Looking to buy SFH in good neighborhood. Seeking recommendations. New Job is in Gaithersburg, MD

[BayAreatoMD]

Anonymous wrote:Consider neighborhoods near Rockville town center. Suburban but nice to be able to walk to metro, movies, restaurants. And you'd have a short reverse commute to Gaithersburg.

For example:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Rockville/7-W-Argyle-St-20850/home/10514202

Looked it up. I like the neighborhood. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

OP you will see a lot of talk about MCPS boundary changes.

Right now the boundary analysis is on hold. Changes will not happen soon.

Crown farm, large planned community in gaithersburg/rockville schools not great. Private would be the way to go from this neighborhood. There is a new high school slated to be built soon, but lower schools are not awesome.

Chances of any schools being moved out of the Wootton Cluster are slim. Yes ,people will say this is not true. But busing is a huge consideration and where all the elementry schools that feed to this cluster, busing route changes would be a nightmare. Possible yes, feasible no.

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Anonymous wrote:Greenbelt. Takoma Park. Glen Echo. Frederick.

? traffic would be a nightmare. You would be going with traffic on 270, and 495 would be horrible, too. You could take 200 toll road I suppose.

Someone coming from Cupertino is going to want their neighbors to be smart, quirky, and probably liberal. They are going to appreciate heritage homes. They are used to a certain type of green space. People who work at AstraZeneca in G'burg live in all of these cities. Especially with WFH options.

You don't know Cupertiono. That area is not quirky or have any heritage homes, nor does that area have much green space, for the most part.

-former Sunnyvale/Cupertino resident

Are you going on record and saying there are no Eichler homes in Cupertino? No other mid-century modern homes? No bungalows?

My version of "heritage homes" is not mid century. CA is littered with mid century homes. I grew up in a midcentury bungalow in CA. I'm referring to old victorian homes that you see around here. You don't see old victorian homes in Cupertino.

Ummm, ok millennial. The DC area is one of the top stocks of arts and crafts homes in the county. So is the Bay Area.

? I'm almost 50. cupertino homes are not "arts and crafts" home. Please. Stop embarrassing yourself. I said nothing about DC area not having artsy homes, but even much of the DC area burbs have bland colonial homes.

Yikes. You are embarrassing yourself. You don’t know what historic homes are and have clearly never been to Takoma Park, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Clarksburg is the most diverse neighborhood in the county, and safest. You can get a new construction home for less than 750k.

Here's a nice one and under budget. Not sure why its been on the market for so long.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Clarksburg/21916-Woodcock-WAY-20871/home/169640942

That's a model home, and starting price. OP if you're Asian, you'll really want to consider Clarksburg.

[BayAreatoMD]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I used to live in the Bay Area, both in SV area and on the Peninsula. Do you have school aged children? What are you looking for?

Have you visited this area? You can so much more for your money here than in Cupertino, even in the pricier Potomac.

There are some differences between G'burg and Rockville, and even with Rockville, there is the City of Rockville (incorporated with Rockville city services) and the non incorporated parts of Rockville (they don't get Rockville city services).

Then there is N. Potomac and Potomac.

What are you looking for? what's important to you?

One thing I like about this area is the amount of green space. Food diversity is awesome except for good Mexican food.

Hey,,, Kids are in 1st and 3rd grade. School and Family friendly neighborhood are most important. I'll prefer a school/area that encourages a well-rounded approach to learning over hyper competitiveness like we have in these parts.

[Anonymous]

BayAreatoMD wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I used to live in the Bay Area, both in SV area and on the Peninsula. Do you have school aged children? What are you looking for?

Have you visited this area? You can so much more for your money here than in Cupertino, even in the pricier Potomac.

There are some differences between G'burg and Rockville, and even with Rockville, there is the City of Rockville (incorporated with Rockville city services) and the non incorporated parts of Rockville (they don't get Rockville city services).

Then there is N. Potomac and Potomac.

What are you looking for? what's important to you?

One thing I like about this area is the amount of green space. Food diversity is awesome except for good Mexican food.

Hey,,, Kids are in 1st and 3rd grade. School and Family friendly neighborhood are most important. I'll prefer a school/area that encourages a well-rounded approach to learning over hyper competitiveness like we have in these parts.

Then Kentlands really could work for you. QOHS is a well-rounded school. Wootton is a pressure cooker, as are the other “W” schools around here.

[Anonymous]

Here’s a link to the redevelopment of Kentlands market square. You’ll see all the restaurants and retail.

https://properties.kimcorealty.com/properties/117620

Then we also have Main Street, which is all independent shops.

[BayAreatoMD]

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Anonymous wrote:Greenbelt. Takoma Park. Glen Echo. Frederick.

? traffic would be a nightmare. You would be going with traffic on 270, and 495 would be horrible, too. You could take 200 toll road I suppose.

