Why Bethesda always, not Chevy Chase?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Whitman and Walter Johnson are way better than B-CC

No. They are just more 'white'. But for the 'w' parents, that means "better".

For a lot of people the "w" schools mean better.

Having grown up on the east side, Blair will never be anything but a silver spring school
Doesn't matter that it is closer to northwood now and a magnet. It's boundary population is still east side.
Same for Richard Montgomery. It's boundary population is Lewis Ave type homes. Forget it.

If you want Rockville/Potomac you have wooton - always a good performer and successful graduates.
North Bethesda/Rockville - Walter Johnson - always a good school but crowded.
Woodward will be reopening by 2020 and will be another excellent "w" school.
Bethesda - Whitman. Excellent.

There is a reason people spend a lot more on home ownership or pay big rent to live in the W clusters. The long term return is much better.

This is false. Appreciation has been much higher for homes in the BCC cluster. People want to minimize commutes and live close in to DC-not Rockville.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm still confused. Why is Chevy Chase so expensive? Some houses are nice and big but others are tiny million dollar houses that need a ton of work. Why do people want to live in CC?

Basically, reputation is the cause of the premium for homes in 20815.

Chevy Chase Village, an incorporated part of 20815 right on the DC line, is basically the oldest suburb in the area, it was founded by a grasping Gilded Age type who became a senator. The way the borders are drawn mean that it has among the highest median incomes for incorporated areas in the country with, I think it is, >3,000 residents. It also has perhaps the most souped-up 'HOA' (they call it a government) on earth, they tax outsiders for speeding on Conn Ave and use that $$$ to give residents an extra layer of services, including an additional police force.

Much of the rest of 20815 piggy backs on the Village's reputation. And that rest of 20815 is, as you have mentioned, enormously varied. Some of it is quite modest, like North Chevy Chase. Other parts (i.e. Kenwood) are basically mid-20th century mcmansions. And there are places like Somerset, Chevy Chase West, and Town of Chevy Chase that have a mix of house types and sizes, but even the crap costs.

This is hilarious! People looking to buy in Somerset are not looking for a "poor man's" CCV -- just the opposite.

That's what you think and good for you, if I were in the market at present, I might even follow in your footsteps. But the truth is the cachet in 20815 comes historically from the Village. I think much of Somerset is great, much better than the cheese-fest that is Kenwood, but coattails are coattails!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whitman and Walter Johnson are way better than B-CC

No. They are just more 'white'. But for the 'w' parents, that means "better".

For a lot of people the "w" schools mean better.

Having grown up on the east side, Blair will never be anything but a silver spring school
Doesn't matter that it is closer to northwood now and a magnet. It's boundary population is still east side.
Same for Richard Montgomery. It's boundary population is Lewis Ave type homes. Forget it.

If you want Rockville/Potomac you have wooton - always a good performer and successful graduates.
North Bethesda/Rockville - Walter Johnson - always a good school but crowded.
Woodward will be reopening by 2020 and will be another excellent "w" school.
Bethesda - Whitman. Excellent.

There is a reason people spend a lot more on home ownership or pay big rent to live in the W clusters. The long term return is much better.

This is false. Appreciation has been much higher for homes in the BCC cluster. People want to minimize commutes and live close in to DC-not Rockville.

Outer burbs have been in decline. Closer in suburbs have done much better in recent years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whitman and Walter Johnson are way better than B-CC

No. They are just more 'white'. But for the 'w' parents, that means "better".

For a lot of people the "w" schools mean better.

Having grown up on the east side, Blair will never be anything but a silver spring school
Doesn't matter that it is closer to northwood now and a magnet. It's boundary population is still east side.
Same for Richard Montgomery. It's boundary population is Lewis Ave type homes. Forget it.

If you want Rockville/Potomac you have wooton - always a good performer and successful graduates.
North Bethesda/Rockville - Walter Johnson - always a good school but crowded.
Woodward will be reopening by 2020 and will be another excellent "w" school.
Bethesda - Whitman. Excellent.

There is a reason people spend a lot more on home ownership or pay big rent to live in the W clusters. The long term return is much better.

LOL!
You see folks, Woodward is not even open yet but the "W" folks already claiming it will be "another excellent school". Delusional!
Put down that pipe!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think that BCC is not considered the strongest school. People who can afford CC can (and IME do) afford private school.

Nonsense. We are in the town of cc and the large majority of us use public schools and are generally very happy with them, though we could all afford private. Bcc and its feeders are excellent. It has slightly more diversity than the ones to the northwest, so average scores are slightly lower, but the good kids do just as well there as in the W schools.

We live in Martin's Additions and we specifically chose this area over others that feed into Whitman. Just wanted our kids to have a slightly more urban, more diverse school system.

OP, Martin's Addition is pretty and has the little block of walkable shops.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that BCC is not considered the strongest school. People who can afford CC can (and IME do) afford private school.

Nonsense. We are in the town of cc and the large majority of us use public schools and are generally very happy with them, though we could all afford private. Bcc and its feeders are excellent. It has slightly more diversity than the ones to the northwest, so average scores are slightly lower, but the good kids do just as well there as in the W schools.

We live in Martin's Additions and we specifically chose this area over others that feed into Whitman. Just wanted our kids to have a slightly more urban, more diverse school system.

OP, Martin's Addition is pretty and has the little block of walkable shops.

That is a cute section, and really not that far from downtown Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

I use to rent in Bethesda and I loved it.
I decided to purchase in Chevy Chase and done have the “school drama” that comes with kids so it made my choice much easier. I love Chevy Chase costly but in the downtown area it is extremely walkable and everything is central.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I never understand why some people who should know better think that Somerset and kenwood and kenwood forest are "Chevy Chase". Chevy Chase ends at Wisconsin and always has. Since 1920ish.

Is it because it's 20815?

But that def, glover park is Georgetown. And so on.

Omg who cares

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This thread is 6 years old.

[Anonymous]

We've owned in Chevy Chase and the Westmoreland Hills neighborhood of Bethesda. The oldest part of Chevy Chase Village is just wonderful. But in so much of CC, you can't safely let your kids run over to see friends without worrying about the tremendous amount of traffic cutting through the neighborhood. Some years ago in CC, I was walking my baby in a stroller and saw a woman in front of me get hit by a speeding car and thrown into the air. We moved to WH to get away from all the cars. Even without sidewalks, we feel much safer because commuters can't get anywhere but cutting through on our streets.

[Anonymous]

Chevy chase is terribly clubby, which is saying something for the DMV. Bethesda is more fun, more diverse, and has quite a number of great schools, both public and private. Despite what posters are saying, BCC and Walter Johnson are both fantastic schools in Chevy Chase and Bethesda, respectively.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chevy chase is terribly clubby, which is saying something for the DMV. Bethesda is more fun, more diverse, and has quite a number of great schools, both public and private. Despite what posters are saying, BCC and Walter Johnson are both fantastic schools in Chevy Chase and Bethesda, respectively.

Great. Perhaps in the past 8 years since the OP inquired they’ve made a decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chevy chase is terribly clubby, which is saying something for the DMV. Bethesda is more fun, more diverse, and has quite a number of great schools, both public and private. Despite what posters are saying, BCC and Walter Johnson are both fantastic schools in Chevy Chase and Bethesda, respectively.

Great. Perhaps in the past 8 years since the OP inquired they’ve made a decision.

Lol- hope so!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^That should say CC MoCo is more expensive.

Many people avoid CC DC because of all the problems that come with living in DC (mostly school issues).

And whacko lefties.