What is the vibe like in Mount Rainier?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s eclectic. There’s a variety of professions in the neighborhood. Ppl don’t value that on this forum

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People are genuinely nice here.

We thought about moving after retirement, but decided against it. This city is filled with young families, not as many new retirees.

Where did you end up?

Downsized home in Bethesda.

Honestly, if you ended up in Bethesda, Mount Rainier wouldn’t have been for you, regardless of age.

Oh please, they’re not that different and pickle ball is fun.

Nothing wrong with pickle ball, but MtR and Bethesda could not be more different.

This really isn’t true. I have lived in both. Bethesda is generally wealthier. That’s really it, especially among SFH owners.

When did you live in each and for how long?

About ten years in Bethesda and 5-10 in MtR

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Anonymous wrote:It’s eclectic. There’s a variety of professions in the neighborhood. Ppl don’t value that on this forum

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People are genuinely nice here.

We thought about moving after retirement, but decided against it. This city is filled with young families, not as many new retirees.

Where did you end up?

Downsized home in Bethesda.

Honestly, if you ended up in Bethesda, Mount Rainier wouldn’t have been for you, regardless of age.

Oh please, they’re not that different and pickle ball is fun.

Nothing wrong with pickle ball, but MtR and Bethesda could not be more different.

This really isn’t true. I have lived in both. Bethesda is generally wealthier. That’s really it, especially among SFH owners.

When did you live in each and for how long?

About ten years in Bethesda and 5-10 in MtR

Yeah I don’t know what to tell you, they aren’t the same for very different reasons. Bethesda is wealthier … and snobbier, Mount Rainier is much more diverse. Maybe you’re one of those people “who don’t see color”?

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mount Rainier, MD are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.1%), Other (Hispanic) (21.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (17.5%), White (Hispanic) (9.4%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.68%).

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bethesda, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.5%), White (Hispanic) (6.55%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.84%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.89%).

[Anonymous]

According to the Census, there are also differences in monthly housing costs as a percent of household income. For households making $75k+ in each city:

Bethesda: 25.8% pay less than 20% of their household income on housing.

Mount Rainier: 54.6% pay less than 20% of their HHI.

My point? Higher income folks are pouring into Mount Rainier, paying little for housing, and enjoying disposable income on other things (Pennyroyal, trips to Hawaii, buying a new car)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to the Census, there are also differences in monthly housing costs as a percent of household income. For households making $75k+ in each city:

Bethesda: 25.8% pay less than 20% of their household income on housing.

Mount Rainier: 54.6% pay less than 20% of their HHI.

My point? Higher income folks are pouring into Mount Rainier, paying little for housing, and enjoying disposable income on other things (Pennyroyal, trips to Hawaii, buying a new car)

Mount Rainier the land of chill hippies and cheap housing in the DMV!

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Anonymous wrote:According to the Census, there are also differences in monthly housing costs as a percent of household income. For households making $75k+ in each city:

Bethesda: 25.8% pay less than 20% of their household income on housing.

Mount Rainier: 54.6% pay less than 20% of their HHI.

My point? Higher income folks are pouring into Mount Rainier, paying little for housing, and enjoying disposable income on other things (Pennyroyal, trips to Hawaii, buying a new car)

Mount Rainier the land of chill hippies and cheap housing in the DMV!

Not so cheap anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:According to the Census, there are also differences in monthly housing costs as a percent of household income. For households making $75k+ in each city:

Bethesda: 25.8% pay less than 20% of their household income on housing.

Mount Rainier: 54.6% pay less than 20% of their HHI.

My point? Higher income folks are pouring into Mount Rainier, paying little for housing, and enjoying disposable income on other things (Pennyroyal, trips to Hawaii, buying a new car)

Mount Rainier the land of chill hippies and cheap housing in the DMV!

Yup, pretty much.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s eclectic. There’s a variety of professions in the neighborhood. Ppl don’t value that on this forum

+1

People are genuinely nice here.

We thought about moving after retirement, but decided against it. This city is filled with young families, not as many new retirees.

Where did you end up?

Downsized home in Bethesda.

Honestly, if you ended up in Bethesda, Mount Rainier wouldn’t have been for you, regardless of age.

Oh please, they’re not that different and pickle ball is fun.

Nothing wrong with pickle ball, but MtR and Bethesda could not be more different.

This really isn’t true. I have lived in both. Bethesda is generally wealthier. That’s really it, especially among SFH owners.

