Lesser of two evils: Prince George's or Prince William County?

[Anonymous]

I have actually lived both places. I liked PG better - and that is no knock on PWC.

Schools were not an issue because our kids were going Catholic. But we enjoyed being close to DC, Baltimore and Annapolis. PWC felt isolated and the commute into DC was horrifc. Also, TBH in PWC we experienced more crime firsthand than when we lived in PG, but that could be because we had neighbors whose teens were in the pot/drug crowd.

There were pros and cons to both, but we liked PG a little better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PWC median income is $105,235
PG median income is $73,447

Wow I didn't realize it was that high in PWC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PWC has a better reputation

PWC poor white who could not afford FFX. They created their own "Breaking Bad" population.. PG, middle class Blacks running from DC innercity dysfunction, only to be followed by poor Blacks ruining the county.

This is so true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PWC has a better reputation

PWC poor white who could not afford FFX. They created their own "Breaking Bad" population.. PG, middle class Blacks running from DC innercity dysfunction, only to be followed by poor Blacks ruining the county.

This is so true

I don't think "poor Blacks ruining the county" is the problem in PG, sorry. You sound ridiculous and racist. PG's problems came before DC's gentrification, and crime is actually dropping now, and more developments are moving in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PWC median income is $105,235
PG median income is $73,447

Wow I didn't realize it was that high in PWC

This article is 3 years old, but it lists PWC even above MoCo in median income.

I've seen more recent rankings that don't have PWC in the top 10, but the ones I've seen don't go beyond 10, so I'm thinking PWC would still be around number 11, 12, etc. And on those, MoCo isn't in the top 10 either. http://wtop.com/news/2012/02/10-of-top-15-richest-counties-are-in-dc-suburbs/

[Anonymous]

PW >>>>>>> PG

Less crime, more diversity, more nature

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PW >>>>>>> PG

Less crime, more diversity, more nature

Basically true. PG isn't very diverse. It's mostly black and white an very segregate compared to PWC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have to think about commute and bang for your buck I would pick PG. Closer commute to city, prices have been moving forward for a while. It is the only county on the boarder of DC that is left to move to that has reasonable prices. More and more folks are figuring this out and you are seeing the sales happen more and more. Commute is becoming a big selling point more and more every year. Schools, not hot good but that will change over time as parents move into the area and start demanding more from the schools.

Not if parents continue sending their children to private and parochial schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: the pot/drug crowd.

lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PWC median income is $105,235
PG median income is $73,447

Wow I didn't realize it was that high in PWC

A lot of people don't realize that Prince William County is among the wealthiest counties in the US! http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2013/04/25/americas-richest-counties/

Plenty of wealthy people live here - people who are smart enough not to pay $800,000 for a teardown just because it's in Fairfax County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I found out I was moving to Prince William County, I would poison my children and shoot my wife in the head while she slept. Then I would turn my gun on myself and shoot myself in the face.

While these events would not be great, it would be better than raising a family among the soul-destroying ugliness and cultural vacuum that is Prince William County. Better than we perish while memories of happier times are still fresh in our minds. That said, there is a nice camp ground in PW forest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PW >>>>>>> PG

Less crime, more diversity, more nature

Basically true. PG isn't very diverse. It's mostly black and white an very segregate compared to PWC.

This is not true. On our cul-de-sac in PG we have 3 AA families, a Hispanic family, a Middle Eastern family, an Indian family, and a Vietnamese family.

[Anonymous]

I don't see why OP (or others) feel the need to pit the two counties against each other. They are two very different places and I'm sure each has it good points and bad.

[Anonymous]

The only thing these two counties have in common is the word "Prince." I would go for PWC any day over PG

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why OP (or others) feel the need to pit the two counties against each other. They are two very different places and I'm sure each has it good points and bad.

Obvious troll post, especially since the OP has not been back.