Someone coming from Cupertino is going to want their neighbors to be smart, quirky, and probably liberal. They are going to appreciate heritage homes. They are used to a certain type of green space. People who work at AstraZeneca in G'burg live in all of these cities. Especially with WFH options.

You don't know Cupertiono. That area is not quirky or have any heritage homes, nor does that area have much green space, for the most part.

-former Sunnyvale/Cupertino resident

Right, a certain company pretty much bought all available land . We do have a decent size backyard and those are hard to find now. I'm looking forward to a change of pace. I'll like to bring the weather with me though.... Thank you!!

[Anonymous]

I love Rockville! This is a super cute house:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Rockville/708-W-Montgomery-Ave-20850/home/10514442?utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy_link&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link

[Anonymous]

BayAreatoMD wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Greenbelt. Takoma Park. Glen Echo. Frederick.

? traffic would be a nightmare. You would be going with traffic on 270, and 495 would be horrible, too. You could take 200 toll road I suppose.

Someone coming from Cupertino is going to want their neighbors to be smart, quirky, and probably liberal. They are going to appreciate heritage homes. They are used to a certain type of green space. People who work at AstraZeneca in G'burg live in all of these cities. Especially with WFH options.

You don't know Cupertiono. That area is not quirky or have any heritage homes, nor does that area have much green space, for the most part.

-former Sunnyvale/Cupertino resident

Right, a certain company pretty much bought all available land . We do have a decent size backyard and those are hard to find now. I'm looking forward to a change of pace. I'll like to bring the weather with me though.... Thank you!!

Kentlands SFHs have decent-sized backyards! Check it out!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love Rockville! This is a super cute house:

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Rockville/708-W-Montgomery-Ave-20850/home/10514442?utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy_link&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link

Or this

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Rockville/3-Hawthorn-Ct-20850/home/10517747?utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy_link&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link

[BayAreatoMD]

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Anonymous wrote:Clarksburg is the most diverse neighborhood in the county, and safest. You can get a new construction home for less than 750k.

Here's a nice one and under budget. Not sure why its been on the market for so long.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Clarksburg/21916-Woodcock-WAY-20871/home/169640942

It's nice inside. I've noticed a lot of SFH homes with garages in the back instead of yards. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

If you want a really wonderful realtor, contact Sheena Saydam (Saydam Properties Group). I swear I don't work for her; she's my neighbor and is seriously awesome.

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Anonymous wrote:Kentlands is a fun place to live, although more so if you are an extravert. There is a gigantic Halloween decoration cult that draws thousands from outside the neighborhood. It is *** the *** spot to hang out for many. The neighborhood has its own movie theater, too. Great place to grow up, but only if you don't mind people constantly walking by your house with a postage stamp size yard.

If that does not sound great, then North Potomac feeding into Travilah / Wootton is probably fairly secure for school assignments. We have this big redistricting bruhaha happening in MoCo in real time, which you may or may not support based on equity and social justice. However, if you buy in the desirable Wootton HS and are redistricted elsewhere, you will lose probably 100K off a 750K house. The area has a much more suburban feel, larger lots experience. Some homes feed directly to a large county park with many paths.

It's a great area overall. On weekends, you are 30-40 min drive to DC Zoo, Kennedy Center, Smithsonian museums, etc. Welcome.

Many Kentlands homes have large backyards. It’s just that visitors don’t really see them.

Oh sure! But the front yards are tiny, and people walk by all the time. I don't mind, but many people do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Kentlands is a fun place to live, although more so if you are an extravert. There is a gigantic Halloween decoration cult that draws thousands from outside the neighborhood. It is *** the *** spot to hang out for many. The neighborhood has its own movie theater, too. Great place to grow up, but only if you don't mind people constantly walking by your house with a postage stamp size yard.

If that does not sound great, then North Potomac feeding into Travilah / Wootton is probably fairly secure for school assignments. We have this big redistricting bruhaha happening in MoCo in real time, which you may or may not support based on equity and social justice. However, if you buy in the desirable Wootton HS and are redistricted elsewhere, you will lose probably 100K off a 750K house. The area has a much more suburban feel, larger lots experience. Some homes feed directly to a large county park with many paths.

It's a great area overall. On weekends, you are 30-40 min drive to DC Zoo, Kennedy Center, Smithsonian museums, etc. Welcome.

Many Kentlands homes have large backyards. It’s just that visitors don’t really see them.

Oh sure! But the front yards are tiny, and people walk by all the time. I don't mind, but many people do.

If you don't want a walkable neighborhood, it's not for you. Kentlands is new urbanism (the original new urbanist community, actually).

OP wants a family friendly neighborhood with a well-rounded school that isn't a pressure cooker. That's Kentlands.