Small town feel in Montgomery County, MD?

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Anonymous wrote:Woodmoor in Silver Spring.

Yah, nothing hits the target other than the budget

Really? There is always a lemonade stand when the weather is nice, people are out and about constantly, tons of strollers and dog walkers, and insane number of kids, block parties in the spring and fall, easter egg hunt, Christmas tree lighting, octoberfest...what about that doesn't hit the target?

I think this is about a street rather than small town. There is nothing about silver spring that screams smalll town feel.

It's not just our block. The whole neighborhood is like this. But we def don't have a walkable post office or town square. I thought op was looking for the friendly neighborhood small town "feel" rather than an actual small town.

Do most of the kids in woodmoor attend Cresthaven and Key? Are parochial schools popular too?

We are zoned for Montgomery Knolls, Pine Crest and Eastern. But st. B's is quite popular too.

Sorry - that's St. Bernadette's.

A bunch of my friend, who have kids in Catholic schools, live behind St. B's and they say it is great neighborhood, actually its like a party town... with good wine.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi, Im moving to the area from a small town in NJ. Our kids have lemonade stands, neighborhood is always out and about walking dogs, strollers, etc. Its been so easy to make friends and meet people. Im wondering if you all can give me suggeestions as to which neighborhoods/areas may have a similar feel? We are transfering my husbands job to downtown DC and targeting Mongtgomery County,MD for relocation. Budget is $680k max. We have two kids prechool age. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

You just described King Farm neighborhood in Rockville.

Except for the budget part.

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Anonymous wrote:Woodmoor in Silver Spring.

Yah, nothing hits the target other than the budget

Really? There is always a lemonade stand when the weather is nice, people are out and about constantly, tons of strollers and dog walkers, and insane number of kids, block parties in the spring and fall, easter egg hunt, Christmas tree lighting, octoberfest...what about that doesn't hit the target?

I think this is about a street rather than small town. There is nothing about silver spring that screams smalll town feel.

It's not just our block. The whole neighborhood is like this. But we def don't have a walkable post office or town square. I thought op was looking for the friendly neighborhood small town "feel" rather than an actual small town.

Do most of the kids in woodmoor attend Cresthaven and Key? Are parochial schools popular too?

I am not sure you know where Woodmoor is if you think the kids attend these schools.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, check out the distance from DC to Damascus, Clarksburg and Poolesville. These are very far away from DC in the exurbs.

I would say Woodmoor in Silver Spring, Takoma Park, and Kensington - which are all much closer to DC. If you want are real small town like the above listed, your husband will spend a long time commuting everyday.

2 hours each way to Damascus, Clarksburg and Poolesville, crummy public schools too

You (or someone else) have posted this before. How do you figure that those schools are crummy? Going by Great Schools, which of course isn't the be all end all:

Wilson Wims 9
Clarksburg ES 9
Little Bennett 8
Rocky Hill MS 9
Clarksburg HS 6 (but boundary changes are coming)

Clearspring 9
Rockwell 8
Baker MS 8
Damascus HS 8

Poolesville ES 8
Poole MS 9
Poolesville HS 8

Is the issue really that they don't start with a W??

Damascus ES 8

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Garrett Park

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Anonymous wrote:Check out the west side of Bethesda: Bannockburn, Glen Echo and Cabin John. Kids with lemonade stands abound! Also, Bannockburn has a lovely tradition of welcoming all new families at an annual Newcomers dinner.

Not so sure $680000 will buy into these communities unfortunately. Maybe a rundown cape cod or a tiny rambler.

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Anonymous wrote:Check out the west side of Bethesda: Bannockburn, Glen Echo and Cabin John. Kids with lemonade stands abound! Also, Bannockburn has a lovely tradition of welcoming all new families at an annual Newcomers dinner.

Not so sure $680000 will buy into these communities unfortunately. Maybe a rundown cape cod or a tiny rambler.

Not likely still but if they had more money it is exactly what the OP is looking for

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Anonymous wrote:Check out the west side of Bethesda: Bannockburn, Glen Echo and Cabin John. Kids with lemonade stands abound! Also, Bannockburn has a lovely tradition of welcoming all new families at an annual Newcomers dinner.

Not so sure $680000 will buy into these communities unfortunately. Maybe a rundown cape cod or a tiny rambler.

Not likely still but if they had more money it is exactly what the OP is looking for

Are there any other Bethesda neighborhoods that have this reputation and are <1 mil?

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Anonymous wrote:Woodmoor in Silver Spring.

Yah, nothing hits the target other than the budget

Really? There is always a lemonade stand when the weather is nice, people are out and about constantly, tons of strollers and dog walkers, and insane number of kids, block parties in the spring and fall, easter egg hunt, Christmas tree lighting, octoberfest...what about that doesn't hit the target?

I think this is about a street rather than small town. There is nothing about silver spring that screams smalll town feel.

There is nothing in the Maryland suburbs that is a bona fide small town. We work with what is available.

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You know what really feels like a small town? Capitol Hill. Parts of Chevy Chase and AU Park DC. Brookland. I think there are several neighborhoods in DC that feel more townish than most actual suburbs. That's because they have walkable retail and a friendly vibe.

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Anonymous wrote:You know what really feels like a small town? Capitol Hill. Parts of Chevy Chase and AU Park DC. Brookland. I think there are several neighborhoods in DC that feel more townish than most actual suburbs. That's because they have walkable retail and a friendly vibe.

Some suburbs have that too.

But none of what you cite here feels like a small town. Neither do the suburbs.

We all make do.

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Anonymous wrote:Woodmoor in Silver Spring.

Yah, nothing hits the target other than the budget

Really? There is always a lemonade stand when the weather is nice, people are out and about constantly, tons of strollers and dog walkers, and insane number of kids, block parties in the spring and fall, easter egg hunt, Christmas tree lighting, octoberfest...what about that doesn't hit the target?

I think this is about a street rather than small town. There is nothing about silver spring that screams smalll town feel.

There is nothing in the Maryland suburbs that is a bona fide small town. We work with what is available.

Bull, Glen Echo is literally a small town in look feel and leagality.

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Kensington Heights does have a nice small town-y feel. People are nice and not snooty.

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Anonymous wrote:Woodmoor in Silver Spring.

Yah, nothing hits the target other than the budget

Really? There is always a lemonade stand when the weather is nice, people are out and about constantly, tons of strollers and dog walkers, and insane number of kids, block parties in the spring and fall, easter egg hunt, Christmas tree lighting, octoberfest...what about that doesn't hit the target?

I think this is about a street rather than small town. There is nothing about silver spring that screams smalll town feel.

There is nothing in the Maryland suburbs that is a bona fide small town. We work with what is available.

Bull, Glen Echo is literally a small town in look feel and leagality.

So is Brookmont, but both are way over OP's budget.

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Anonymous wrote:Kensington Heights does have a nice small town-y feel. People are nice and not snooty.

Yes!