rockville
Lorton - Germantown

Nothing really compares to Chevy Chase , Glen Echo, Brookmont or Cabin John, or Poolesville or Frederick.

Seems the most accurate so far.