Arbutus vs. Germantown - Take MARC Train to DC for Work

[goldenage1]

Originally Posted by Quaker15

Laurel is only 10 minutes closer to DC when compared to Germantown and Arbutus, but Laurel seems a little more rough than Arbutus, and a lot more rough than Germantown.

I guess we are on different wave-lengths. You are seriously looking for "nice", with a white picket fence and a green lawn. I have always enjoyed the working-class, "horsey" nature of Laurel.

In that case, Germantown is your better choice. With the Baltimore suburbs, the gritty or rough areas are just a few blocks away from the pretty townhouses.

BTW, about your Question 4 on the impact of gentrification in DC. I don't think either Germantown or Arbutus are really impacted by the newly gentified areas in DC. They are fundamentally different markets. An area like NoMa or U Street will attract people who like edginess and the urban vibe. Germantown and Arbutus are for people who want to settle down and raise families.

[Quaker15]

Originally Posted by goldenage1

I guess we are on different wave-lengths. You are seriously looking for "nice", with a white picket fence and a green lawn. I have always enjoyed the working-class, "horsey" nature of Laurel.

In that case, Germantown is your better choice. With the Baltimore suburbs, the gritty or rough areas are just a few blocks away from the pretty townhouses.

BTW, about your Question 4 on the impact of gentrification in DC. I don't think either Germantown or Arbutus are really impacted by the newly gentified areas in DC. They are fundamentally different markets. An area like NoMa or U Street will attract people who like edginess and the urban vibe. Germantown and Arbutus are for people who want to settle down and raise families.

I don't like your tone.

[CBMD]

Originally Posted by Quaker15

Laurel is only 10 minutes closer to DC when compared to Germantown and Arbutus, but Laurel seems a little more rough than Arbutus, and a lot more rough than Germantown.

Some parts of Laurel are "rough" others not. West Laurel has the best reputation, followed by south. I live in south.

Stand at the intersection of R.1 & R.198 in PGC, and the Howard County line is a 1/4 mile north, Anne Arundel 1/2 mile east, and Moco 2 miles west.

I used to live in Gaithersburg, south of Germantown. I prefer Laurel to either, but that too is a generalization.

[goldenage1]

Originally Posted by Quaker15

I don't like your tone.

OK, this is a public forum, and you are going to hear from people with different opinions. You may not like some of those opinions or the way they are expressed.

Ultimately, it is your life and your decisions. That is why questions like the original one (Arbutus versus Germantown) are meaningless.

If I were young and single, I would live in a studio apartment in NoMa before I would spend more than two hours commuting out to a distant suburb. If I had a small budget and wanted to live in a suburb, I would choose Old Greenbelt, Hyattsville or Laurel. If they look a little rough, they are not unsafe.

[seanlax]

Yea, goldeneagle1, I would ignore OP on this post.

negatively affected by the continuing gentrification of DC?

Read between the lines. It's just someone who doesn't like urban black people moving to the suburbs and wants to avoid them. AKA, someone who wants to be disconnected from the realities of a metropolitan region, but can't necessarily afford to be too bigoted.

OP, move to WV. Take the MARC inbound from there.

[Infinite_heights77]

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Laurel is like ultra-boring, sterile place to raise a family.


quote=goldenage1;40636868]I guess we are on different wave-lengths. You are seriously looking for "nice", with a white picket fence and a green lawn. I have always enjoyed the working-class, "horsey" nature of Laurel.

In that case, Germantown is your better choice. With the Baltimore suburbs, the gritty or rough areas are just a few blocks away from the pretty townhouses.

BTW, about your Question 4 on the impact of gentrification in DC. I don't think either Germantown or Arbutus are really impacted by the newly gentified areas in DC. They are fundamentally different markets. An area like NoMa or U Street will attract people who like edginess and the urban vibe. Germantown and Arbutus are for people who want to settle down and raise families.[/quote]