Anonymous
Post 08/28/2023 16:09     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Anonymous wrote:Frederick is amazing. So much packed into this town. Vibrant arts, good restaurants, easy access to nature.

I agree that downtown Frederick is lovely, but the surrounding communities like Linganore, Spring Ridge, and Pinehurst? They run semi-conservative and provincial. It's not terrible, but if you are accustomed to the diversity of MoCo, you may have a bit of an adjustment.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2023 16:04     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP Here. I think you all are missing the "without a large church community" point. As in, I don't want a republican area. Frederick and Allegheny don't fit those criteria, although Frederick has maybe changed to become more liberal.

Where is HoCo is a good place to look? I have young kids and my husband doesn't want to lift them up from their current house.


The party of love and tolerance strikes again!


Meh, I'm a liberal dem and I wouldn't want to live near bigoted OP either.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2023 13:52     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Anonymous wrote:I hope you're not white if you're looking at Frederick County. Just went for a day trip and it's become infiltrated with belligerent illegal spillovers from Manassas. Not at all like when I lived there (not too long ago) and not where I would want to raise my children.


Thank you for moving out, I guess. One less racist!

OP - just move to Urbana. It's not churchy and conservative. I don't see how it affects you if people 20 miles north or west of you are.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2023 13:48     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Property taxes pay for schools.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2023 13:43     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
I hope you're not white if you're looking at Frederick County. Just went for a day trip and it's become infiltrated with belligerent illegal spillovers from Manassas. Not at all like when I lived there (not too long ago) and not where I would want to raise my children.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2023 10:53     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Severna park

This- Anne Arundel’s property taxes are much lower than Moco or HoCo. Severna Park is a good public school


There are other good schools in AACo as well. Broadneck, Arundel, Crofton, and South River HS'. The latter three provide a better commute to DC, but the Arundel and Crofton clusters are landlocked and don't have any waterfront communities zoned for them. I considered these areas myself and still *may* consider them, but I'm leaning more towards MoCo in the RM/BCC/WJ/MB clusters.


I feel like there’s a pretty big price difference between the MoCo school clusters vs AA


It varies by the neighborhoods within each cluster. Some neighborhoods are more affordable, while others are just as expensive, sometimes even more expensive. You can still find a good home for $700k in any of the AACo clusters mentioned, as well as Severna Park.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2023 22:37     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:HoCo!

hoCo property tax rate is higher than MoCo, I believe.


HoCo taxes are high and CPRA assessments in Columbia are ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2023 21:47     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Anonymous wrote:OP Here. I think you all are missing the "without a large church community" point. As in, I don't want a republican area. Frederick and Allegheny don't fit those criteria, although Frederick has maybe changed to become more liberal.

Where is HoCo is a good place to look? I have young kids and my husband doesn't want to lift them up from their current house.


Urbana (in FredCo) is very liberal. Not a large church community in the slightest nor are the other places that PPs listed … The further south in Frederick county the more like upper MoCo it is.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2023 21:42     Subject: Re:Lower cost of living in maryland?
Anonymous wrote:Have you not heard of Frederick County? Though that budget is actually high for the area. Not many million dollar homes in FredCo.


There are lots of sfh million dollar homes in Frederick county. Specifically in Frederick city (Baker Park) area and Ijamsville/Urbana. Even around Middletown, Jefferson, Monrovia, Linganore, etc.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2023 20:16     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Anonymous wrote:HoCo!

hoCo property tax rate is higher than MoCo, I believe.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2023 20:11     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Severna park

This- Anne Arundel’s property taxes are much lower than Moco or HoCo. Severna Park is a good public school


There are other good schools in AACo as well. Broadneck, Arundel, Crofton, and South River HS'. The latter three provide a better commute to DC, but the Arundel and Crofton clusters are landlocked and don't have any waterfront communities zoned for them. I considered these areas myself and still *may* consider them, but I'm leaning more towards MoCo in the RM/BCC/WJ/MB clusters.


I feel like there’s a pretty big price difference between the MoCo school clusters vs AA
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2023 20:10     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Frederick is amazing. So much packed into this town. Vibrant arts, good restaurants, easy access to nature.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2023 19:37     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Anonymous wrote:OP Here. I think you all are missing the "without a large church community" point. As in, I don't want a republican area. Frederick and Allegheny don't fit those criteria, although Frederick has maybe changed to become more liberal.

Where is HoCo is a good place to look? I have young kids and my husband doesn't want to lift them up from their current house.


The party of love and tolerance strikes again!
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2023 17:49     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Are you are dead set on MD because if you are telecommuting anyway the Glen Allen area near Richmond has good schools, you can get a nice place for 600-700. This ones $590k with a pool and property taxes are around 4500 a year.

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Glen-Allen/5904-Shady-Willow-Ct-23059/home/59613711
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2023 16:56     Subject: Lower cost of living in maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Severna park

This- Anne Arundel’s property taxes are much lower than Moco or HoCo. Severna Park is a good public school


There are other good schools in AACo as well. Broadneck, Arundel, Crofton, and South River HS'. The latter three provide a better commute to DC, but the Arundel and Crofton clusters are landlocked and don't have any waterfront communities zoned for them. I considered these areas myself and still *may* consider them, but I'm leaning more towards MoCo in the RM/BCC/WJ/MB clusters.