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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^ MoCo defector PP again.  Tell us your housing budget and how important school ratings are, and we will tell you where we think you should live.  [/quote]

OP here… Looking for a 4 bedroom house under $800K with a little yard. Safety is big… I’ve lived in other cities where I’ve actually caught intruders inside my house mid-break in. We’ll get an alarm system and have dogs now but it was still pretty traumatic. Schools are important, and bilingual/immersion would be our preference. We like going out to restaurants/happy hour. We need parking for 2 cars, but would love to be able to have metro as an option, especially when people come to town to visit.[/quote]

I can't speak for VA, but MoCo has a handful of two-way immersion programs at the elementary level that will extend into middle school: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/elementary/two-way-immersion.aspx

We are at Oakland Terrace and love the school and the community.  Very safe, neighbors are friendly and down to earth, diverse, etc.  It would be challenging to find four bedrooms, under $800K, though not impossible.  There are also lottery-based immersion programs, but those are of course no guarantee.

I'm sorry about your prior experiences with break-ins.  That sounds awful.[/quote]

We are also at Oakland Terrace and echo the PP’s positive experiences. Safe, and we can walk to school and walk to metro (Forest Glen). Bilingual program has been great for our child. Walking to happy hour doesn’t really happen unless you count happy hour on neighbors’ patios. (Although technically we can walk just over a mile to the west to go to the restaurants in Kensington or to the north/east to the restaurants in Wheaton. Also can metro one stop to downtown Silver Spring within minutes.) 4 beds under 800 tough but not impossible (e.g. expanded Capes). If the 4th bed can be in the basement then it would be easy. Neighborhood is popular tho, especially since the rise in hybrid work has made outside the beltway more popular. If something nice comes up you’ll have to move fast, even in this slowing market.[/quote]

We just moved from out of state and for some reason just liked MD a lot more than VA. Bought a place sight unseen in this very area and feel really fortunate - super quiet with great neighbors and are looking forward to sending our kids to OTES. [/quote]

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