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Montgomery County, MD aka. MoCo Pop: 971,600 Land Area: 496sq. miles Demographics: 64.78% White 15.14% African American 0.29% Native American 11.3% Asian 0.05% Pacific Islander 5.0% from other races 3.45% from two or more races County Seat: Rockville Largest Cities: Silver Spring, Bethesda Germantown 14th in Per Capita income.
Montgomery Couty, PA aka. MontCo Pop: 800,000 Land Area: 483sq. miles Demographics: - 83.5% White - 8.2% Black - 5.4% Asian - 2.8% other County Seat: Norristown Most Notable Areas: The Mainline, KoP, Abington 20th in Per Capita Income
Montgomery County, TX Pop: 447,718 Land Area: 1,044 sq. miles Demographics: - 88% white - 3% black - 9% other County Seat: Conroe 24th fastest growing county in the U.S.
Overall: I've been to the one outside DC, and used to live in and have family friends in the one outside Philly. Havn't been to the one outside Housto though. IMO MoCo is more the booming trendy suburb, better for young pros, and MontCo is a better suburb to raise a family because of its lower crime and stronger sense of community.
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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I haven't been to the other two.
And at first I didn't even know what towns & cities were in the Houston one. But I just looked it up. They have 2 out of Houston's top 7 suburbs.
The Woodlands & Conroe.
It's also where all the recreational lake activities mostly are in Metro Houston.
Anyways here goes:
Transportation: Probably Washington DC & Philadelphia ones.
Schools: I think they would all excel in this.
Amenities: All would probably have things you could want.
COL: Montgomery County, Texas
Housing stock: Well the Montgomery County in Texas isn't diverse with stock it's in the woods type of area so that limits to the diversity of it, so I'll go with the other two for the winner on this. Like you can't get art deco or whatever in the Texas one.
Outdoor Activities: I would assume which ever one has more wildlife and lakes, Montgomery County, Texas has that all over. But I am assuming the other two do as well.
Shopping: Probably all three tied, I kind of hate shopping...
Diversity: Montgomery County, Maryland
I need to see the other two... luckily I get my chance in a few days to do so.
I might be a bit biased as i currently live in Bethesda. I might also add that I have never been to montgomery county Texas:
Transportation: Maryland
Schools: Maryland (I would guess)
Amenities: Maryland
COL: Houston
Housing stock: PA or MD
Outdoor Activities: Not Sure
Shopping: Maryland (Chevy Chase/Friendship Heights)
Diversity: Not Sure
imo, Montgomery County, Maryland is one of the best/nicest suburban (though parts are quite urban) counties in the country.
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