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[quote=Anonymous]We live in East Bethesda! It is wonderful! It is the neighborhood bound by East West Hwy / Wisconsin Ave / Jones Bridge / Columbia County Club.

Once you go past the first block off Wisconsin Avenue, you would never know that you are in an urban area due to the large mature trees throughout. A very friendly neighborhood of mixed incomes. Many who bought in at values in the $200k-$300k, but a good portion of the newer neighbors bought in at $700k to $1.8m.

There are block parties through out the summer months, a halloween parade, organized rummage sales, plant swaps, etc. There is a dedicated and balanced community group (EBCA.org). The old Lynbrook School playground and community center is a wonderful touchstone for this neighborhood.

It is an easy walk to the metro -- about 10 minutes from the south portion of the neighborhood to Bethesda Station and 10 minutes from the north portion to the NIH Station. If you work near metro, you can easily save a couple hundred or more an gas each month these days.

There appears to be a nice and balanced mix of dual working families and stay at home moms.

East Bethesda is composed of a north and south portions. The north and south are only connected by a footpath and you cannot drive between them. The north 1) has a little less accessibility to the urban amenities 2) has a more organic feel due to the way streets are configured and 3) has unfortunately had a few builders who built ATROCIOUSLY designed homes (stucco and vinyl siding and overscaled rails) that do not fit into the character of the neighborhood. The south side seems to cost about $75k to $100k more and appears a bit more orderly due to its orthagonal blocks, and have some really nice new homes with designs that are well integrated into the existing aesthetics.

The schools are wonderful. Rosemary Hills, while in Silver Spring, is a school focussed on the younger years. The kids are not exposed to the negatives of the older kids and remain "innocent" for a few more years. Their peers are largely from Bethesda and Chevy Chase, so you can go wrong! Westland Middle is wonderful and in a wonderful setting. I do agree that the problems with Westland have more to do with the middle school years than the school itself. BCC of course is one of the highest ranked high schools in the nation -- beating out Whitman in the most recent rankings!

The big bonus is the 24 hour CVS at the entrance to the neighborhood -- so anything you need is a short walk away!

East Bethesda -- All good!

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