Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 12:16     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:People in this thread are weird. 20902 (Wheaton) is about 38% Hispanic, which is about the same as zip 22041 in Falls Church (37%). Manassas in Prince William County (37%), Sterling in Loudoun County (33%), and zip code 22305 in Alexandria (38%).

Maybe the posters aren't as familiar with those other areas because Wheaton is someplace they've actually been to. Because Wheaton is actually a good place to live and visit.



I saw

https://www.maryland-demographics.com/wheaton-demographics

"The largest Wheaton racial/ethnic groups are Hispanic (43.4%) followed by White (22.6%) and Black (19.6%)." Leaving 15% for Asian and the rest


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falls_Church,_Virginia

Falls Church
68% White, 10% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black



Falls Church is very big, so an appropriate comparator to Falls Church would be Silver Spring (which encompasses Wheaton).

Here's an example comparing two census areas:

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sevencornerscdpvirginia,wheatoncdpmaryland/PST045224

Both areas are around 40% Hispanic. The people above who said 95% were making that up.

Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 12:10     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:which neighborhood?

Just in general, buying a home in a few years and am kinda scared. Especially about Glenmont.


What are you scared of? crime? schools? gentrification?, which I don't think is happening. Where are people buying/tearing down/rebuilding? I see a bit of it in Aspen Hill and it is ghastly...but I don't think it is gentrifying.

Gentrifying is what I’m scared of I have no kids so schools are no issue.


What do you mean by gentrifying? It used to be a whole middle class town. Now it’s a lower working class Latino town. Which way do you want it to go?

I don’t want it to stay any kind of way I just don’t wanna be priced out.

What’s your budget? I sold a house last year in 20906 and prices this year haven’t changed at all.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 11:16     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
Anonymous wrote:No. Used to be somewhat diverse, now it’s 95% Latino with a large undocumented population


Sounds great!
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 11:15     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
Anonymous wrote:People in this thread are weird. 20902 (Wheaton) is about 38% Hispanic, which is about the same as zip 22041 in Falls Church (37%). Manassas in Prince William County (37%), Sterling in Loudoun County (33%), and zip code 22305 in Alexandria (38%).

Maybe the posters aren't as familiar with those other areas because Wheaton is someplace they've actually been to. Because Wheaton is actually a good place to live and visit.



I saw

https://www.maryland-demographics.com/wheaton-demographics

"The largest Wheaton racial/ethnic groups are Hispanic (43.4%) followed by White (22.6%) and Black (19.6%)." Leaving 15% for Asian and the rest


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falls_Church,_Virginia

Falls Church
68% White, 10% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black

Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 09:05     Subject: Re:Is Wheaton gentrified?
I bought a brand new, very nice townhouse in downtown Wheaton, right by the metro station, in 2005. The market value was $600,000 then. I sold it for $435,000 in 2011, and got more for it than most of our neighbors were getting. Right now, Zillow says it’s worth $626,300. I wouldn’t worry about prices suddenly soaring.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 08:52     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
I do not know about Glenmont but I live in Kensington Heights (the area directly adjacent to Wheaton Mall on the south and west side) and prices have definitely been going up the last few years. We bought during the pandemic and weren't sure we'd be able to afford it.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 08:36     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:which neighborhood?

Just in general, buying a home in a few years and am kinda scared. Especially about Glenmont.


What are you scared of? crime? schools? gentrification?, which I don't think is happening. Where are people buying/tearing down/rebuilding? I see a bit of it in Aspen Hill and it is ghastly...but I don't think it is gentrifying.

Gentrifying is what I’m scared of I have no kids so schools are no issue.


What do you mean by gentrifying? It used to be a whole middle class town. Now it’s a lower working class Latino town. Which way do you want it to go?

I don’t want it to stay any kind of way I just don’t wanna be priced out.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 07:47     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:which neighborhood?

Just in general, buying a home in a few years and am kinda scared. Especially about Glenmont.


What are you scared of? crime? schools? gentrification?, which I don't think is happening. Where are people buying/tearing down/rebuilding? I see a bit of it in Aspen Hill and it is ghastly...but I don't think it is gentrifying.

Gentrifying is what I’m scared of I have no kids so schools are no issue.


What do you mean by gentrifying? It used to be a whole middle class town. Now it’s a lower working class Latino town. Which way do you want it to go?
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 07:46     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
Anonymous wrote:No. Used to be somewhat diverse, now it’s 95% Latino with a large undocumented population


Unfortunately, that might be changing.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 07:45     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:which neighborhood?

Just in general, buying a home in a few years and am kinda scared. Especially about Glenmont.


What are you scared of? I grew up in Kensington and Wheaton has been on a downward slide since the mid 80s.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 07:43     Subject: Re:Is Wheaton gentrified?
New arts and cultural center being proposed:

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/06/04/mhp-affordable-housing-arts-culture-center-wheaton/
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 03:17     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
People in this thread are weird. 20902 (Wheaton) is about 38% Hispanic, which is about the same as zip 22041 in Falls Church (37%). Manassas in Prince William County (37%), Sterling in Loudoun County (33%), and zip code 22305 in Alexandria (38%).

Maybe the posters aren't as familiar with those other areas because Wheaton is someplace they've actually been to. Because Wheaton is actually a good place to live and visit.

Anonymous
Post 06/04/2025 23:50     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
I think you need a Visa to move there.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2025 23:15     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
Anonymous wrote:Title, and how much did home values change.

LOL no! We bought there in 2004, left last year and the neighborhood slid steadily downhill during that time.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2025 19:04     Subject: Is Wheaton gentrified?
Idk