Why is Bethesda so expensive?

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Anonymous wrote:All the safe, human-sized, walkable, leafy, sidewalked, small town neighborhoods with reputable public schools close to DC are expensive.

I lived in downtown Silver Spring, and moved close to downtown Bethesda for the schools and the better quality of life as a pedestrian. Downtown Silver Spring does not have that small town feel, and it is unsafe in the evening (and sometimes during the day). As a pedestrian, it's much more pleasant to walk in downtown Bethesda than downtown Silver Spring (there are more street crossings, the shops/restaurants are closer together and the buildings mostly aren't as tall). I've personally witnessed multiple fights in the pedestrian alley in Silver Spring, none in Bethesda.

- multiethnic foreigner, living on a Bethesda street full of people from all over the world.

I love how internationally diverse Bethesda is, one of my very favorite things about it.

Lol

The fact that I have South American, African, Israeli, and Iranian neighbors is amusing?

You can just replace all those words with “the right type of diversity”.

Since your a transplant we call that “world bank” diversity, it’s code for we don’t have to deal with those dirty poor people/immigrants.

Not like there aren’t more places with that type of diversity to choose from. Does every place have to be grungy like silver spring? If you value proximity to poor people you can take a discount and move there. Picking the opposite doesn’t make you racist it makes you classist or simply tried of guttural drama.

Anyone who can afford it will move to a safe close-in neighborhood with good schools. It is certainly a shame those things are a function of socioeconomic status and inflected by systemic racism. But that doesn't mean the people desiring good location, schools, and safety are racist.

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Anonymous wrote: It's very simple. Bethesda is the closest to place to downtown DC that's not DC.

In Maryland that is tire. But overall, that would be Arlington.

Or oxen hill

Bethesda is closer distance wise. Commute may be the same but there less built up between Oxen Hill and Downtown (for a reason that is reflected in price).

No it’s not. Get out your map.

Just did - 11 miles on the road from Oxen Hill to Metro Center; 8 miles from Bethesda.

12 miles to Penn quarter from OH, 18 from Bethesda
Capital one arena: 12 miles Oh, 19 mikes Bethesda
Nats stadium; 8.8 OH, 18 Bethesda
Wharf: 11 OH, 12 Bethesda
18

Must be measuring from the furthest out address possible in Bethesda. If you just type in Bethesda into google maps, these are really off. Penn Quarter is 8, not 18.

I typed Bethesda in Maps. But you sure twisting your stuff in circles just fine moving to Oxon Hill.

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Anonymous wrote:All the safe, human-sized, walkable, leafy, sidewalked, small town neighborhoods with reputable public schools close to DC are expensive.

I lived in downtown Silver Spring, and moved close to downtown Bethesda for the schools and the better quality of life as a pedestrian. Downtown Silver Spring does not have that small town feel, and it is unsafe in the evening (and sometimes during the day). As a pedestrian, it's much more pleasant to walk in downtown Bethesda than downtown Silver Spring (there are more street crossings, the shops/restaurants are closer together and the buildings mostly aren't as tall). I've personally witnessed multiple fights in the pedestrian alley in Silver Spring, none in Bethesda.

- multiethnic foreigner, living on a Bethesda street full of people from all over the world.

I love how internationally diverse Bethesda is, one of my very favorite things about it.

Lol

The fact that I have South American, African, Israeli, and Iranian neighbors is amusing?

You can just replace all those words with “the right type of diversity”.

Since your a transplant we call that “world bank” diversity, it’s code for we don’t have to deal with those dirty poor people/immigrants.

Not like there aren’t more places with that type of diversity to choose from. Does every place have to be grungy like silver spring? If you value proximity to poor people you can take a discount and move there. Picking the opposite doesn’t make you racist it makes you classist or simply tried of guttural drama.

Anyone who can afford it will move to a safe close-in neighborhood with good schools. It is certainly a shame those things are a function of socioeconomic status and inflected by systemic racism. But that doesn't mean the people desiring good location, schools, and safety are racist.

That is wholeheartedly untrue. There are plenty of wealthy people living all over Maryland that could afford to live in Bethesda that would never in a million years wanna live there.

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Anonymous wrote:All the safe, human-sized, walkable, leafy, sidewalked, small town neighborhoods with reputable public schools close to DC are expensive.