When did you live in each and for how long?

About ten years in Bethesda and 5-10 in MtR

Yeah I don’t know what to tell you, they aren’t the same for very different reasons. Bethesda is wealthier … and snobbier, Mount Rainier is much more diverse. Maybe you’re one of those people “who don’t see color”?

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mount Rainier, MD are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.1%), Other (Hispanic) (21.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (17.5%), White (Hispanic) (9.4%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.68%).

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bethesda, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.5%), White (Hispanic) (6.55%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.84%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.89%).

I already said Bethesda is wealthier, and MtR is certainly more diverse but less so in SFHs. If you move in two Bethesda your block is going to have a bunch of dual income college grad families and the same is true in Mt Rainier. It’s silly to sit on a high horse and pretend they’re worlds apart. In the grand scheme of things they’re not.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s eclectic. There’s a variety of professions in the neighborhood. Ppl don’t value that on this forum

+1

People are genuinely nice here.

We thought about moving after retirement, but decided against it. This city is filled with young families, not as many new retirees.

Where did you end up?

Downsized home in Bethesda.

Honestly, if you ended up in Bethesda, Mount Rainier wouldn’t have been for you, regardless of age.

Oh please, they’re not that different and pickle ball is fun.

Nothing wrong with pickle ball, but MtR and Bethesda could not be more different.

This really isn’t true. I have lived in both. Bethesda is generally wealthier. That’s really it, especially among SFH owners.

When did you live in each and for how long?

About ten years in Bethesda and 5-10 in MtR

Yeah I don’t know what to tell you, they aren’t the same for very different reasons. Bethesda is wealthier … and snobbier, Mount Rainier is much more diverse. Maybe you’re one of those people “who don’t see color”?

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mount Rainier, MD are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.1%), Other (Hispanic) (21.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (17.5%), White (Hispanic) (9.4%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.68%).

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bethesda, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.5%), White (Hispanic) (6.55%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.84%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.89%).

I already said Bethesda is wealthier, and MtR is certainly more diverse but less so in SFHs. If you move in two Bethesda your block is going to have a bunch of dual income college grad families and the same is true in Mt Rainier. It’s silly to sit on a high horse and pretend they’re worlds apart. In the grand scheme of things they’re not.

Also wait and see the 2020 numbers.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s eclectic. There’s a variety of professions in the neighborhood. Ppl don’t value that on this forum

+1

People are genuinely nice here.

We thought about moving after retirement, but decided against it. This city is filled with young families, not as many new retirees.

Where did you end up?

Downsized home in Bethesda.

Honestly, if you ended up in Bethesda, Mount Rainier wouldn’t have been for you, regardless of age.

Oh please, they’re not that different and pickle ball is fun.

Nothing wrong with pickle ball, but MtR and Bethesda could not be more different.

This really isn’t true. I have lived in both. Bethesda is generally wealthier. That’s really it, especially among SFH owners.

When did you live in each and for how long?

About ten years in Bethesda and 5-10 in MtR

Yeah I don’t know what to tell you, they aren’t the same for very different reasons. Bethesda is wealthier … and snobbier, Mount Rainier is much more diverse. Maybe you’re one of those people “who don’t see color”?

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mount Rainier, MD are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.1%), Other (Hispanic) (21.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (17.5%), White (Hispanic) (9.4%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.68%).

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bethesda, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.5%), White (Hispanic) (6.55%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.84%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.89%).

I already said Bethesda is wealthier, and MtR is certainly more diverse but less so in SFHs. If you move in two Bethesda your block is going to have a bunch of dual income college grad families and the same is true in Mt Rainier. It’s silly to sit on a high horse and pretend they’re worlds apart. In the grand scheme of things they’re not.

Bethesda seems like something out of the movie, American Beauty.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s eclectic. There’s a variety of professions in the neighborhood. Ppl don’t value that on this forum

+1

People are genuinely nice here.

We thought about moving after retirement, but decided against it. This city is filled with young families, not as many new retirees.

Where did you end up?

Downsized home in Bethesda.

Honestly, if you ended up in Bethesda, Mount Rainier wouldn’t have been for you, regardless of age.

Oh please, they’re not that different and pickle ball is fun.

Nothing wrong with pickle ball, but MtR and Bethesda could not be more different.

This really isn’t true. I have lived in both. Bethesda is generally wealthier. That’s really it, especially among SFH owners.

When did you live in each and for how long?

