Help on North Potomac Neighborhoods

[Anonymous]

The cheaper one backs to a high voltage power line, the other one has a walk-out basement which is a plus too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The cheaper one backs to a high voltage power line, the other one has a walk-out basement which is a plus too.

I live very near here, off Jones Lane. One side of my neighborhood backs up to those same power lines. There's a big price difference between very similar houses in my 'hood depending how close they are to the power lines. Those close houses are much less expensive, and stay on the market much longer than others just a few blocks away. It's a HUGE issue for a lot of people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cheaper one backs to a high voltage power line, the other one has a walk-out basement which is a plus too.

I live very near here, off Jones Lane. One side of my neighborhood backs up to those same power lines. There's a big price difference between very similar houses in my 'hood depending how close they are to the power lines. Those close houses are much less expensive, and stay on the market much longer than others just a few blocks away. It's a HUGE issue for a lot of people.

As it should be. We just purchased and wouldn't even consider a house very close to power lines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cheaper one backs to a high voltage power line, the other one has a walk-out basement which is a plus too.

I live very near here, off Jones Lane. One side of my neighborhood backs up to those same power lines. There's a big price difference between very similar houses in my 'hood depending how close they are to the power lines. Those close houses are much less expensive, and stay on the market much longer than others just a few blocks away. It's a HUGE issue for a lot of people.

As it should be. We just purchased and wouldn't even consider a house very close to power lines.

Line that you can see, there are some major lines underground that most people couldn't give to Fs about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cheaper one backs to a high voltage power line, the other one has a walk-out basement which is a plus too.

I live very near here, off Jones Lane. One side of my neighborhood backs up to those same power lines. There's a big price difference between very similar houses in my 'hood depending how close they are to the power lines. Those close houses are much less expensive, and stay on the market much longer than others just a few blocks away. It's a HUGE issue for a lot of people.

As it should be. We just purchased and wouldn't even consider a house very close to power lines.

Line that you can see, there are some major lines underground that most people couldn't give to Fs about.

Obviously that is what I meant-that you can see.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cheaper one backs to a high voltage power line, the other one has a walk-out basement which is a plus too.

I live very near here, off Jones Lane. One side of my neighborhood backs up to those same power lines. There's a big price difference between very similar houses in my 'hood depending how close they are to the power lines. Those close houses are much less expensive, and stay on the market much longer than others just a few blocks away. It's a HUGE issue for a lot of people.

As it should be. We just purchased and wouldn't even consider a house very close to power lines.

Line that you can see, there are some major lines underground that most people couldn't give to Fs about.

Obviously that is what I meant-that you can see.

Op - do you have an agent? S/he should definitely be pointing this type of stuff out to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cheaper one backs to a high voltage power line, the other one has a walk-out basement which is a plus too.

I live very near here, off Jones Lane. One side of my neighborhood backs up to those same power lines. There's a big price difference between very similar houses in my 'hood depending how close they are to the power lines. Those close houses are much less expensive, and stay on the market much longer than others just a few blocks away. It's a HUGE issue for a lot of people.

As it should be. We just purchased and wouldn't even consider a house very close to power lines.

+1, total deal breaker. Wouldn't even consider looking at one

[Anonymous]

New poster here. Probably the power lines and that new transfer station right there at the corner of Riffleford.

Sad. I like the neighborhood where the cheaper house is better.

[Anonymous]

Why would the power lines matter? Just the look of it? or dangerous in some way?

[Anonymous]

Seurat backs to power lines
Blackberry is a higher quality builder
Blackberry has walkout basement
Blackberry walkable to Rachel Carson which is a better school than Thurgood no matter what the ratings say.
You can't easily walk from the Seurat to Thurgood
I have lived in the area almost 30 years back when it was Gaithersburg and there was a Safeway where MedStar Health is located

[Anonymous]

Pls go tonthe MD school forum and ask about the two ESs. RCES got an in school GT program last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cheaper one backs to a high voltage power line, the other one has a walk-out basement which is a plus too.

I live very near here, off Jones Lane. One side of my neighborhood backs up to those same power lines. There's a big price difference between very similar houses in my 'hood depending how close they are to the power lines. Those close houses are much less expensive, and stay on the market much longer than others just a few blocks away. It's a HUGE issue for a lot of people.

Please don't say 'hood. We are not in the city. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

I live in N Potomac. Love it! So quiet, diverse, friendly,

The price may be related to schools. RCES is highly sought after. It's also extremely over crowded and will be rezoned in the next few years. TMES is still a good school in the cluster. We are zoned for it and are happy.

Yes it's also a real census designated area. Our trash isn't picked up by Gaithersburg nor are our streets plowed by the city...so, unless we get those benefits then I'm not claiming gaithersburg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in N Potomac. Love it! So quiet, diverse, friendly,

The price may be related to schools. RCES is highly sought after. It's also extremely over crowded and will be rezoned in the next few years. TMES is still a good school in the cluster. We are zoned for it and are happy.

Yes it's also a real census designated area. Our trash isn't picked up by Gaithersburg nor are our streets plowed by the city...so, unless we get those benefits then I'm not claiming gaithersburg.

Plenty of Gaithersburg addresses aren't actually within the town limits (same with Rockville, Chevy Chase, and Kensington.) No need to be so defensive - just accept that you live in Gburg and yes people judge you when you say (North Potomac.)

[Anonymous]

Back to the very important Gaitherburg versus N. Potomac argument...why isn't North Potomac adjacent to Potomac? They don't touch. It would be like if South Dakota and Nebraska switched places.