Anonymous
Post 12/29/2025 15:23     Subject: Working on opposite ends of the beltway — where to live?
McLean, near the center.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2025 14:34     Subject: Working on opposite ends of the beltway — where to live?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We’re a 30-something couple. No kids yet. We’re looking to rent a new apartment, but we want to keep our commutes reasonable. One of us works in College Park, and the other in Tysons. Where would be the best places to look? We both currently drive to work but would not be opposed to metroing depending on the length of the commute. We’re looking for somewhere safe, fun, relatively quiet, and in walking distance to shops and restaurants.


Noma.


Noma or union station area makes sense and is fun- person that commutes to CP can drive and the person to tysons can metro. Neither are horrible commutes.


I did a commute from Capitol Hill to College Park for a few years. It’s not so bad and is against traffic. And it’s a fun neighborhood with lots of walkability.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2025 07:57     Subject: Working on opposite ends of the beltway — where to live?
Anonymous wrote:Silver spring/Kensington. I’m 10-15 minutes away from both.

In the neighborhood called Forest Glen North of the Beltway there is a new apartment building within walking distance of the red line check the commute to Tyson’s from there
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2025 07:50     Subject: Working on opposite ends of the beltway — where to live?
I used to do a long commute (Silver Spring to Alexandria, we did eventually move) and I didn't think metro commuting was so bad because I got to read a lot. Now that was pre kid.

So my advice is find somewhere metro accessible maybe along the blue/yellow/green lines (not say way out on Red) and it's a better commute.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2025 07:44     Subject: Working on opposite ends of the beltway — where to live?
Silver spring/Kensington. I’m 10-15 minutes away from both.