About ten years in Bethesda and 5-10 in MtR

Yeah I don’t know what to tell you, they aren’t the same for very different reasons. Bethesda is wealthier … and snobbier, Mount Rainier is much more diverse. Maybe you’re one of those people “who don’t see color”?

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mount Rainier, MD are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.1%), Other (Hispanic) (21.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (17.5%), White (Hispanic) (9.4%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.68%).

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bethesda, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.5%), White (Hispanic) (6.55%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.84%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.89%).

I already said Bethesda is wealthier, and MtR is certainly more diverse but less so in SFHs. If you move in two Bethesda your block is going to have a bunch of dual income college grad families and the same is true in Mt Rainier. It’s silly to sit on a high horse and pretend they’re worlds apart. In the grand scheme of things they’re not.

Bethesda seems like something out of the movie, American Beauty.

+1 -Bethesda resident

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:According to the Census, there are also differences in monthly housing costs as a percent of household income. For households making $75k+ in each city:

Bethesda: 25.8% pay less than 20% of their household income on housing.

Mount Rainier: 54.6% pay less than 20% of their HHI.

My point? Higher income folks are pouring into Mount Rainier, paying little for housing, and enjoying disposable income on other things (Pennyroyal, trips to Hawaii, buying a new car)

Mount Rainier the land of chill hippies and cheap housing in the DMV!

Not so cheap anymore.

Still a substantial discount from Silver Spring or NE DC. Like 40%, and still a discount once you figure in taxes and preschool (depending on your preschool situation).

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Anonymous wrote:According to the Census, there are also differences in monthly housing costs as a percent of household income. For households making $75k+ in each city:

Bethesda: 25.8% pay less than 20% of their household income on housing.

Mount Rainier: 54.6% pay less than 20% of their HHI.

My point? Higher income folks are pouring into Mount Rainier, paying little for housing, and enjoying disposable income on other things (Pennyroyal, trips to Hawaii, buying a new car)

Mount Rainier the land of chill hippies and cheap housing in the DMV!

Not so cheap anymore.

Still a substantial discount from Silver Spring or NE DC. Like 40%, and still a discount once you figure in taxes and preschool (depending on your preschool situation).

+1

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Anonymous wrote:It’s eclectic. There’s a variety of professions in the neighborhood. Ppl don’t value that on this forum

+1

People are genuinely nice here.

We thought about moving after retirement, but decided against it. This city is filled with young families, not as many new retirees.

Where did you end up?

Downsized home in Bethesda.

Honestly, if you ended up in Bethesda, Mount Rainier wouldn’t have been for you, regardless of age.

Oh please, they’re not that different and pickle ball is fun.

Nothing wrong with pickle ball, but MtR and Bethesda could not be more different.

This really isn’t true. I have lived in both. Bethesda is generally wealthier. That’s really it, especially among SFH owners.

When did you live in each and for how long?

About ten years in Bethesda and 5-10 in MtR

Yeah I don’t know what to tell you, they aren’t the same for very different reasons. Bethesda is wealthier … and snobbier, Mount Rainier is much more diverse. Maybe you’re one of those people “who don’t see color”?

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mount Rainier, MD are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.1%), Other (Hispanic) (21.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (17.5%), White (Hispanic) (9.4%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.68%).

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bethesda, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.5%), White (Hispanic) (6.55%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.84%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.89%).

I already said Bethesda is wealthier, and MtR is certainly more diverse but less so in SFHs. If you move in two Bethesda your block is going to have a bunch of dual income college grad families and the same is true in Mt Rainier. It’s silly to sit on a high horse and pretend they’re worlds apart. In the grand scheme of things they’re not.

On my block of single family homes in MtR there are Hispanic, Black and White families, Interracial Couples, Gay couples, Gay Interracial couples, Academics, Construction workers, Yoga teachers, Non-profit workers, Architects, Artists and Engineers. I hardly think that’s like Bethesda. It’s just not the same.

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CrunchAY. If you don’t have 6 weed plants growing you won’t fit in.

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Anonymous wrote:How many famines there are usinf the neighborhood publics for upper elementary, middle, or high school? Do people leave for better schools if they don't win the PG school lotto or have TAG kids (similar to what happens in many dc neighborhoods).

Schools are definitely getting better. Lots of people send their kids to private schools.

How does that track with the neighborhood feel and focus on supporting the community? Are parochials used? Independent privates are a ton of money so only a few years of private would make up for the cheap housing.