Montgomery County vs. Frederick County

[Anonymous]

I’m PP who posted- since we’re mainly deciding between Damascus and Urbana, does this mean Urbana is better diversity wise for my family? I’m Asian and my kids are biracial. Urbana has a much higher Asian population … but to be honest I was more interested in school quality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m PP who posted- since we’re mainly deciding between Damascus and Urbana, does this mean Urbana is better diversity wise for my family? I’m Asian and my kids are biracial. Urbana has a much higher Asian population … but to be honest I was more interested in school quality.

Yes. I think you'll be happier in Urbana.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m PP who posted- since we’re mainly deciding between Damascus and Urbana, does this mean Urbana is better diversity wise for my family? I’m Asian and my kids are biracial. Urbana has a much higher Asian population … but to be honest I was more interested in school quality.

Yes. I think you'll be happier in Urbana.

The only other thing I'll add: I believe the open space/field behind the Urbana HS will soon become another TH/condo development.

Which is fine. Urbana has done a great job at urban planning and it seems like a pleasant place to live. Very walkable. Some pretty good restaurants and shops.

But, the school is already close to capacity and not sure what that means. It PROBABLY means that some of the communities that aren't in downtown Urbana move to Linganore, but who knows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Frederick isn't the 1 cow town it used to be. I'd move there in a heartbeat if I could.

I think it's the #6 cow town these days

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Frederick isn't the 1 cow town it used to be. I'd move there in a heartbeat if I could.

I think it's the #6 cow town these days

Honestly, spend a day in the city. It's about as charming as they come. Great places to eat. Unique shops that are small businesses.

Ever since we started spending our date nights there instead, we haven't felt the need to elsewhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many many years ago as a 23 year old, I went to visit Frederick and I literally had a man in the middle of the street say to me, "Go back to Japan," while his friends laughed. Given the lack of diversity in FCPS schools, I'm not at a place where I'm comfortable sending my kids there. [/quote

You admit it was many, many years ago so what makes you sure nothing has changed? I can't believe one person scared you away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Frederick isn't the 1 cow town it used to be. I'd move there in a heartbeat if I could.

I think it's the #6 cow town these days

Cows don't kill people and they give...what do you do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd go with Frederick if I were you. Now that Thrive has been passed, there will be low-income housing shoved everywhere in MoCo.

Please cut the stereotyping and overall bullshit. Thank you. This forum was about education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd go with Frederick if I were you. Now that Thrive has been passed, there will be low-income housing shoved everywhere in MoCo.

Please cut the stereotyping and overall bullshit. Thank you. This forum was about education.

Education is absolutely effected by what's going on in the community. They have dumbed down the curriculum not because of all the lawyers kids but because the failure rate was so high.

[Anonymous]

lol

[Anonymous]

Lots of people are moving into Frederick County right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of people are moving into Frederick County right now.

No they aren’t lol

[Anonymous]

MCPS is much worse than when this thread started in 2019. It’s kind of scary if you think about it.

[Anonymous]

Urbana and Oakdale are seeing movement of students into it from MoCo. Urbana is IB. Both schools are becoming increasingly diverse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS is bigger.

By a lot. 206 schools in MCPS vs. 67 in FCPS.

Property taxes in Frederick are considerably higher - 20% higher, or more. Not sure why.