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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ok, but there are tons of new builds around me.  If people are fleeing MoCo, who is going to rent/buy all those new developments?

I've lived in Rockville for 10 years, and even in the past 10 years the growth has been crazy - new builds everywhere.[/quote]

OP has it in their opening message. "People with means" are those that are leaving MoCo.

Lower income folks will be moving into those builds.

This isn’t inherently bad, as those communities can be some of the closest and warmest among the people trying to do good for each other and their families. But it does mean funding for schools will stretch, and MoCo will have to be even more vigilant with stopping crime from bad actors. Also, people like to live with other people of a similar income level, so more people with means will continue to leave.

Bethesda and Potomac are probably safe since they are already very expensive. Not much land to build on. Potomac will definitely be ok because it’s too out of the way for criminals to come sniffing around. Bethesda has already seen an uptick in crime. [/quote]

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