I lived in downtown Silver Spring, and moved close to downtown Bethesda for the schools and the better quality of life as a pedestrian. Downtown Silver Spring does not have that small town feel, and it is unsafe in the evening (and sometimes during the day). As a pedestrian, it's much more pleasant to walk in downtown Bethesda than downtown Silver Spring (there are more street crossings, the shops/restaurants are closer together and the buildings mostly aren't as tall). I've personally witnessed multiple fights in the pedestrian alley in Silver Spring, none in Bethesda.

- multiethnic foreigner, living on a Bethesda street full of people from all over the world.

I love how internationally diverse Bethesda is, one of my very favorite things about it.

Lol

The fact that I have South American, African, Israeli, and Iranian neighbors is amusing?

You can just replace all those words with “the right type of diversity”.

Since your a transplant we call that “world bank” diversity, it’s code for we don’t have to deal with those dirty poor people/immigrants.

Not like there aren’t more places with that type of diversity to choose from. Does every place have to be grungy like silver spring? If you value proximity to poor people you can take a discount and move there. Picking the opposite doesn’t make you racist it makes you classist or simply tried of guttural drama.

Anyone who can afford it will move to a safe close-in neighborhood with good schools. It is certainly a shame those things are a function of socioeconomic status and inflected by systemic racism. But that doesn't mean the people desiring good location, schools, and safety are racist.

That is wholeheartedly untrue. There are plenty of wealthy people living all over Maryland that could afford to live in Bethesda that would never in a million years wanna live there.

Sure, Jan.

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Anonymous wrote:Great marketing, just read here in real estate and all the promotions are about Bethesda everywhere else is dangerous.

Tyson’s Corner is more dangerous than Bethesda.

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Anonymous wrote:All the safe, human-sized, walkable, leafy, sidewalked, small town neighborhoods with reputable public schools close to DC are expensive.

I lived in downtown Silver Spring, and moved close to downtown Bethesda for the schools and the better quality of life as a pedestrian. Downtown Silver Spring does not have that small town feel, and it is unsafe in the evening (and sometimes during the day). As a pedestrian, it's much more pleasant to walk in downtown Bethesda than downtown Silver Spring (there are more street crossings, the shops/restaurants are closer together and the buildings mostly aren't as tall). I've personally witnessed multiple fights in the pedestrian alley in Silver Spring, none in Bethesda.

- multiethnic foreigner, living on a Bethesda street full of people from all over the world.

I love how internationally diverse Bethesda is, one of my very favorite things about it.

Lol

The fact that I have South American, African, Israeli, and Iranian neighbors is amusing?

You can just replace all those words with “the right type of diversity”.

Since your a transplant we call that “world bank” diversity, it’s code for we don’t have to deal with those dirty poor people/immigrants.

Not like there aren’t more places with that type of diversity to choose from. Does every place have to be grungy like silver spring? If you value proximity to poor people you can take a discount and move there. Picking the opposite doesn’t make you racist it makes you classist or simply tried of guttural drama.

I love you so much because you are literally so incredibly racist and it’s amazing that you keep typing things. “Grungy “?

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Anonymous wrote:All the safe, human-sized, walkable, leafy, sidewalked, small town neighborhoods with reputable public schools close to DC are expensive.

I lived in downtown Silver Spring, and moved close to downtown Bethesda for the schools and the better quality of life as a pedestrian. Downtown Silver Spring does not have that small town feel, and it is unsafe in the evening (and sometimes during the day). As a pedestrian, it's much more pleasant to walk in downtown Bethesda than downtown Silver Spring (there are more street crossings, the shops/restaurants are closer together and the buildings mostly aren't as tall). I've personally witnessed multiple fights in the pedestrian alley in Silver Spring, none in Bethesda.

- multiethnic foreigner, living on a Bethesda street full of people from all over the world.

I love how internationally diverse Bethesda is, one of my very favorite things about it.

Lol

The fact that I have South American, African, Israeli, and Iranian neighbors is amusing?

You can just replace all those words with “the right type of diversity”.

Since your a transplant we call that “world bank” diversity, it’s code for we don’t have to deal with those dirty poor people/immigrants.

Not like there aren’t more places with that type of diversity to choose from. Does every place have to be grungy like silver spring? If you value proximity to poor people you can take a discount and move there. Picking the opposite doesn’t make you racist it makes you classist or simply tried of guttural drama.

