TKPK or CCDC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:CCDC is going to have a lot more very wealthy people and depending on where you are could be more or less car dependent.

I think the schools are probably a wash, as is safety.

TKPK has a very small town hippie feel, like if you took UC out of Berkeley. During the fall it has an almost Gilmore Girls level of town events from the very large street festival to Pajarama and markets. The farmers market even does a pie contest. Between the DC side and the Maryland side someone seems to know someone else at any given moment hanging out on a weekend when it's even remotely nice.

CCDC also has restaurants and a community, just a very different one. Much preppier. A lot more private school folks. And frankly $1.7 probably won't go as far (though taxes will be lower).

CCDC also skews much older. TK will have more families with younger children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CCDC is going to have a lot more very wealthy people and depending on where you are could be more or less car dependent.

I think the schools are probably a wash, as is safety.

TKPK has a very small town hippie feel, like if you took UC out of Berkeley. During the fall it has an almost Gilmore Girls level of town events from the very large street festival to Pajarama and markets. The farmers market even does a pie contest. Between the DC side and the Maryland side someone seems to know someone else at any given moment hanging out on a weekend when it's even remotely nice.

CCDC also has restaurants and a community, just a very different one. Much preppier. A lot more private school folks. And frankly $1.7 probably won't go as far (though taxes will be lower).

CCDC also skews much older. TK will have more families with younger children.

It's definitely starting to skew much younger, both families and otherwise. There's a distillery moving in, a new vintage/plants/books store, and if you blink on a Saturday morning in San Pancho you might think you're in Brooklyn for a split second.

[Anonymous]

I live in CCDC and it is totally different from Takoma Park. We have 2 kids in public school. Tons of families here, a lot of community, very safe, and the schools are excellent. Y

[Anonymous]

Am I on glue? I’ve lived here my whole life and these are very, very similar neighborhoods. Not identical, of course, but fundamentally the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I on glue? I’ve lived here my whole life and these are very, very similar neighborhoods. Not identical, of course, but fundamentally the same.

Technically both neighborhoods are either partially in Ward 4 or share a Main Street district in Ward 4 but I wouldn't really call them similar. They aren't wildly different, but I wouldn't call them fundamentally the same at all. There are a lot of rich white NIMBYs in both, but TKPK definitely has small town hippie vibes and CCDC is a lot more K Street adjacent preppy.

TKPK is also more diverse.

[Anonymous]

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DC public schools are not better than Takoma Park schools.

And if in Maryland, you are in state for all the Maryland colleges.

Look in both and base it on which house you like best. If the houses are a toss up, choose Takoma Park for sure. Better schools, better services, more community.

The public schools in CCDC are most certainly better than the public schools in Takoma Park.

Absolutely not.
They are not even in the same league.
TPMS & Blair are leagues above Deal and JR

You are confusing the selection magnet with the reputation of Blair its self. Put it this way; even after brining in some of the best students from a massive county to prop up Blair’s test scores, it still manages to rank towards the bottom of the county. Don’t compare the best school in a city to lower ranked school in a county.

[Anonymous]

I still can’t tell whether OP is referring to TP DC or in MD. There is no way I’d send my kids to public schools in TP DC. And you can’t assume you’d get a spot at a charter school. Based on schools alone, I’d move to CCDC no question if those are the 2 choices.

Parts of TP in DC are ok and probably safe-ish but again, if that’s a priority, CCDC comes out on top.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still can’t tell whether OP is referring to TP DC or in MD. There is no way I’d send my kids to public schools in TP DC. And you can’t assume you’d get a spot at a charter school. Based on schools alone, I’d move to CCDC no question if those are the 2 choices.

Parts of TP in DC are ok and probably safe-ish but again, if that’s a priority, CCDC comes out on top.

OP is pretty clearly talking about TKPK but Whittier, which admittedly is technically mostly Brightwood, is a fantastic school.

[Anonymous]

Public schools in CCDC - Lafayette, Murch and Janey - are incredible. Alice Deal and Jackson Reed (or School Without Walls, if you get in) are also amazing. The kids in CCDC are from striver families who care about education (sometimes too much) and so the schools are a reflection of that.

I don’t know anything about Takoma schools.
Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CCDC is going to have a lot more very wealthy people and depending on where you are could be more or less car dependent.

I think the schools are probably a wash, as is safety.

TKPK has a very small town hippie feel, like if you took UC out of Berkeley. During the fall it has an almost Gilmore Girls level of town events from the very large street festival to Pajarama and markets. The farmers market even does a pie contest. Between the DC side and the Maryland side someone seems to know someone else at any given moment hanging out on a weekend when it's even remotely nice.

