I do think a fair question is whether some of the poverty that exists further south on Georgia Avenue in Glenmont, Wheaton, and Aspen Hill will creep up to Olney in the future.

A lot of people here who are utterly clueless about real estate prices not just in Olney, but in MD.
Houses in Frederick are selling for over 500K, townhouses for over 350K.
Not to mention the insanity that is Ellicot City and around. Villages of Urbana anyone?
Gaithersburg sells new construction for 1m and above. Laytonsville hew houses above 800K and many way over 1M.
But, sure Olney is a sad and pathetic Loserville.
https://www.zillow.com/olney-md/sold/house_type/4-_beds/2.0-_baths/?searchQueryState=%7B%22pagination%22%3A%7B%7D%2C%22usersSearchTerm%22%3A%22olney%22%2C%22mapBounds%22%3A%7B%22west%22%3A-77.12075276489257%2C%22east%22%3A-77.02977223510742%2C%22south%22%3A39.12172935012106%2C%22north%22%3A39.18495960442388%7D%2C%22regionSelection%22%3A%5B%7B%22regionId%22%3A6317%2C%22regionType%22%3A6%7D%5D%2C%22isMapVisible%22%3Atrue%2C%22filterState%22%3A%7B%22ah%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22rs%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22fsba%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22fsbo%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22nc%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22cmsn%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22auc%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22fore%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22pmf%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22pf%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22beds%22%3A%7B%22min%22%3A4%7D%2C%22baths%22%3A%7B%22min%22%3A2%7D%2C%22manu%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22con%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22mf%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22apa%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22land%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22tow%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%7D%2C%22isListVisible%22%3Atrue%2C%22mapZoom%22%3A13%7D

Well, I’m a lawyer. My neighbors are lawyers, doctors, nurses, bankers, Feds, police, firefighters, teachers, etc.

While the pp is trying to paint Olney as low-brow house fraus and mediocre office workers, I find that rude and simply untrue. Yes, there are SAHMs, but there are more working moms...like me...a lawyer. The benefit about our sahms and working moms: parents are very active in schools. There’s a small town, neighborly feel here.

The schools are mcps without the socioeconomic issues in some parts of the county. That doesn’t mean there isn’t racial diversity; rather, the lack of rentals simply means we don’t have as much socioeconomic diversity.

Parts of Wheaton and Aspen Hill are in demand for Spanish speakers since the local businesses and schools cater to them. That drives housing and rental costs.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Olney is the sticks. Normal people with options would not move there.

Not everyone works in DC.

Not necessarily DC. Anyone with a job anywhere would not move to Olney. It is mostly middle aged housewives and life insurance salesmen who travel. Ask me how I know.

You obviously don't know.
https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/md/olney

Olney is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Olney is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Olney who work in management occupations (14.13%), office and administrative support (10.90%), and business and financial occupations (9.96%).

Also of interest is that Olney has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

JUST.LIKE.I.SAID.

You’re reaching

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Olney is the sticks. Normal people with options would not move there.

Not everyone works in DC.

Not necessarily DC. Anyone with a job anywhere would not move to Olney. It is mostly middle aged housewives and life insurance salesmen who travel. Ask me how I know.

You obviously don't know.
https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/md/olney

Olney is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Olney is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Olney who work in management occupations (14.13%), office and administrative support (10.90%), and business and financial occupations (9.96%).

Also of interest is that Olney has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

JUST.LIKE.I.SAID.

Anonymous wrote:I have noticed houses in Wheaton high school selling in the 500s which seems crazy. I also feel like lonely had gotten a lot more expensive in recent years. I like olney but it’s nuts that some houses there cost 700+ to live in olney.

Crazy to me = those overpriced new townhomes across the street from the Glenmont station.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Olney is the sticks. Normal people with options would not move there.

Not everyone works in DC.

Not necessarily DC. Anyone with a job anywhere would not move to Olney. It is mostly middle aged housewives and life insurance salesmen who travel. Ask me how I know.

You obviously don't know.
https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/md/olney

Olney is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Olney is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Olney who work in management occupations (14.13%), office and administrative support (10.90%), and business and financial occupations (9.96%).

Also of interest is that Olney has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Olney is the sticks. Normal people with options would not move there.

Define normal

People with appropriate level social skills, above average intelligence and looks, who attract other like people.

I guess that makes you abnormal.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Olney is the sticks. Normal people with options would not move there.

Not everyone works in DC.

Not necessarily DC. Anyone with a job anywhere would not move to Olney. It is mostly middle aged housewives and life insurance salesmen who travel. Ask me how I know.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Olney is the sticks. Normal people with options would not move there.

Define normal

People with appropriate level social skills, above average intelligence and looks, who attract other like people.

Anonymous wrote:Olney is the sticks. Normal people with options would not move there.

Define normal

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Anonymous wrote:I'm tickled that the responses in this thread fall into these categories:

1. "I'd rather live in Olney than Aspen Hill"
2. "I'd rather live in Aspen Hill than Olney"
3. "ALL OF MCPS IS TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!111!!!"
4. Real estate

So DCUM.

Perfect distillation! (Where's the DCUM spirits discussion?)

Some don’t require discussion

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have noticed houses in Wheaton high school selling in the 500s which seems crazy. I also feel like lonely had gotten a lot more expensive in recent years. I like olney but it’s nuts that some houses there cost 700+ to live in olney.

Why? Wheaton has been getting more and more popular.

Wheaton is the next Silver Spring!

Anonymous wrote:I have noticed houses in Wheaton high school selling in the 500s which seems crazy. I also feel like lonely had gotten a lot more expensive in recent years. I like olney but it’s nuts that some houses there cost 700+ to live in olney.

Why? Wheaton has been getting more and more popular.

I have noticed houses in Wheaton high school selling in the 500s which seems crazy. I also feel like lonely had gotten a lot more expensive in recent years. I like olney but it’s nuts that some houses there cost 700+ to live in olney.