can we afford chevy chase?

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone I know in our neighborhood (town of CC) sends their kids to RHPS, and people have generally been very happy with it. I would take the complaints with a pinch of salt.

I live in a different part of CC but know several kids at our private who live in the Town of CC several more at different privates. You must not know very many people in your neighborhood.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone I know in our neighborhood (town of CC) sends their kids to RHPS, and people have generally been very happy with it. I would take the complaints with a pinch of salt.

I live in a different part of CC but know several kids at our private who live in the Town of CC several more at different privates. You must not know very many people in your neighborhood.

Correct, TOCC resident as well. Half our street is private, half is RHPS and everyone I have spoken with is happy with RHPS. OP, if you have no connection to CC, you might want to look around a bit, especially in Virginia or up Mass Ave in Bethesda. You have to spend a lot of money to get a little piece of land in CC. We are bursting out of our house and plan to move farther out in a few years.

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The "real Chevy Chase" stuff is hilarious. Are these people for real or just trolling? If the former, OP should ask herself whether she wants to live in a neighborhood populated by such shitbags.

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Anonymous wrote:Question: How do you define Chevy Chase MD?

20815, baby.

Signed, raised in 20815

For someone who was raised in Chevy Chase, you don't seem to know much. 20815 covers all of the CC neighborhoods mentioned in this thread, from the multimillion dollar neighborhoods to the more affordable ones that border Silver Spring (RCF). So defining Chevy Chase as 20815 is completely unhelpful in terms of figuring out what one can afford.

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If my house is on Conn Ave., south of East-West Highway, am I in the "real Chevy Chase"?

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Anonymous wrote:If my house is on Conn Ave., south of East-West Highway, am I in the "real Chevy Chase"?

Yes.

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Anonymous wrote:What is it about CC MD that attracts you? Perhaps we can suggest other places that are comparable but meet your needs.

The beauty of the neighborhood. The sidewalks. The walkability (in some areas) to Bethesda or Connecticut shops. The K-2 aspect of Rosemary Hills (we have preschool aged children). The sense of community.

Try CCDC- much the same, slightly more affordable.

Except crappy schools apart for a few younger years at Lafayette, if you don't mind large class sizes.

Ah no. I live in DC, used to live in CC, MD. I love Deal Middle and it's been great for my kid. My first kid went to CC,MD middle school. To me, it's about the same. My older son goes to private HS. He would have gone to private HS anyway. I love BCC, but it was too big for him.

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Try NCC. Same schools, great neighbors and houses way under $1M. I haven't seen much lately on the market though.

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Anonymous wrote:Question: How do you define Chevy Chase MD?

20815, baby.

Signed, raised in 20815

For someone who was raised in Chevy Chase, you don't seem to know much. 20815 covers all of the CC neighborhoods mentioned in this thread, from the multimillion dollar neighborhoods to the more affordable ones that border Silver Spring (RCF). So defining Chevy Chase as 20815 is completely unhelpful in terms of figuring out what one can afford.

You read all that into the simple question "How do you define Chevy Chase MD?" Hahahahahah!

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Anonymous wrote:If my house is on Conn Ave., south of East-West Highway, am I in the "real Chevy Chase"?

No, you get booted out because of the "No true Chevy Chaser would ever consider living on such a busy street" exception.

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Anonymous wrote:Question: How do you define Chevy Chase MD?

20815, baby.

Signed, raised in 20815

For someone who was raised in Chevy Chase, you don't seem to know much. 20815 covers all of the CC neighborhoods mentioned in this thread, from the multimillion dollar neighborhoods to the more affordable ones that border Silver Spring (RCF). So defining Chevy Chase as 20815 is completely unhelpful in terms of figuring out what one can afford.

You read all that into the simple question "How do you define Chevy Chase MD?" Hahahahahah!

No, I read all that into the answer "20815, baby. Signed, raised in 20815."

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Then you didn't read the question. Chevy Chase equals 20815.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, but the lots are smaller so the houses are a little cheaper overall.

I don't think it's really cheaper until you are east of the park.
Many homes east of Brookville (think Leland, Shephard, Raymond, first block of Cummings and closer down to Blessed Sacrament) easily top $1M and probably closer to $3M.

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Anonymous wrote:What is it about CC MD that attracts you? Perhaps we can suggest other places that are comparable but meet your needs.

The beauty of the neighborhood. The sidewalks. The walkability (in some areas) to Bethesda or Connecticut shops. The K-2 aspect of Rosemary Hills (we have preschool aged children). The sense of community.

You do know, I hope, that many, many CC residents have been very unhappy with Rosemary Hills. The class sizes are around 27, with one teacher and one short recess/day. Out of the 18 school-aged kids on our block, only 5 do public. Many started at RH and left.

Well, speaking as one who was redistricted from RHPS to BE, I'd take RHPS any day!

Really? I've only heard wonderful things about BE? Not that I've heard bad things about RHPS, but I happen to know more people at BE. I'm curious why you don't like it.

This is the PP who posted about RHPS/BE. I probably shouldn't have put it like that - I think I was just irked by some of the comments about RHPS. RHPS is just a special place because of the K-2 vibe. It's nice to see teh kids stay little kids for so long. I love "Rabbit Hill" - the reading room. BE is also a very good school. The principal at BE is certainly far better than the principal at RHPS - much more engaged, responds to problems more q uickly, etc. The fact is, all of these schools are good - and the curriculum IS THE SAME throughout MCPS. My advice is to look at the neighborhood, look at the test scores, meet the principal, tour the schools....There are pros and cons to everything and you'll drive yourself crazy trying to make the perfect choice.

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Hmm, OP. What do you want? We may be on the market soon in Rollingwood, around 1m, 5 bedrooms (2 up, 2 main, 1 lower) , good condition. Galley kitchen and one un-updated bathroom, but that's my biggest complaint. Now that I'm looking at the other things PPs have posted in the same range I think we should get on the market, stat!