Help on North Potomac Neighborhoods

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

I believe that North Potomac does border the northern part of Potomac (the city, not the river or anything)

It's just through the smaller back roads.

ie if you turn off of Falls road onto Glen or South Glen Road it takes you to North Potomac, without going through anywhere else. Some of those roads hit River Road too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

I believe that North Potomac does border the northern part of Potomac (the city, not the river or anything)

It's just through the smaller back roads.

ie if you turn off of Falls road onto Glen or South Glen Road it takes you to North Potomac, without going through anywhere else. Some of those roads hit River Road too.

There are two HS's that service Potomac, and neither is Quince Orchard.

[Anonymous]

North Potomac=Gaithersburg. That's it. Nothing Potomac-like about it.

[Anonymous]

There are two "North Potomacs" - the nicer part that, yes, does border Potomac and goes to Wootton - and the part that is actually Gaithersburg that many call "Darnestown" that mostly goes to QO.

Check out the new air traffic noise, OP. It's driving me mad.

[Anonymous]

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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.)

And why be judgy about it? Get over it! North Potomac is an ACTUAL city. People don't make up their addresses. And trust me, I can pretty much guarantee that majority of the people who live in N. Potomac dont give a sh*t if their city was called Gaithersburg. I'm looking for a house that feeds into Quince Orchard because I like the school and the community. I could care less if the house I find is in N. Potomac or Gaithersburg as long as it goes to that school and is in a neighborhood that I like. I also would rather live in N. Potomac than the real Potomac anyway. Completely different vibe. Much more laid back and diverse in my opinion. Trust me, no one is thinking that if they say they live in N. Potomac that people might think that it's actually Potomac. The fact that people are still hung up on this N. Potomac thing is a joke!

[Anonymous]

what about Quince Orchard Knolls?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

I believe that North Potomac does border the northern part of Potomac (the city, not the river or anything)

It's just through the smaller back roads.

ie if you turn off of Falls road onto Glen or South Glen Road it takes you to North Potomac, without going through anywhere else. Some of those roads hit River Road too.

On Google Maps they do not touch. At all.

[Anonymous]

QO Knolls is a great neighborhood but PP is looking in a higher price range.

[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.

Not really. If you look at the map, North Potomac is a long vertical section running from River Rd up to Gaithersburg. Houses that zone into Wootton go for significantly more money than houses that zone into Quince Orchard.

Its a designated area etc but the different areas all have a very different feel. The areas at the far south do bump up to Potomac and have the multi-acre horse country type lots and are the more affluent areas that feed Wootton. The area in the middle next to Rockville and Gaithersburg is typical suburban houses on small lots ranging from newer to older developer builds and feed either Wootton or Quince Orchard.

I think both schools are fine but would go for the Wootton area for re-sale value. In a down market, Wootton still sells homes while QO doesn't. If your children are very academically advanced ( mine are not ) Wootton is a better option because there are more AP and advanced courses than QO. If you're in QO then your option would be magnet schools with a very long bus ride.

[Anonymous]

I know this is about North Potomac but to the poster above who mentioned Darnestown - it dates to the early 19th century and for services/zip codes etc it is somewhat of a mix up between Gaithersburg and Germantown

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

I believe that North Potomac does border the northern part of Potomac (the city, not the river or anything)

It's just through the smaller back roads.

ie if you turn off of Falls road onto Glen or South Glen Road it takes you to North Potomac, without going through anywhere else. Some of those roads hit River Road too.

On Google Maps they do not touch. At all.

They do touch. From Travilah and McCrossin to Glen and Query Mill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

I believe that North Potomac does border the northern part of Potomac (the city, not the river or anything)

It's just through the smaller back roads.

ie if you turn off of Falls road onto Glen or South Glen Road it takes you to North Potomac, without going through anywhere else. Some of those roads hit River Road too.

On Google Maps they do not touch. At all.

I just did a quick compare on Google Maps and verified what poster from 19:15 said.

Where it shows a gap around the Piney Meetinghouse area and areas west of there towards River Road.

In terms of cities and addresses, I don't think there is any other city or designation between Potomac and North Potomac there. It just changes from one to the other. ie Potomac to North Potomac or vice versa and doesn't go like Potomac->Rockville->North Potomac or anything like that.

[Anonymous]

Rachel Carson is a much bigger school, if that matters to you. Haters claim Carson kids are entitled and overcrowded. We were there briefly and very happy, though a new principal just started. I've never heard anything bad about Thurgood marshall. They really are both good choices.

I also passed over houses near Seurat because of the power lines, but they are nice looking houses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

I believe that North Potomac does border the northern part of Potomac (the city, not the river or anything)

It's just through the smaller back roads.

ie if you turn off of Falls road onto Glen or South Glen Road it takes you to North Potomac, without going through anywhere else. Some of those roads hit River Road too.

On Google Maps they do not touch. At all.

I just did a quick compare on Google Maps and verified what poster from 19:15 said.

Where it shows a gap around the Piney Meetinghouse area and areas west of there towards River Road.

In terms of cities and addresses, I don't think there is any other city or designation between Potomac and North Potomac there. It just changes from one to the other. ie Potomac to North Potomac or vice versa and doesn't go like Potomac->Rockville->North Potomac or anything like that.

I actually live here and guarantee you are wrong. Look at Mccrossin and Travilah. The homes on Mccrossin are Potomac 20854. Right across the street is north Potomac 20878. Right up against each other.

[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.

Because there are tons of really, really stupid people out there. They think powerlines are dangerous, but live in a house with electrical wiring all through it. Idiots.

I'd live next to lines in a second, just to have the extra space and not be backed up against someone else's yard.