Tell me about Cabin John

[Anonymous]

Looks like it's a hilly area with funky modern houses and lots of trees? Is that accurate? How long does the morning commute to downtown DC take? Also, does being surrounded by a triangle of highways suck and is it a pain to go out and do shopping? (Looks like it might be an isolated area) prices look cheaper than the NOVA neigborhoods directly across the river, so thinking we might move to cabin john some day if we need to downgrade to a cheaper house.

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Cabin John used to be country and kind of redneck but has reinvented it's self into a modern inside the beltway rural oasis. Great schools and large houses anchor it with easy access to the C&O and Potomac. Not much left under a million but cheaper than McLean near the river for sure.

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I'm actually starting the home search in the Bethesda area and have found the Cabin John area to be really quite appealing. I grew up in Chevy Chase and always thought Cabin John was far away...because kids are idiots and know nothing. I too am interested in hearing thoughts from the people who live there.

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Flooding, Rain Water Runoff Problems

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Anonymous wrote:Flooding, Rain Water Runoff Problems

How do you have flooding problems on the side of a hill

Also, do people call it "CabJo" or "CaJo"?

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like it's a hilly area with funky modern houses and lots of trees? Is that accurate? How long does the morning commute to downtown DC take? Also, does being surrounded by a triangle of highways suck and is it a pain to go out and do shopping? (Looks like it might be an isolated area) prices look cheaper than the NOVA neigborhoods directly across the river, so thinking we might move to cabin john some day if we need to downgrade to a cheaper house.

It's cheaper, because in Maryland to pay Montgomery county income taxes and higher state taxes. Op be paying much higher taxes but have a lower mortgage

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like it's a hilly area with funky modern houses and lots of trees? Is that accurate? How long does the morning commute to downtown DC take? Also, does being surrounded by a triangle of highways suck and is it a pain to go out and do shopping? (Looks like it might be an isolated area) prices look cheaper than the NOVA neigborhoods directly across the river, so thinking we might move to cabin john some day if we need to downgrade to a cheaper house.

It's cheaper, because in Maryland to pay Montgomery county income taxes and higher state taxes. Op be paying much higher taxes but have a lower mortgage

That said we were like idea cabin john and wanted to move there, but really the commute downtown because there is a one-way bridge serious bottleneck

[Anonymous]

Cabin John is a great area. It is definitely going up in value as it is being gentrified. Over the years, it has attracted eclectic artsy types that march to the beat of their own drummer. Bigger homes are being built and a new crowd of folks are moving in. Typically, though, they aren't the uptight Chevy Chase crowd.

You have to be willing to accept that your $900K home may be next to a pretty ramshackle $500K house or dwarfed by a new $2.5M house.

You do have to drive a little for big grocery shopping excursions, but not too far. Commuting to downtown down Clara Barton sucks a bit, but it's no worse than anywhere else that far out.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like it's a hilly area with funky modern houses and lots of trees? Is that accurate? How long does the morning commute to downtown DC take? Also, does being surrounded by a triangle of highways suck and is it a pain to go out and do shopping? (Looks like it might be an isolated area) prices look cheaper than the NOVA neigborhoods directly across the river, so thinking we might move to cabin john some day if we need to downgrade to a cheaper house.

It's cheaper, because in Maryland to pay Montgomery county income taxes and higher state taxes. Op be paying much higher taxes but have a lower mortgage

That said we were like idea cabin john and wanted to move there, but really the commute downtown because there is a one-way bridge serious bottleneck

My kids attended Clara Barton for preschool, which is just over the one lane bridge in CJ. We live in Bannockcurn just on the other side of the bridge. Both are wonderful communities and I'd strongly recommend them for anyone who loves nature and wants friendly, laid back neighbors.

In terms of the bridge traffic, I haven't noticed much of a problem heading from CJ to downtown during the morning rush hour. They time the lights so that a large number of cars are able to go that direction at once. Plus it is easy to hop on the Clara Barton parkway if the bridge traffic is too bad. Coming home along MacArthur during the evening rush can be a pain though, so I sometimes have opted to go the River to Seven Locks route instead.

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It seems cramped. You have the beltway on one side, river on the other, hills on another, hard to park at shopping, plus not much shopping to speak of that I have seen.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like it's a hilly area with funky modern houses and lots of trees? Is that accurate? How long does the morning commute to downtown DC take? Also, does being surrounded by a triangle of highways suck and is it a pain to go out and do shopping? (Looks like it might be an isolated area) prices look cheaper than the NOVA neigborhoods directly across the river, so thinking we might move to cabin john some day if we need to downgrade to a cheaper house.

It's cheaper, because in Maryland to pay Montgomery county income taxes and higher state taxes. Op be paying much higher taxes but have a lower mortgage

That said we were like idea cabin john and wanted to move there, but really the commute downtown because there is a one-way bridge serious bottleneck

My kids attended Clara Barton for preschool, which is just over the one lane bridge in CJ. We live in Bannockcurn just on the other side of the bridge. Both are wonderful communities and I'd strongly recommend them for anyone who loves nature and wants friendly, laid back neighbors.

In terms of the bridge traffic, I haven't noticed much of a problem heading from CJ to downtown during the morning rush hour. They time the lights so that a large number of cars are able to go that direction at once. Plus it is easy to hop on the Clara Barton parkway if the bridge traffic is too bad. Coming home along MacArthur during the evening rush can be a pain though, so I sometimes have opted to go the River to Seven Locks route instead.