Anyone who can afford it will move to a safe close-in neighborhood with good schools. It is certainly a shame those things are a function of socioeconomic status and inflected by systemic racism. But that doesn't mean the people desiring good location, schools, and safety are racist.

That is wholeheartedly untrue. There are plenty of wealthy people living all over Maryland that could afford to live in Bethesda that would never in a million years wanna live there.

Sure, Jan.

Easton md is more wealthy than Bethesda

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I love you so much because you are literally so incredibly racist and it’s amazing that you keep typing things. “Grungy “?

No you're racist. Racist!

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There's one dude on here who infiltrates so many threads and complains that white people don't want to live in Bowie (or somewhere else in PG) with him. Not sure why he is so obsessed with having more white people live close to him. Of course, if white people moved in any significant numbers, he's probably be yelling about the evils of "gentrification."

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Anonymous wrote:All the safe, human-sized, walkable, leafy, sidewalked, small town neighborhoods with reputable public schools close to DC are expensive.

I lived in downtown Silver Spring, and moved close to downtown Bethesda for the schools and the better quality of life as a pedestrian. Downtown Silver Spring does not have that small town feel, and it is unsafe in the evening (and sometimes during the day). As a pedestrian, it's much more pleasant to walk in downtown Bethesda than downtown Silver Spring (there are more street crossings, the shops/restaurants are closer together and the buildings mostly aren't as tall). I've personally witnessed multiple fights in the pedestrian alley in Silver Spring, none in Bethesda.

- multiethnic foreigner, living on a Bethesda street full of people from all over the world.

I love how internationally diverse Bethesda is, one of my very favorite things about it.

Lol

The fact that I have South American, African, Israeli, and Iranian neighbors is amusing?

You can just replace all those words with “the right type of diversity”.

Since your a transplant we call that “world bank” diversity, it’s code for we don’t have to deal with those dirty poor people/immigrants.

Not like there aren’t more places with that type of diversity to choose from. Does every place have to be grungy like silver spring? If you value proximity to poor people you can take a discount and move there. Picking the opposite doesn’t make you racist it makes you classist or simply tried of guttural drama.

Anyone who can afford it will move to a safe close-in neighborhood with good schools. It is certainly a shame those things are a function of socioeconomic status and inflected by systemic racism. But that doesn't mean the people desiring good location, schools, and safety are racist.

That is wholeheartedly untrue. There are plenty of wealthy people living all over Maryland that could afford to live in Bethesda that would never in a million years wanna live there.

Sure, Jan.

Easton md is more wealthy than Bethesda

And it is the opposite of "close-in."

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Anonymous wrote:All the safe, human-sized, walkable, leafy, sidewalked, small town neighborhoods with reputable public schools close to DC are expensive.

I lived in downtown Silver Spring, and moved close to downtown Bethesda for the schools and the better quality of life as a pedestrian. Downtown Silver Spring does not have that small town feel, and it is unsafe in the evening (and sometimes during the day). As a pedestrian, it's much more pleasant to walk in downtown Bethesda than downtown Silver Spring (there are more street crossings, the shops/restaurants are closer together and the buildings mostly aren't as tall). I've personally witnessed multiple fights in the pedestrian alley in Silver Spring, none in Bethesda.

- multiethnic foreigner, living on a Bethesda street full of people from all over the world.

I love how internationally diverse Bethesda is, one of my very favorite things about it.

Lol

The fact that I have South American, African, Israeli, and Iranian neighbors is amusing?

You can just replace all those words with “the right type of diversity”.

Since your a transplant we call that “world bank” diversity, it’s code for we don’t have to deal with those dirty poor people/immigrants.

Not like there aren’t more places with that type of diversity to choose from. Does every place have to be grungy like silver spring? If you value proximity to poor people you can take a discount and move there. Picking the opposite doesn’t make you racist it makes you classist or simply tried of guttural drama.

I love you so much because you are literally so incredibly racist and it’s amazing that you keep typing things. “Grungy “?

Silver spring is kind of grungy. Have you been to Long Branch? Dilapidated and run down fit many parts too

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with the Bethesda haters and I live in Bethesda. The houses are ugly and downtown is a rip off. That said, if you live near the river and have access to the capital crescent trail, the tow path, etc. it's a good life. Plus, Strathmore is a great venue, Pike & Rose is fun, and Barnes & Noble is thinking about returning to Bethesda Avenue.

