Middletown or Brunswick, MD

[bizzbot]

I'm posting this for the benefit of a friend to be able to see this blog and also my research of some cute homes in the area. (links are clickable here! )

Just click on this, go to MD, then select Frederick County from the dropdown map, then enter search criteria like pricing.

- Property Finder - Gil Clark

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Map of Brunswick, MD by MapQuest

[vwfan]

Having spent my entire life in the Frederick area, 6 in Frederick, 14 in Myersville (west of Middletown) and 4 in brunswick, I would say Middletown is more of a "snobby" community, and the town doesn't provide anything more than Brunswick does, for quite a bit more money... infact, they probably provide even less, unless you love golf. I went to Middletown Middle and High School for 7 years, which is the top rival school of where I live now (Brunswick), so i'm biased in both directions =P

I moved to Brunswick 4 years or so ago from Myersville. Brunswick used to be a blue collar and what we Middletonians often refered to as a redneck town. I never entertained Brunswick as a remote possibility to move to when I was younger. The town has changed a lot in the past couple years. Brunswick has it's own police force, which at some times can be obnoxious, but we have a pool, tons of community events, movie night when the weather is nice in the park. I also find the people of Brunswick to generally be more friendly. They walk around with their heads in the air, not down at the ground so they don't make eye contact (DC mentality). My parents built a home in Myersville 18 years ago, and the thing I noticed most about Middletown, was that people that newly moved in, want to shut off the borders to other people... How do they think they got there? You won't be buying any beer or liquor in Middletown... it's dry and will have to drive down either 40 or 40-A to hit the liquor store.

Middletown:
Pros:

Golf Courses
Safeway
James Gang
Decent school/sports teams

Cons:

Higher class of people
New housing is very crowded together
Higher cost for housing
Crappy access to Interstate 70

Brunswick:
Pros

Chinese, pizza, wings, coffee shops
C&O Canal
Railroad Days
Decent School/sports teams
Pool
More community based events
Police department
Can buy alchohol locally
Great access for jobs in Northern Virginia and I-270 corridor (Can go 70 or MD-28 to 270 corridor)
Marc train to DC/rockville/Frederick
I think taxes are still lower in Brunswick and we have to support a police dept.
Potomac River
Access to West Virginia


Cons
Police department
Houses are still close, but not as close as Middletown for new construction
Trip from Brunswick to Frederick takes two minutes than Middletown to Frederick

All in all, i'm very happy to be living in Brunswick. Middletown wasn't really an option I wanted to explore since I lived in that area and Brunswick offered a lot more of what I wanted. Both are nice and safe communities to live in if you have children and I thoroughly enjoyed living in both places.

[WRONGISLAND,NY]

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