What is an exburb?

[Anonymous]

I think of an exurb as something between rural/small town living and traditional suburbs. Poolesville, for example. Not totally rural, but you still have to drive 20+min to get to a Target or a big grocery store.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about Maryland? Is Olney and exurb? Gaithersburg?

I wouldn't consider Olney or Gaithersburg exurbs. Clarksburg definitely, and maybe Germantown or Burtonsville.

It's funny because Burtonsville is only slightly farther out than Rockville. The southern half of Burtonsville is the same distance from DC and the beltway as the northern half of Rockville. And virtually all of Burtonsville is closer to DC than Gaithersburg.

We are going to be in VA- east of 28, but not by a lot, north of 66. I consider it the exurbs. I think any of the areas where you have to drive more than say 5 miles to the end of a metro line is probably a good division of exurb vs. suburb (at least for areas on metro).

Not really a fair description. The yellow, blue and green lines essentially end at the beltway. It's only the western side of the orange line and the two ends of the red line that go significantly outside the beltway. That means that to the south, east and northeast, anything more than 5 miles outside the beltway is exurban, but if you live in Montgomery or Fairfax counties, you can go 15+ miles outside the beltway and still be suburban. That just doesn't make any sense.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Maryland? Is Olney and exurb? Gaithersburg?

I wouldn't consider Olney or Gaithersburg exurbs. Clarksburg definitely, and maybe Germantown or Burtonsville.

Burtonsville?

It's close to Ho Co and not that far from Baltimore. It's right around 29, and 198 takes you to 95 in minutes.

You do realize that towns around major highways aren't really that "far out."

Once people start fleeing the cities, these exurbs will no longer exist. Howard was farmland years ago, with the exception of Columbia - not so true now. same could be said for Olney

You can't stop development.

You're right, I meant Laytonsville. Not Burtonsville, which is much closer in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Excrement + suburb = exurb

I love my 2 acres, my pool, my safe 'hood, and my 13-mi commute.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Maryland? Is Olney and exurb? Gaithersburg?

I wouldn't consider Olney or Gaithersburg exurbs. Clarksburg definitely, and maybe Germantown or Burtonsville.

Burtonsville?

It's close to Ho Co and not that far from Baltimore. It's right around 29, and 198 takes you to 95 in minutes.

You do realize that towns around major highways aren't really that "far out."

Once people start fleeing the cities, these exurbs will no longer exist. Howard was farmland years ago, with the exception of Columbia - not so true now. same could be said for Olney

You can't stop development.

You're right, I meant Laytonsville. Not Burtonsville, which is much closer in.

Defining exurbs is funny. Ellicott City may seem to be an exurb to DC folks, but it's not a bad commute to Baltimore.

It's all relative, I guess.

This site is DC-centric.

btw - I love Laytonsville. not a fan of the schools - But the area is beautiful. And yes, it's an exurb by DC standards.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Maryland? Is Olney and exurb? Gaithersburg?

I wouldn't consider Olney or Gaithersburg exurbs. Clarksburg definitely, and maybe Germantown or Burtonsville.

Burtonsville?

It's close to Ho Co and not that far from Baltimore. It's right around 29, and 198 takes you to 95 in minutes.

You do realize that towns around major highways aren't really that "far out."

Once people start fleeing the cities, these exurbs will no longer exist. Howard was farmland years ago, with the exception of Columbia - not so true now. same could be said for Olney

You can't stop development.

You're right, I meant Laytonsville. Not Burtonsville, which is much closer in.

Defining exurbs is funny. Ellicott City may seem to be an exurb to DC folks, but it's not a bad commute to Baltimore.

It's all relative, I guess.

This site is DC-centric.

btw - I love Laytonsville. not a fan of the schools - But the area is beautiful. And yes, it's an exurb by DC standards.

Well, yeah. It's called DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Exburb=places with no culture that suck and are 1.5 hours from DC in rush hour. Ashburn. PW County. Woodbridge.

[Anonymous]

Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg.

And I live here, so I say that approvingly. I love it. But we don't have to commute in to DC, as many of my neighbors do.

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Anonymous wrote:Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg.

And I live here, so I say that approvingly. I love it. But we don't have to commute in to DC, as many of my neighbors do.

yeah, that commute would suck big hairy donkey balls

My husband keeps trying to convince me of fredericksburg since he works in stafford county. It basically takes me entirely out of any chance to ever work downtown again. While a bigger house for less money sounds all well and good....yeah, no.

[Anonymous]

I honestly consider anything outside the beltway to be more exurb than suburban. I consider the palisades and spring valley and close in Bethesda to be suburban.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I honestly consider anything outside the beltway to be more exurb than suburban. I consider the palisades and spring valley and close in Bethesda to be suburban.

Elitist approach, bro.

[Anonymous]

Unless you commute to DC, Fredericksburg is not an exurb. I know many people who live there who don't work in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I honestly consider anything outside the beltway to be more exurb than suburban. I consider the palisades and spring valley and close in Bethesda to be suburban.

Outside the beltway is still suburbs. It's just the difference between inner-ring suburbs and outer-ring suburbs. Then you have the exurbs further out after that.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Maryland? Is Olney and exurb? Gaithersburg?

I wouldn't consider Olney or Gaithersburg exurbs. Clarksburg definitely, and maybe Germantown or Burtonsville.

Burtonsville?

It's close to Ho Co and not that far from Baltimore. It's right around 29, and 198 takes you to 95 in minutes.

You do realize that towns around major highways aren't really that "far out."

Once people start fleeing the cities, these exurbs will no longer exist. Howard was farmland years ago, with the exception of Columbia - not so true now. same could be said for Olney

You can't stop development.

You're right, I meant Laytonsville. Not Burtonsville, which is much closer in.

Defining exurbs is funny. Ellicott City may seem to be an exurb to DC folks, but it's not a bad commute to Baltimore.

It's all relative, I guess.

This site is DC-centric.

btw - I love Laytonsville. not a fan of the schools - But the area is beautiful. And yes, it's an exurb by DC standards.

Well, yeah. It's called DCUM.

my point being that as development continues, people will move farther out for several reasons - schools, safety, less congestion, land

So DC won't be as "centric."