Best Curb Appeal Neighborhoods in Potomac/Rockville/Bethesda

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What neighborhoods do you consider "pretty" in Potomac/Rockville/Bethesda? Like when you drive in, you think, "wow, this neighborhood is so pretty"?

Where I live in Bethesda near NIH, there are beautiful, old trees and green areas. But almost none of the houses have garages, and there are tons of cars parked EVERYWHERE. There's been a car parked at my neighbor's with a flat tire for MONTHS (yes, I filed a city ordinance complaint). There is no HOA in my hood, so people don't care for their lawns very well, and things often look overgrown. There are also old electricity/telephone wires everywhere, and there are no sidewalks for me to walk my small kids or dog. (No offense to anyone. The trade off is walkability, being close to the metro and downtown, not having to care for a large yard, being around highly intelligent neighbors, I could go on and on).

I'd love to find a neighborhood that has a garage (ahhhh, the extra space to store things!!), where people tend to their yards and the neighborhood looks "groomed", maybe some nice sidewalks, buried wires (does this exist in this area?!?). I grew up near Dallas and miss the groomed looking neighborhoods. As our kids are getting older, I want to find a home that more like a neighborhood than a transient area great for commuting, that also has curb appeal.

[Anonymous]

Kenwood

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Anonymous wrote:Kenwood

Probably close to the truth. Kenwood isn't as manicured as a southern neighborhood, but it leans that way. It's kind of not to many locals tastes, which is why Kenwood properties sell at a discount to nearby Somerset.

[Anonymous]

Old Towne rockville but it's random
But a little shabby is very northeastern thing

[Anonymous]

Burning Tree, though of course the trade-off is walkability.

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Woodley gardens in rockville

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Copenhaver in Potomac

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Anonymous wrote:Burning Tree, though of course the trade-off is walkability.

I don't think there are a lot of sidewalks in Burning Tree.

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Anonymous wrote:Copenhaver in Potomac

buried wires--never lose power--but not sidewalks everywhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What neighborhoods do you consider "pretty" in Potomac/Rockville/Bethesda? Like when you drive in, you think, "wow, this neighborhood is so pretty"?

Where I live in Bethesda near NIH, there are beautiful, old trees and green areas. But almost none of the houses have garages, and there are tons of cars parked EVERYWHERE. There's been a car parked at my neighbor's with a flat tire for MONTHS (yes, I filed a city ordinance complaint). There is no HOA in my hood, so people don't care for their lawns very well, and things often look overgrown. There are also old electricity/telephone wires everywhere, and there are no sidewalks for me to walk my small kids or dog. (No offense to anyone. The trade off is walkability, being close to the metro and downtown, not having to care for a large yard, being around highly intelligent neighbors, I could go on and on).

I'd love to find a neighborhood that has a garage (ahhhh, the extra space to store things!!), where people tend to their yards and the neighborhood looks "groomed", maybe some nice sidewalks, buried wires (does this exist in this area?!?). I grew up near Dallas and miss the groomed looking neighborhoods. As our kids are getting older, I want to find a home that more like a neighborhood than a transient area great for commuting, that also has curb appeal.

I don't know the answer, sorry, but I was curious about the bolded. How is the neighborhood walkable if there are no sidewalks?

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Rosehill area of Rockville

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kenwood

Probably close to the truth. Kenwood isn't as manicured as a southern neighborhood, but it leans that way. It's kind of not to many locals tastes, which is why Kenwood properties sell at a discount to nearby Somerset.

That's totally not true. The larger homes in kenwood are 3-4 million and they go pretty quickly. Somerset is nice, but the prices are about half of kenwood and if you like the kenwood aesthetic you will find somerset to be scruffy (or kenwood too manicured, if you prefer somerset).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kenwood

Probably close to the truth. Kenwood isn't as manicured as a southern neighborhood, but it leans that way. It's kind of not to many locals tastes, which is why Kenwood properties sell at a discount to nearby Somerset.

That's totally not true. The larger homes in kenwood are 3-4 million and they go pretty quickly. Somerset is nice, but the prices are about half of kenwood and if you like the kenwood aesthetic you will find somerset to be scruffy (or kenwood too manicured, if you prefer somerset).

+1. Prior PP doesn't know what she is talking about.

[Anonymous]

Chevy Chase Village, Edgemoor.

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Edgemoor - especially Mooreland Lane and Fairfax Road - some lovely homes, some of which were estates built in the late 1800s and have 3 acres (there aren't many, but they do exist).

Bradley Hills -

Kensington - nothing else going for it, but those large, original farmhouses are stunning.