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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really doesn't exist here.  One of the big differences is that [b]everything is done at the county rather than town level [/b]so you don't get quite the same feel as you do in Mass.

There are plenty of nice neighborhoods with community events and a community feel though.  Which ones make sense will depend a lot on your price range.  Parts of Arlington may make sense,  Capitol Hill would make a ton of sense, Somerset or Wood Acres in Bethesda could work.[/quote]

This seems like a small thing, but really sets the tone for the differences in the regions.  Great point.

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[quote=Anonymous]Transplant here from a town just west of Boston, where house prices are pretty comparable to Chevy Chase and Bethesda.  I have been here ten years, love it, AND still miss Boston.  Those feelings coexist because of the apples/oranges comparison.  You definitely give up a lot of nice things to come here, including towns (and I think the [b]elementary schools are better in Boston because they are run by the town, not the county[/b]), more unified neighborhoods with similar architectural feel, and sidewalks.  [/quote]

I'm from west of Boston, too, and agree with these observations about town versus county government, especially with regard to schools systems.  I agree with the PP that elementary schools are largely better west of Boston than they are here, because they are run by the town.  Everything, including bureaucracy, is smaller-scale - so if you have a problem with the school system, you go to the town meeting and you talk to the school board.  In county government, as a practical matter, you do not have a voice.[/quote]

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