Best public schools - budget of around 700k

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Anonymous wrote:OP- Bethesda might be tough for 700K unless you are okay with a tiny house or fixer upper. I recommend Rockville in the Richard Montgomery High School District. Your family won't get bored in Rockville, plus the proximity to the red line will be beneficial for your commute. I also highly recommend the Quince Orchard or Wootton HS neighborhoods. You should be able to find homes there within your price range. Finally, Olney is great and it feeds into Sherwood HS. You won't go wrong with any of these schools. There are other schools I would recommend in MOCO but I was simply trying to narrow it down to those areas that would give you a decent commute to downtown and is within your price range.

There's no such thing.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- Bethesda might be tough for 700K unless you are okay with a tiny house or fixer upper. I recommend Rockville in the Richard Montgomery High School District. Your family won't get bored in Rockville, plus the proximity to the red line will be beneficial for your commute. I also highly recommend the Quince Orchard or Wootton HS neighborhoods. You should be able to find homes there within your price range. Finally, Olney is great and it feeds into Sherwood HS. You won't go wrong with any of these schools. There are other schools I would recommend in MOCO but I was simply trying to narrow it down to those areas that would give you a decent commute to downtown and is within your price range.

There's no such thing.

Just to be clear- I meant Rockville neighborhoods that feed into Richard Montgomery HS. Sorry PP that this confused you.

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I really like the new development in Clarksburg and the schools are great. That’s worth a look.

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We are in a similar boat OP except that my kids are 4 and 2. We are quite sure we want to go to catholic school for elementary (currently at private preschool) and then stay in the Deal- Wilson system. What they keep saying to us is that Desl is getting much better and Wilson is Yake or Jail meaning that you have better chance to be accepted to a top college coming from Wilson than a W school

[Anonymous]

OP, another area to consider with that budget in MD is the area that feeds into Quince Orchard HS in Gaithersburg or the Rockville area that feeds into Thomas Wootton HS. Houses go quickly though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- Bethesda might be tough for 700K unless you are okay with a tiny house or fixer upper. I recommend Rockville in the Richard Montgomery High School District. Your family won't get bored in Rockville, plus the proximity to the red line will be beneficial for your commute. I also highly recommend the Quince Orchard or Wootton HS neighborhoods. You should be able to find homes there within your price range. Finally, Olney is great and it feeds into Sherwood HS. You won't go wrong with any of these schools. There are other schools I would recommend in MOCO but I was simply trying to narrow it down to those areas that would give you a decent commute to downtown and is within your price range.

There's no such thing.

Just to be clear- I meant Rockville neighborhoods that feed into Richard Montgomery HS. Sorry PP that this confused you.

What are you talking about? The high school is in Rockville.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really like the new development in Clarksburg and the schools are great. That’s worth a look.

Do not move here and commute to DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really like the new development in Clarksburg and the schools are great. That’s worth a look.

Do not move here and commute to DC

My husband along with many others we know do this. Many telework a couple times a week. It's the sacrifice we made to live in a new house, good community, and great schools with this budget. Luckily my husband and I have enough seniority at work to be able to work from home or to switch our schedules around so that we are not driving during major rush hour. It's also close to Boyds marc station so if you work near Union Station that's a good option.

[Anonymous]

glen echo Bethesda or Bannockburn or someplace in west bethesda with the $700k ramblers.
ROckville, Maryland is nice too.

lots of routes to get into DC: Clara Barton Parkway, MacArthur, Massachusetts, River Road, and then to the east/downtown Bethesda there is obviously Wisconsin, Connecticut ave.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really like the new development in Clarksburg and the schools are great. That’s worth a look.

Do not move here and commute to DC

Not sure where that place, so I looked it up.
That's like 40 minutes NORTH of the top of the beltway in traffic and 90 minutes to downtown DC for a commute. No way.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really like the new development in Clarksburg and the schools are great. That’s worth a look.

Do not move here and commute to DC

Not sure where that place, so I looked it up.
That's like 40 minutes NORTH of the top of the beltway in traffic and 90 minutes to downtown DC for a commute. No way.

MARC train station in Boyds or Germantown depending on where you are in Clarksburg is an option. If you choose to drive instead, you need to leave before 6:30 am.

[Anonymous]

OP, with working in Farragut West, any reason you are not looking along the orange or silver line?

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Do you vote democrat?
Lean left of center?

Then look in 22042/22044 - Jeb Stewart pyramid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:glen echo Bethesda or Bannockburn or someplace in west bethesda with the $700k ramblers.
ROckville, Maryland is nice too.

lots of routes to get into DC: Clara Barton Parkway, MacArthur, Massachusetts, River Road, and then to the east/downtown Bethesda there is obviously Wisconsin, Connecticut ave.

Those are great areas and you can find relatively less expensive places mixed in, but 700s can be tough. Even in the 800s you are looking at something pretty old and small.

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We're moving out to Burke soon. DH also wanted to look in MD, but commute to DC is a lot worse than from VA. VRE is pretty good, MARC has been unreliable according to coworkers who are late at least once a week due to the train. Metro ride tends to be longer from many of these "good" areas in MD. Don't even think about moving to MD and driving. 395 isn't bad compared to 270.