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[quote=Anonymous]To avoid the skyrocketing prices for good school districts (Ws) in MoCo, we've been considering purchasing a house in the Urbana area instead. It seems like a really cute community with lovely townhomes and SFH in the 400-700k range. (Versus MoCo where you'd be getting very eh townhouses in general in that range, and SFH are few and far between). Specifically we're looking in the Urbana High district as it seems quite highly rated, but we're not specifically attached to the more rural part vs the townhouse part.
We both work in biotech so we'll be commuting somewhere between Rockville - Frederick.

For people who have actually lived in that area, or better yet have lived in MoCo and Urbana:
- How is the commute both up and down 270? 
- Is there a lot of traffic in the downtown Urbana area? Do the rotaries get scary crowded? 
- How are the schools? They're all highly rated and I'm sure in technicality the W schools are "better" but also more cutthroat. Are your kids happy at the Urbana schools? I heard it's getting overcrowded, do they not have much individualized attention? In the elementary schools are there rowdy and disruptive kids? 
- What's the neighborhood vibe like, both in the Urbana townhouse area and the country-esque outskirts edging towards Ijamsville / New Market / Monrovia? I heard a lot of families live in this district, do parents often talk to each other and are there neighborhood activities or do people keep to themselves? 
- How do HOAs act in these neighborhoods?
- Do you often get to go to Frederick for things like restaurants and activities, or do you find yourself only staying in Urbana? What about going to Gaithersburg/Rockville for restaurants?

Thanks to those who reply![/quote]

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