I don't know about the others but the families I know in the Village don't walk to pick up bread, either or send their kids to BCC.
somerset is nowhere near as uniform as Kenwood so it's not as uniformly pricey. Some houses cost $2m and most do not. |
We just moved to Kenwood for the elementary school, which is Somerset. Many of the houses are quite a bit more expensive than the surrounding neighborhoods, but we paid only a little bit more than a house we looked at in Somerset. We absolutely _do_ walk or bike to downtown Bethesda, almost every day (or did when it was warmer outside) and it is about a mile for us since our house is not right on the Capital Crescent Trail (some are much closer). Since I moved in I have met a number of families with young children who are all eager to get to know their neighbors and also all plan to use the public elementary school. Who knows what high school will bring since that is so far off, but at this time, the middle school is Westland and the high school is BCC. |
Thank you 15:04! That really helps.
Where can you access the trail in Kenwood? |
There are lots of BCC kids in the Village, as well as kids who go to independent schools. In fact, all of the neighborhoods discussed above, Kenwood, Somerset, CC Village, and Edgemoor, have a mix of public school and private school kids, though the mix varies . Somerset might be at one end of the spectrum, with most kids attending public, and Kenwood on the other end, with most in private.
With re to housing prices, I agree that Kenwood is pricier b/c the houses and lots are more uniform in size and style. Kenwood was built by the Miller Companies as a single development, whereas Somerset has developed over time without any single builder dominating home construction in the neighborhood. Kenwood, Somerset and Edgemoor all have pretty easy access to the trail and residents from all 3 n-hoods use it extensively. |
Access point to the trail is through the playground or by the Dorset/Little Falls entrance to the subdivision. |