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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That being said, we LOVE our neighborhood.  College Park, University Park, Hyattsville, Berwyn Heights, Greenbelt - all have their own neighborhood vibe and all have positives and in many cases would be far cheaper than comparable homes in MoCo.   In our case we've gone private though, as have many of the faculty members who have decided to live near work.  [/quote]

Can you say more about the vibe in these various places?  We are a faculty family, new in the area, and definitely looking for a family-oriented community.[/quote]

People will definitely differ on this so please chime in, but here's my overly generalized take on each:

College Park - varies a lot neighborhood by neighborhood, you have money in the Estates, a good number of faculty and professionals in the college streets, Berwyn tends to be a little older, the Hollywood area tends to be rental heavy and more blue-collar mixed with student renters.  Hard to pin down a "feel" for the town as a whole.  Other pieces like the higher end Yarrow neighborhood are fairly disconnected from campus and the rest of the town.

UP - LOTS of tenured faculty and attorneys.  Good elementary school.  The neighborhood is small and chummy.  Very pretty homes.  Definitely the highest average income of this little list of towns.

Berwyn Heights - very young family and senior oriented.  Very active playgroups, senior groups, busy and crowded town events.  Firmly middle class with a mix of NASA/UMD people and blue collar.  More diverse than UP.  Elementary school has a decent reputation, many families attend the local parish school at Holy Redeemer.  Access to Lake Artemesia makes it popular for biker/joggers and it is walkable/bikable via trail to both campus and the M Square.

Greenbelt - also pretty family oriented.  Very walkable.  Lots of participation at town events.  Probably a little more granola than BH, but similar in terms of diversity and SES.  Fair number of faculty, govt. employees, NASA people.  Has a more centralized town center than any of the others on this list and that serves as a hub for activity - farmers market, festivals, etc.

Hyattsville - I'll limit to the historic district since I don't know the other areas well.  Definitely a strong granola vibe.  Lots of attorneys, govt., DC commuters in the historic homes.  Some very beautiful homes, especially the Victorians and bungalows.  The elementary school puts off a lot of people, but the PTA is really active and trying to improve the school.  St. Jerome's and Holy Redeemer get a fair number of kids from the neighborhood though.
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