You want diverse, close in good schools. Try neighborhoods in 20901 and 20910 in Silver Spring, MD. Up your monthly to 2200 and it is doable. Not all ES in 20901 are good, avoid Burnt Mills, but others are considered good except by the Bethesda elites who like to post that Silver Spring is a ghetto.
Consider 20902 also, but check which schools the address goes into. Kensington which is a nice place is mostly white. http://www.brightmlshomes.com/Listing/ListingSearch.aspx?Search=b15e77a0-d463-473c-851c-fe4c3b7323c4&ts=636453317670988378&Sort=1 The homes in 20901 with musical names are in Burnt Mills ES district, but the rest are probably OK. I put in 2200, as I think there is very little for 2000. Bus lines -- look at the Metrobus and Ride on buses (Montgomery County) go to Silver Spring station, Takoma Station and Wheaton Station and some to Forest Glen station. |
http://gis.mcpsmd.org/SchoolAssignmentTool2/AddressFound.xhtml
I agree 908 Robin Rd is in a good neighborhood, South Four Corners, feeds into Forest Knolls (we love it) and Silver Spring International School and DCC (Down County consortium, home school Northwood, but about 5 schools to choose from for HS) https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/house,condo,apartment_duplex,mobile,townhouse_type/37304664_zpid/3-_beds/39.038436,-77.003539,39.009964,-77.041476_rect/14_zm/ use the school assignment locator to locate schools, use the "Schools at a glance" to read about demographics of school http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/ |
Not at all. You are thinking of Alexandria CITY -- which is not the same as the Alexandria part of Fairfax County.... they are miles away -- this is probably 10 miles from the public housing in the city of Alexandria. Landsdowne/Island Creek are very safe, residential areas just outside of the Ft. Belvoir's Telegraph Road gate. Lots of government professionals and military folks. Very safe. |
Alexandria city is GHETTO! I live here and it’s rough AF! |
Thank, but this is not there, correct? https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/51971503_zpid/7_days/38.74918,-77.152798,38.730167,-77.182753_rect/14_zm/1_fr/ |
Not to mention a huge concentration of MS-13 |
Va taxes are a lot lower than md and makes a big diff
Coming in on orange line to Reagan building is very easy and commute generally easier so I'd vote for va - e falls church metro - housing expensive in area generally so w budget will be tighter space But va for sure on income |
Thank you. I am finding school triangles (ES, MS,HS public school district) in Va versus MD where it is more of a hit and miss, especially given my budget. |
OP...in general VA will be lower tax than MD even after accounting for the car tax. However, your particular situation might vary. This is the best resource out there that gives you a holistic picture of all taxes: https://cfo.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ocfo/publication/attachments/2015%20DC%20Metro%20Area%20Tax%20Burden%20Study.pdf Take the table on page 15 and make appropriate adjustments for your situation (i.e. exclude property tax). Also apologize for almost all the replies in this thread since most people are so blinded by your desired rent that they are unable to answer the simple question you are asking. |
Thank you. I appreciate you guiding me to this information. |