CCDC also has restaurants and a community, just a very different one. Much preppier. A lot more private school folks. And frankly $1.7 probably won't go as far (though taxes will be lower).

CCDC also skews much older. TK will have more families with younger children.

It's definitely starting to skew much younger, both families and otherwise. There's a distillery moving in, a new vintage/plants/books store, and if you blink on a Saturday morning in San Pancho you might think you're in Brooklyn for a split second.

Where are these businesses going in? A distillery?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CCDC is going to have a lot more very wealthy people and depending on where you are could be more or less car dependent.

I think the schools are probably a wash, as is safety.

TKPK has a very small town hippie feel, like if you took UC out of Berkeley. During the fall it has an almost Gilmore Girls level of town events from the very large street festival to Pajarama and markets. The farmers market even does a pie contest. Between the DC side and the Maryland side someone seems to know someone else at any given moment hanging out on a weekend when it's even remotely nice.

CCDC also has restaurants and a community, just a very different one. Much preppier. A lot more private school folks. And frankly $1.7 probably won't go as far (though taxes will be lower).

CCDC also skews much older. TK will have more families with younger children.

It's definitely starting to skew much younger, both families and otherwise. There's a distillery moving in, a new vintage/plants/books store, and if you blink on a Saturday morning in San Pancho you might think you're in Brooklyn for a split second.

Where are these businesses going in? A distillery?

The distillery is going on the old bank building (https://mocoshow.com/2025/01/28/sangfroid-distilling-artisan-distillery-focused-on-fruit-based-brandies-rye-whiskey-and-dutch-style-gin-to-build-out-expanded-location-in-montgomery-county/).

The vintage store is moving next to the post office and Takoma Bev Co.

There are also plans to redevelop the Metro space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:???

DC public schools are not better than Takoma Park schools.

And if in Maryland, you are in state for all the Maryland colleges.

Look in both and base it on which house you like best. If the houses are a toss up, choose Takoma Park for sure. Better schools, better services, more community.

The public schools in CCDC are most certainly better than the public schools in Takoma Park.

Absolutely not.
They are not even in the same league.
TPMS & Blair are leagues above Deal and JR

You are confusing the selection magnet with the reputation of Blair its self. Put it this way; even after brining in some of the best students from a massive county to prop up Blair’s test scores, it still manages to rank towards the bottom of the county. Don’t compare the best school in a city to lower ranked school in a county.

There's no confusion. You’re the one who is clueless.
Blair is the most decorated, popular school in the county and their SAT test scores are not towards the bottom. Their test scores are better than JR'S.
Blair runs circles around the best school in the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:???

DC public schools are not better than Takoma Park schools.

And if in Maryland, you are in state for all the Maryland colleges.

Look in both and base it on which house you like best. If the houses are a toss up, choose Takoma Park for sure. Better schools, better services, more community.

The public schools in CCDC are most certainly better than the public schools in Takoma Park.

Why do you think TPMS and Blair are worse than Deal and Wilson? I disagree with that.

I don't know much about TPMS...but Blair and Jackson-Reed (formerly Wilson) are pretty similar...so I think it is a wash.

Now, the Blair Magnet program is something different, but I don't believe there is any preference for Blair feeder schools vs. Montgomery County as a whole. However, you do of course have to live somewhere in MoCo and Blair is more convenient to Takoma Park vs. living in WOTP MoCo.

TPMS is a great junior high. My son went there and we loved it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:???

DC public schools are not better than Takoma Park schools.

And if in Maryland, you are in state for all the Maryland colleges.

Look in both and base it on which house you like best. If the houses are a toss up, choose Takoma Park for sure. Better schools, better services, more community.

The public schools in CCDC are most certainly better than the public schools in Takoma Park.

Absolutely not.
They are not even in the same league.
TPMS & Blair are leagues above Deal and JR

You are confusing the selection magnet with the reputation of Blair its self. Put it this way; even after brining in some of the best students from a massive county to prop up Blair’s test scores, it still manages to rank towards the bottom of the county. Don’t compare the best school in a city to lower ranked school in a county.

There's no confusion. You’re the one who is clueless.
Blair is the most decorated, popular school in the county and their SAT test scores are not towards the bottom. Their test scores are better than JR'S.
Blair runs circles around the best school in the city.

For the typical, well resourced, non-magnet kid, Blair and JR are more alike than different. Blair is much bigger, so will have more AP and activity options, but both have ENOUGH of everything to be a comprehensive school that can meet the needs of almost all kids. Neither are Whitman or Langley, but one is not leagues above the other.

[Anonymous]

CCDC is full of old people clinging to their houses.

TKPK is filled with young families exactly like yours.

I'd 100% move to TKPK with $1.7M. That will get you a great house. In CCDC it will get you an old house.