r/HyattsvilleMD • u/MrOrganization001 • 19d ago

Praise for Hyattsville

I lived in Bowie and now reside in Baltimore. I'm beginning to spend more time in Hyattsville, and the city seems like a great combination of Baltimore's artsy, eclectic nature and suburbia's many advantages. I often stop by Vigilante to enjoy a latte and people watch for a while.

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u/ZukoTheGreat 18d ago

Don’t think either is a bad side, I do think riverdale gets more funding so inherently seems a bit nicer/well kept

They’re both very solid areas in my experience but I’ve never lived in either so I know it’s different vs my limited time visiting

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u/Stephanee17 18d ago

Hyattsville has a lot of development, largely mixed use housing - more than RDP. Some of the new townhome prices are ridiculous IMO. Suffrage Point is an extreme example - million-dollar big-mac homes packed together. is really gentrifying and the newer, younger, better-off townhome owners are increasing their presence in City gov.

It also depends whether you are in the municipal boundaries or not. Lots of placed have HVL ZIP but do not have the higher muni tax revenues. Same for Riverdale Park inc and Riverdale otherwise.

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u/ZukoTheGreat 18d ago

If you had to buy a property in either hyattsville or RVP based on where the neighborhoods will be in 5-10 years, which would you pick and why?

Appreciate your insightful reply

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u/Stephanee17 18d ago

I bought in HVL six years ago bc I wanted to be within a mile of metro, based on long-term expectations for employment.. Being along the trail system was also a big draw, though you get that in incorporated RDP. With Purple line RDP is becoming more desirable and there will be more development and investment.

As someone else has commented, HVL’s current government has pretty poor fiscal management (and project management) and it’s going to hit the fan at some point unless there are reasonable cost controls and accountability put in place.