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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in woodmoor and it takes me 30 minutes door to door to get to 16th and k, unless major accident. Beyond woodmoor adds 10 to 15, but woodmoor gets you in beyond the beltway backup. Great homes in the $500-600 range with 4 beds and 2.5 baths, generally. [/quote]

I looked into Woodmoor but the public elementary schools seems less than ideal, to say the least.  I'm Jewish, so sending to the Catholic school is not an option nor would I want to pay for private.  Is Woodmoor only workable if you do private?[/quote]

My DH is Jewish and was uncomfortable in Woodmoor - [b]culturally the tone there is very Catholic[/b].  FWIW.  I think that much of Woodmoor uses the Catholic school in the neighborhood, but many use public.

Woodside OTOH has a culturally Jewish tone (if it has any religious tone at all).  We live here in Woodside, and have been very happy with the schools.[/quote]

What does that mean?  I actually live in Woodmoor, and have seen that on DCUM before, but am not sure what people mean by that.  Socially conservative?  (I'm not Catholic, so not offended or anything, just curious).  I have heard from some of the families at St. B's (the Catholic school) that enrollment is declining because more in the neighborhood are using the public school.[/quote]

It means that a large percentage of the residents are Catholic, and many are socially conservative.

We lived there for five years and had to get out because it was just the wrong social/cultural fit.  [/quote]

I'm Jewish and live in Woodmoor. Agree that many families are Catholic, but probably not a majority. And of those that are, most don't seem too conservative...it's a welcoming community for gay couples (a number in the neighborhood), all religions (even playing CYO sports), and various socio-economic statuses.  Is it a little more republican than some other areas? Sure, but more out of a small government mentality than a cultural one. Many more neighbors, catholic and not, are sending their kids to the local publics.

I have heard the St B's parish from a catholic standpoint is more conservative than most, but that's a much different discussion than the neighborhood.[/quote]

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