Leesburg or Purcellville, VA both have small town feels.

Annapolis and Frederick are the two actual towns in the region. I'd probably lean towards Annapolis of the two.

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Anonymous wrote:chevy chase- specifically martins addition, whenever its summer and i see people walking down brookville (yes i know it can get busy) and hoards of kids having ice cream at olympia cafe i always think about the midwest town i grew up in, or cute NE beach towns. feels safe, tucked away, but close to everything.

For $750K? What could the OP find there, someone’s shed?

A Post Office box, medium size. $900k for the large size.

Cheverly

Occoquan is not that far off major roads. The little town area is cute, but it’s not bucolic

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some possible options

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/dc/small-towns-near-washington-dc/


These are nice, but I would not consider any of them to be "commutable distance" from DC.

If OP is only coming into DC twice a week a handful of these (Occoquan, Warrenton, Ellicott City, Waterford, Harpers Ferry) are commutable.
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Yep. Especially if OP looks at small towns on the VRE or MARC train lines. That would make a 2 day a week commute pleasant and feasible while still getting bucolic small town living that isn't soul-sucking suburbia with traffic.

City of Fairfax. Great services. Friendly neighborhoods. 750,000 would work in most neighborhoods, but cutting it close in some. We have parades, Holiday activities, great parks etc.

Anonymous wrote:City of Falls Church and Del Ray for $750k? Some of these suggestions don't seem feasible on that budget.

I live in Del Ray and you can find something at that price, but it may not be a large detached SFH. There are townhouses on my street for 550-650k.

Anonymous wrote:

some possible options

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/dc/small-towns-near-washington-dc/

These are nice, but I would not consider any of them to be "commutable distance" from DC.

If OP is only coming into DC twice a week a handful of these (Occoquan, Warrenton, Ellicott City, Waterford, Harpers Ferry) are commutable.

Some of y’all gonna throw up all over this, but City of Manassas. It’s an actual small town where you know your electeds and if you need something from government the head of the department picks up their own phone. Old Town and surrounding neighborhoods are cute and walkable to bars, restaurants, shopping and the VRE. And housing, while it has escalated like everywhere, is well in OP’s budget.

Mount Rainier

City of Falls Church and Del Ray for $750k? Some of these suggestions don't seem feasible on that budget.

If by “small town” feel you mean walkable, everyone knows everyone, has what you need all together in one place, friendly, I’ll vote for Capitol Hill.

If you don’t mind a longer commute and want a legit small town with a mayor and everything, check out North Beach MD. The schools are even good. And houses are waaaay under 750k.

Woodmoor in Silver Spring.

Another vote for Fairfax City. It really is charming in parts and has a small town feel. Before we moved, we lived in a neighborhood with our mayor and city council member.