Commute to Bolling Air Force Base (Anacostia) (Baltimore, Columbia: houses, condo)

[shannobanano]

Hello, I've posted this before but received no replies so now that its been a while, I'll ask again.

I currently live in a condo in Adams Morgan in DC and my husband and I want to move to Maryland. He works at Bolling Air Force base in Anacostia. We want to start a family and, therefore, we would like to upgrade in size but downgrade in price. I want to live in a nice, friendly area with good schools. He wants to take metro to work so we're most likely looking at something near a red line or green line station. He can drive to the metro if need be. I would really prefer a house with a yard to a TH. My best guess is Silver Spring but I think prices might be too high for what we want. Our budget is $400,00. I would appreciate any advise. Thanks!

[SectumSempra]

The closest Metro station to Bolling is Anacostia (green line) and I wouldn't exactly call it walking disitance. Even if it was he'd be walking through the worst projects in DC to get there (Barry Farms). Is he opposed to transferriing to a Metrobus from the train?

Ummm on a budget of $400,000 you should be able to find some decent sized SFH's in Forest Glen, Wheaton or Glenmont. I've heard Wheaton has gone down witiht he quality of life though...

[Childfree35]

Walking from Anacostia Station to Bolling is NOT feasible. There is a shuttle from the station to Bolling, though. Barry Farms is ONE of the worst ghettos here. Maybe you should look into Temple Hills, MD. There is a different side of Temple Hills. A co-worker moved there. I was differently surprised. It's close to the green line and Bolling. Good Luck!!

[shannobanano]

There is a shuttle bus from Anacostia to Bolling that he currently takes from where we live in Columbia Heights so that's not an issue. So Forest Glen and Glenmont are nice?

[fabirt]

I would check out Crofton...it was number 72 on the list of top 100 places to live. The schools are excellent...we live on what is called the Crofton parkway which is a 3 mile loop of houses that
surrounds a golf course. Our home backs to the 14th green, the community's rating speaks for itself. We just listed and I was surprised at the activity considering the market.

Crofton Woods is our elementary school and Crofton Middle is our Middle school. They are rated amongst the top in the state.

Here is the article from Money Magazine on Crofton placing 72 on the nation's top 100 places to live..."Launched as a gated community in 1964, Crofton's builders named it after a small town in England whose name had the right ring. The suburban community of 20,000, a 30-minute drive from Baltimore, quickly expanded and the gates were soon opened. The town is centered around a scenic 3.5 mile road that encloses the Crofton Country Club. Walkers, joggers and cyclists use paths on the route. The town has three elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools, and is also near to Annapolis and Washington D.C."

I'm sure you can search the stats of Crofton and check out its crime statistics, percentage of people with college degrees, quality of life, etc.

If you would like more detailed information send me a direct message.

[shannobanano]

Interesting, what is the Crofton high school? What about Edgewater? How does it compare? Longer commute than Crofton? Thanks so much!

[Joykins]

Forest Glen and Glenmont (and Wheaton) should be decent--although there are bad neighborhoods to avoid of course-- and you should be able to find something in that range. Have you checked out Takoma Park?

[shannobanano]

Yeah, nothing under 400K in Takoma Park. But thanks!

[fjennell]

You could move down to Charles County...I would move further south into Charles though, La Plata for better schools. The commute to Boiling is pretty easy via Indian Head Hwy. 210. Maybe 45 min. or so.