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[quote=Anonymous][quote=BayAreatoMD][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Greenbelt. Takoma Park.[/b] Glen Echo. [b]Frederick[/b]. [/quote]
? traffic would be a nightmare. You would be going with traffic on 270, and 495 would be horrible, too. You could take 200 toll road I suppose.[/quote]

Someone coming from Cupertino is going to want their neighbors to be smart,  quirky, and probably liberal. They are going to appreciate heritage homes. They are used to a certain type of green space. People who work at AstraZeneca in G'burg live in all of these cities. Especially with WFH options. [/quote]
You don't know Cupertiono. That area is not quirky  or have any heritage homes, nor does that area have much green space, for the most part.

-former Sunnyvale/Cupertino resident[/quote]

Right, a certain company pretty much bought all available land  :D. We do have a decent size backyard and those are hard to find now. I'm looking forward to a change of pace. I'll like to bring the weather with me though.... Thank you!![/quote]
Former Bay Area PP here... I would be your BFF if you could bring the great Bay Area weather here LOL  I miss it sooo much.

If you want to live near G'burg for work, and you want to avoid the "Cupertino pressure cooker", I would stay away from Wootton cluster.  QO cluster is fine, but heavily into sports, but it's supposed to have a great school spirit, though again, mostly around sports.

IMO, RM cluster is a bit more well rounded-- they have IB magnet, and of course lots of  AP classes, a good athletic department, a pretty awesome theater department.  Of course, with the boundary study things may change, but no one really knows what that change will look like.   Bayard Rustin has the  Chinese Immersion program; College Garden ES has PYP IB and Julius West MS has MYP (these programs aren't a huge deal, though).  RM cluster is one of the most diverse cluster in the county.

From a "things to do" perspective, I think Rio and Kentlands area have more shops/restaurants as there is a lot more new development in that area, but I also find that area really crowded.

Most of Kentland homes do not have large back yards.  There are a few that do, but from what I have seen, most do not.  You will get larger lot sizes outside of the Kentand area.

I'm sure you know this... but while your water bill will be much lower compared to CA, your heating and electricity bill will be much higher, but your taxes will be lower ;)[/quote]

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