Texas Family moving to Maryland (Frederick, Gaithersburg: to rent, how much, buy)

[OpenAirTexan]

Hello. This seems like that best avenue to ask questions about moving.

So we are 34 w/ a 4 year old and a 1 1/2 year old and are seriously thinking about moving to Maryland. We are looking at places in Rockville, Gaithersburg, and the surrounding area. We are open to rent with a max of around $3k-$3500 or buy with a max around $400k.

We have spent our entire lives in Texas but the heat is getting to starting to drastically make my MS worse. If anyone out there could help us to determine a good, safe, family oriented area around those cities I would be very appreciative.

Thanks in advance!!

[rsh56]

It might help us a little more if you tell us where your job(s) will be. Depending on where you are, if you drive, commuting can be a mess, a smooth ride home, or a mix of both.

[carroll4628]

Also, where in TX (generally are you - city, suburbs, farm). You might want to be further out in Frederick (closer to the woods/mountains) or in a semi-urban environment (Kentlands) in Gaithersburg.

[lasershen111]

Also, while the "heat" itself isn't as bad out here.. the humidity sometimes make it feel hotter than in Texas! Now 115 degrees is a 115 degrees in Texas, and that's HOT! But 85 degrees can sometimes feel like 100 with the humidity out here. But Falls and winters are definitely milder generally speaking.

And more details on what you are looking for besides just price would help. Private or public school systems? Work? etc.

[MDguy99]

The heat can get pretty bad, and the humidity is a killer... not sure you'll be "escaping" much

[Khemistry]

So let me get this straight... you're moving to Maryland to ESCAPE the heat??? LOL, you'll be in for much disappointment. The MD/DC/NOVA area are notorious for having some of the most brutal summers in the nation ... even exceeding those found in the South. Reason being (as others have noted) because of the high humidity. Also, there's so much pavement in Suburban Washington, that the heat gets absorbed by the pavement and that adds to the heat. My best friend and I, are always talking about moving out of the Maryland area due to the terrible summers. Way too hot for either or our tastes. Good luck.

[rsh56]

Originally Posted by Khemistry

So let me get this straight... you're moving to Maryland to ESCAPE the heat??? LOL, you'll be in for much disappointment. The MD/DC/NOVA area are notorious for having some of the most brutal summers in the nation ... even exceeding those found in the South. Reason being (as others have noted) because of the high humidity. Also, there's so much pavement in Suburban Washington, that the heat gets absorbed by the pavement and that adds to the heat. My best friend and I, are always talking about moving out of the Maryland area due to the terrible summers. Way too hot for either or our tastes. Good luck.

Triple-digit heat in Arizona, the South and TX for 40 days+ isn't brutal either?

OP our summers aren't anything like TX but it does get humid and hot on and off during the summer months. Triple-digit heat doesn't happen very often but it can certainly go up to the 90's w/ or w/o humidity. Even in 80 deg weather you will still feel some varying degree of humidity. The heat index CAN go up to 100 on certain days but it is not as frequent as it is in TX.

[MDguy99]

It's usually in the 90s for a good part of the summer, extremely high humidity, and reaches 100 quite a few days, actually. June through September. I would imagine TX lasts a while longer, but i would't say theres too much difference in the overall summer heat. You'e not going to be escaping heat in MD during the summer no matter how you look at it. Try Garrett County if you'd like high 80s over mid 90s.

[Khemistry]

Originally Posted by rsh56

Triple-digit heat in Arizona, the South and TX for 40 days+ isn't brutal either?

OP our summers aren't anything like TX but it does get humid and hot on and off during the summer months. Triple-digit heat doesn't happen very often but it can certainly go up to the 90's w/ or w/o humidity. Even in 80 deg weather you will still feel some varying degree of humidity. The heat index CAN go up to 100 on certain days but it is not as frequent as it is in TX.

My post was extremely clear. On the thermometer, technically TX has hotter summers than MD. But, once you factor in how much higher and oppressive the humidity in MD is, it comes out to being around fairly equal ... and based on how many times I've specifically heard the local news stations mention that our heat added with our high humidity means our summers are generally more brutal than those found in TX, AZ, LA, GA, etc., I have a bit of some knowledge on that in which I write of. I'm not sure what your comment to me was about or how it was even relevant. I mentioned nothing about how long summers are in either area. My post was specifically related to what area is hotter. That's all.

[rsh56]

Originally Posted by Khemistry

My post was extremely clear. On the thermometer, technically TX has hotter summers than MD. But, once you factor in how much higher and oppressive the humidity in MD is, it comes out to being around fairly equal ... and based on how many times I've specifically heard the local news stations mention that our heat added with our high humidity means our summers are generally more brutal than those found in TX, AZ, LA, GA, etc., I have a bit of some knowledge on that in which I write of. I'm not sure what your comment to me was about or how it was even relevant. I mentioned nothing about how long summers are in either area. My post was specifically related to what area is hotter. That's all.

A mix of heat and humidity does make it sound brutal, but I find it more tolerable here than in TX and GA and FL. Even though AZ is dry, its heat is very unbearable which I will mention later.

My reference to "brutal" would be that it happens often on a daily basis or similar.
Though cities like Dallas and Houston are real stuffy places to be in during the summer, much more than DC.

AZ is much more brutal and it doesn't even get that much humidity. It's dry, but the heat in triple-digits gets so hot to a point where the roads would buckle and there is no shade there because the trees here would die in AZ's dry and barely wet climate.

To sum up, I will say that our summers aren't great with the humidity and heat. But its not as unbearable as it is in other places.