What do you mean bridge? American legion? Do you commute to dc along the GW parkway?

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like it's a hilly area with funky modern houses and lots of trees? Is that accurate? How long does the morning commute to downtown DC take? Also, does being surrounded by a triangle of highways suck and is it a pain to go out and do shopping? (Looks like it might be an isolated area) prices look cheaper than the NOVA neigborhoods directly across the river, so thinking we might move to cabin john some day if we need to downgrade to a cheaper house.

It's cheaper, because in Maryland to pay Montgomery county income taxes and higher state taxes. Op be paying much higher taxes but have a lower mortgage

That said we were like idea cabin john and wanted to move there, but really the commute downtown because there is a one-way bridge serious bottleneck

My kids attended Clara Barton for preschool, which is just over the one lane bridge in CJ. We live in Bannockcurn just on the other side of the bridge. Both are wonderful communities and I'd strongly recommend them for anyone who loves nature and wants friendly, laid back neighbors.

In terms of the bridge traffic, I haven't noticed much of a problem heading from CJ to downtown during the morning rush hour. They time the lights so that a large number of cars are able to go that direction at once. Plus it is easy to hop on the Clara Barton parkway if the bridge traffic is too bad. Coming home along MacArthur during the evening rush can be a pain though, so I sometimes have opted to go the River to Seven Locks route instead.

What do you mean bridge? American legion? Do you commute to dc along the GW parkway?

No, I mean the historic one lane bridge on MacArthur. It's official name is the Union Arch bridge and it was built during the Civil War. It can be a major PITA to cross some times of the day. I'll let others respond on commuting options as I typically park in Bethesda and metro in.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like it's a hilly area with funky modern houses and lots of trees? Is that accurate? How long does the morning commute to downtown DC take? Also, does being surrounded by a triangle of highways suck and is it a pain to go out and do shopping? (Looks like it might be an isolated area) prices look cheaper than the NOVA neigborhoods directly across the river, so thinking we might move to cabin john some day if we need to downgrade to a cheaper house.

It's cheaper, because in Maryland to pay Montgomery county income taxes and higher state taxes. Op be paying much higher taxes but have a lower mortgage

That said we were like idea cabin john and wanted to move there, but really the commute downtown because there is a one-way bridge serious bottleneck

My kids attended Clara Barton for preschool, which is just over the one lane bridge in CJ. We live in Bannockcurn just on the other side of the bridge. Both are wonderful communities and I'd strongly recommend them for anyone who loves nature and wants friendly, laid back neighbors.

In terms of the bridge traffic, I haven't noticed much of a problem heading from CJ to downtown during the morning rush hour. They time the lights so that a large number of cars are able to go that direction at once. Plus it is easy to hop on the Clara Barton parkway if the bridge traffic is too bad. Coming home along MacArthur during the evening rush can be a pain though, so I sometimes have opted to go the River to Seven Locks route instead.

How do you from cabin John to Clara Barton, you have to go out past beltway right?

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like it's a hilly area with funky modern houses and lots of trees? Is that accurate? How long does the morning commute to downtown DC take? Also, does being surrounded by a triangle of highways suck and is it a pain to go out and do shopping? (Looks like it might be an isolated area) prices look cheaper than the NOVA neigborhoods directly across the river, so thinking we might move to cabin john some day if we need to downgrade to a cheaper house.

It's cheaper, because in Maryland to pay Montgomery county income taxes and higher state taxes. Op be paying much higher taxes but have a lower mortgage

That said we were like idea cabin john and wanted to move there, but really the commute downtown because there is a one-way bridge serious bottleneck

My kids attended Clara Barton for preschool, which is just over the one lane bridge in CJ. We live in Bannockcurn just on the other side of the bridge. Both are wonderful communities and I'd strongly recommend them for anyone who loves nature and wants friendly, laid back neighbors.

In terms of the bridge traffic, I haven't noticed much of a problem heading from CJ to downtown during the morning rush hour. They time the lights so that a large number of cars are able to go that direction at once. Plus it is easy to hop on the Clara Barton parkway if the bridge traffic is too bad. Coming home along MacArthur during the evening rush can be a pain though, so I sometimes have opted to go the River to Seven Locks route instead.

How do you from cabin John to Clara Barton, you have to go out past beltway right?

No, you can pick up the Clara Barton Parkway right in Cabin John. The only problem is that the access road to the Parkway is close to the one-lane bridge, so if the bridge is backed up it might take you a while to get past the 4 way stop sign to get onto the access road.

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Anonymous wrote:Cabin John is a great area. It is definitely going up in value as it is being gentrified. Over the years, it has attracted eclectic artsy types that march to the beat of their own drummer. Bigger homes are being built and a new crowd of folks are moving in. Typically, though, they aren't the uptight Chevy Chase crowd.

You have to be willing to accept that your $900K home may be next to a pretty ramshackle $500K house or dwarfed by a new $2.5M house.

You do have to drive a little for big grocery shopping excursions, but not too far. Commuting to downtown down Clara Barton sucks a bit, but it's no worse than anywhere else that far out.

There are no 500k houses in cabin john and fewer and fewer 900k examples. Also gentrfyied isn't the right term as it has gone from all white to all white just slightly richer.