But as pp's have said, it's safe and that's the reason it's so expensive.

Literally everything you said is in Rockville (Pike and Rose, Strathmore, etc.), not Bethesda.

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Anonymous wrote:All the safe, human-sized, walkable, leafy, sidewalked, small town neighborhoods with reputable public schools close to DC are expensive.

I lived in downtown Silver Spring, and moved close to downtown Bethesda for the schools and the better quality of life as a pedestrian. Downtown Silver Spring does not have that small town feel, and it is unsafe in the evening (and sometimes during the day). As a pedestrian, it's much more pleasant to walk in downtown Bethesda than downtown Silver Spring (there are more street crossings, the shops/restaurants are closer together and the buildings mostly aren't as tall). I've personally witnessed multiple fights in the pedestrian alley in Silver Spring, none in Bethesda.

- multiethnic foreigner, living on a Bethesda street full of people from all over the world.

I love how internationally diverse Bethesda is, one of my very favorite things about it.

Lol

The fact that I have South American, African, Israeli, and Iranian neighbors is amusing?

You can just replace all those words with “the right type of diversity”.

Since your a transplant we call that “world bank” diversity, it’s code for we don’t have to deal with those dirty poor people/immigrants.

Not like there aren’t more places with that type of diversity to choose from. Does every place have to be grungy like silver spring? If you value proximity to poor people you can take a discount and move there. Picking the opposite doesn’t make you racist it makes you classist or simply tried of guttural drama.

I love you so much because you are literally so incredibly racist and it’s amazing that you keep typing things. “Grungy “?

Silver spring is kind of grungy. Have you been to Long Branch? Dilapidated and run down fit many parts too

NP. Long Branch is new immigrants in dilapidated apartments (one of them had a gas explosion a few years ago). Housing stock is completely different from Woodside or wherever people are looking for SFS. But sure, beat up on the immigrants....

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Anonymous wrote:Why is Bethesda expensive?
Why is Chevy Chase expensive?
Why is McLean expensive?
Why is Arlington expensive?

The answer is the same for all of them. It's really not that complicated.

Why isn’t Oxen Hill expensive? Forest Heights? Hillcrest Heights?

Crime and schools.

For crime: check crimegrade.org
For schools: check greatschools.org

You might disagree with the ratings, but they're an objective source that many people trust.

Dog whistle for because they are black neighborhoods

So you think it is racist to care about schools and crime? Lol, ok. Rich black people don't want to live in Oxon Hill either.

Are you saying people in Oxen Hill don’t care about education and crime?

Enough don't such that they have a lot of crime and bad schools.

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Anonymous wrote:All the safe, human-sized, walkable, leafy, sidewalked, small town neighborhoods with reputable public schools close to DC are expensive.

I lived in downtown Silver Spring, and moved close to downtown Bethesda for the schools and the better quality of life as a pedestrian. Downtown Silver Spring does not have that small town feel, and it is unsafe in the evening (and sometimes during the day). As a pedestrian, it's much more pleasant to walk in downtown Bethesda than downtown Silver Spring (there are more street crossings, the shops/restaurants are closer together and the buildings mostly aren't as tall). I've personally witnessed multiple fights in the pedestrian alley in Silver Spring, none in Bethesda.

- multiethnic foreigner, living on a Bethesda street full of people from all over the world.

I love how internationally diverse Bethesda is, one of my very favorite things about it.

Lol

The fact that I have South American, African, Israeli, and Iranian neighbors is amusing?

You can just replace all those words with “the right type of diversity”.

Since your a transplant we call that “world bank” diversity, it’s code for we don’t have to deal with those dirty poor people/immigrants.

Not like there aren’t more places with that type of diversity to choose from. Does every place have to be grungy like silver spring? If you value proximity to poor people you can take a discount and move there. Picking the opposite doesn’t make you racist it makes you classist or simply tried of guttural drama.

I love you so much because you are literally so incredibly racist and it’s amazing that you keep typing things. “Grungy “?

Silver spring is kind of grungy. Have you been to Long Branch? Dilapidated and run down fit many parts too

Most of the sh!t shacks in Bethesda are grungy AF. Not to mention the electrical system is a death trap.