Moving to DC area… where

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone describe the vibe of Bethesda?

Not very diverse, especially downtown near restaurants. I would look in upper NW.

Upper northwest is diverse??

Pretty sure it’s less ethnically diverse than Bethesda.

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Silver spring 20910. Very diverse, nice downtown with great restaurant variety, 15 minutes to downtown Bethesda with no traffic. You should be able to find a pretty nice place with your budget.

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20852 North Bethesda/Rockville

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I live in the west side of Rockville, and there are nice homes, good neighborhoods, and schools here

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https://www.redfin.com/MD/Rockville/10310-Grosvenor-Pl-20852/home/165988807

new build townhouse with an elevator

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All the Bethesda haters out in force!

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I'd look at Kensington or Garrett Park. Bethesda adjacent, and easy MARC or Metro into DC when needed.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in the west side of Rockville, and there are nice homes, good neighborhoods, and schools here

This would be one of my first choices.

And I know all about Bethesda.

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Anonymous wrote:All the Bethesda haters out in force!

There is a lot of jealousy on this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Silver spring 20910. Very diverse, nice downtown with great restaurant variety, 15 minutes to downtown Bethesda with no traffic. You should be able to find a pretty nice place with your budget.

I promote 20910 a lot, but OP wants a two-car garage. She would need to be patient until a new build comes on the market, since that's a rare commodity in the neighborhood.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone describe the vibe of Bethesda?

Not very diverse, especially downtown near restaurants. I would look in upper NW.

This is changing. Also there are a ton of internationals. Will you be in downtown Bethesda? If so look in that zip, 20814, and you can walk to work.

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Anonymous wrote:Silver spring 20910. Very diverse, nice downtown with great restaurant variety, 15 minutes to downtown Bethesda with no traffic. You should be able to find a pretty nice place with your budget.

No. Traffic is horrible. It is 15 min with no traffic and can be 45 with traffic.

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Second downtown Silver Spring and surrounding areas

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I would just do Friendship Heights. It's not that diverse, but more so than Bethesda. And it's a quick metro ride or 5 minute car trip to Bethesda, depending on where you're going. There are decent restaurants in Palisades, CCDC, etc and FH should have more within a few years - the Junction is good for coffee/ casual food and a Trader Joes is coming soon. And you can walk to Whole Foods. The housing stock seems to be cheaper there than in adjacent neighborhoods.

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Anonymous wrote:All the Bethesda haters out in force!

There is a lot of jealousy on this thread.

That’s exactly what a striver from Bethesda would think. That’s why I chose not to buy in west MoCo.