Are we in the low or middle of HHI for WJ cluster?
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Anonymous
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I don't know what the source or the quality of the data is on this site, but I looked around at it the other day and found it interesting. It doesn't list HHI by school, but does have average home price ($515,000 for WJ), which you might use as a proxy.
http://mocorealestate.com/schools/walter-johnson-cluster/ |
Anonymous
| We are a 200K HH and live in the KPES district. Sure there are a bunch of million dollar rebuilds in our neighborhood (Parkwood) but there are plenty of modest homes like ours as well. My sense is we're pretty average for the area but I couldn't say for sure. |
Anonymous
| That is a fine income. I have friends whose kids go to Ashburton who earn around 200k |
Anonymous
No google "street" view. Looking out the back window photo.... This house in my WJ neighborhood might be in the $750k range if I had to guess. |
Anonymous
Didn't realize WJ kids came from all the way over there. Love the house+price and the school district, but don't like the location. |
Anonymous
| Yes, the Town of Kensington and Ken-Gar are zoned to Walter Johnson. What people are forgetting about the WJ district is that there are a ton of apartments and condos zoned to WJ, unlike Whitman. And that many, many, most? SFHs in the WJ district are less than $1M. I think OP will be very solidly in the middle. |
Anonymous
Thanks!~ thought they all went to Einstein. This house, not great, might work if the price is adjusted some. The bb heaters & cabinets are a huge turn off, good location though. http://mocorealestate.com/idx/mls-mc8219431-9802_marquette_dr_bethesda_md_20817 |
Anonymous
Jeez, "all the way over there."  It borders the unincorporated part of Kensington that goes to the much maligned Einstein. Horrors!
What no one has mentioned is that this house sold for a mere $303,000 in May of this year. Even with the reno, that doesn't add up. |
Anonymous
Einstein is very bad it is a horror. |
Anonymous
I am the PP. You're right! Here is the census data: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_S1901&prodType=table |
Anonymous
| I wouldn't worry too much about fitting in, since nobody knows your salary and people who make $180 are probably not that different from people who make $250k or more. But I do think WJ is a stretch on that income, unless you are willing to sacrifice something in what you're looking for. We make a bit less and live in the Einstein cluster and don't feel that we could afford more. |
Anonymous
| I think you hit the middle to high middle based on my experience. |
Anonymous
I agree with this. Luxmanor and Wyngate and some parts of Garrett Park and KP will have pricier homes. Ashburton, some parts of Garrett Park and K-p will have less pricy SFH, and there are the townhouses, apartments and condos around that are also less expensive, or a bigger bang for your buck, depending on perspective. I think you'll be fine economically speaking. I get you - you don't want your kids to feel like they have to keep up with Suzy next door. From what I see, that isn't happening at WJ - there are other clusters nearby where that may be more of a concern. |
Anonymous
Where would they go? Einstein is also projected to be overenrolled in 5-10 years. |
Anonymous
We make less than that (one income) and don't feel poor in our WJ cluster neighborhood. Part of that might be that our expenses are lower (no childcare expenses) and that the mortgage on our average-sized house is smaller than it would be on one of the larger houses nearby. But additionally, I think that people around us don't have showy, expensive lifestyles. It's one of the things we really like about the area. |