Tell me about your safe, vibrant, close-in neighborhood with great schools
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Anonymous
| We are seeking a vibrant family community in NW DC, Arlington or Bethesda. A place that is truly welcoming of new comers. A close-in village community where I can raise my elem school aged boys, and public schools are solid all the way through HS. Where they can ride their bikes or walk to school, pool or playground. Key here: I don't want to spend 2 hours/day commuting in traffic. Small detached home, town home, or condo is fine as long as we can walk to some amenities and it's truly a vibrant community.. Max budget $800k. Am I asking for too much? |
Anonymous
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east bethesda. (Biking to Bethesda Elementary has a couple bad intersections. But they can walk to high school!)
you can bike to the pool on the bike path. (even if there is the purple line, that only goes as far as Bethesda metro. So you can get on the bike path in Bethesda down to the Bethesda pool.) |
Anonymous
| Neighborhood near Westbrook Elementary School is wonderful as well as Bannockburn and Glen Echo. |
Anonymous
| The neighborhood surrounding Westover in Arlington. (Not just the Westover neighborhood itself, but anywhere within walking distance of the shopping strip on Washington Blvd.) |
Anonymous
| We second the neighborhood around Westbrook Elementary for all the reasons you just cited. |
Anonymous
+1. Madison Manor and Dominion Hills fit your description. Madison Manor is McKinley=Swanson-Yorktown. Dominion Hills is divided along Lebanon St between that pyramid and Ashlawn-Swanson-Washington Lee. Incredible neighborhoods. Homes come on the market in your price range but typically move quickly. We love it here. |
Anonymous
Totally agree with these! We love our neighborhood just north of the Westover strip. Lots of young kids and families, and everyone has been super friendly and inclusive. The schools are Tuckahoe/Swanson/Yorktown. |
Anonymous
I would stick with a yorktown pyramid and I am not found of the areas surrounding dominion hills (specifically wilson blvd). |
Anonymous
| North Chevy Chase. Neighborhood pool, supermarket and Starbucks within walking distance, Capital Crescent Trail and Audubon Society for great nature walks and summer camps. Kids bike and walk to NCC elementary which runs grades 3 to 6. Commute downtown is easy by suburban standards (lots of different route permutations; street traffic rather than highway traffic; for someone like me with flex hours, off-peak times mean 25 mins door-to-door.) Under $800k will be a stretch but doable as long as you're okay with doing work. Same applies to the nearby parts of Kensington, although probably a bit less walking for most parts of the neighborhood. |
Anonymous
Oh, Jesus. Not you. Do you get an alert every time there's a thread about n Arlington school pyramids? |
Anonymous
| Are there any neighborhoods in the district that fit this criteria? |
Anonymous
| Your budget is probably too low for the district. Those houses exist, but they are in short supply and high demand. |
Anonymous
| Not in your target area but Takoma Park, MD certainly fits the bill. |
Anonymous
What do you mean by vibrant? I live in N. Arlington and a lot of the neighborhoods are teeming with kids and are family friendly, but I am not sure they are vibrant. Some are more walkable than others and all the schools are good. But often times they are very quiet during the day, and I don't see a lot of kids out and about by themselves or with friends. |
Anonymous
There are but you have to keep an eye on them. There are some row homes, duplexes and smaller houses in the Murch area that definitely go for under that. Not as sure about Lafayette and Janney. Or you could try condo living on Connecticut. Lots of people do it. |