Named for the mighty Potomac River, where it divides Virginia from Maryland, in the Washington, DC, area, Potomac, MD, is richly green from the banks of the waterway to the lush expansive lawns spread across its 27 miles.
Drive the country-like winding roads past old stone mansions with servants’ quarters acres away from modern architectural wonders of glass reflecting century-old oaks. Nestle near the shops and restaurants of Potomac Village on River and Falls Roads (190 and 189, respectively). Sitting at the quiet candlelit table in shorts next to you might be one of the many celebrity residents living up the street or making Potomac an occasional home: Lynda Carter, J.W. Marriott, Jr., Ted Koppel, Wolf Blitzer, John Glenn, Barry Levinson, the Shriver Family, Patrick Ewing or Michael Jordan.
The Potomac condo for sale you buy will likely be brand new, with the finest amenities and upgrades available. Lease a Potomac condominium for rent and you’ll live like royalty for a relatively reasonable price. Rent a Potomac condo for vacation accommodations whether it be for a short-term business contract combined with touring the nation’s capital and surrounding countryside or a quiet retreat with pristine appointments, luxury living and the finest service.
Median family income is $115,570 for the 44,822 people who call Potomac home. Part of diverse Montgomery County, MD, consistently rated as one of the wealthiest in the nation, Potomac is a few miles southwest of Rockville and northwest of Bethesda, MD. While 26 percent of Potomac’s population is under the age of 18, 14 percent are 65 or older.
Potomac residents are still sometimes shocked when reminded that their village was the inspiration for the TV show “Beverly Hills 90210.” Created by Darren Star, a graduate of Potomac’s Winston Churchill High School, most see their hometown as more down-to-earth despite the riches, perhaps because of the intellectual status of many of its residents, not all well-known, but powerful influencers in the halls of Congress or the nearby National Institutes of Health.
Enjoy a gorgeous ride to downtown DC via the George Washington Memorial Parkway which skirts along the River through flowering native trees and bushes. You’ll be about two miles from I-270, which connects to the Capital Beltway, I-495 in a few miles, Virginia and points north. Use the White Flint Metro subway stop on Rockville Pike, off of 270, for jaunts downtown, shop at the mall’s one-of-a-kind jewelers or major retailers, or search for international finds at ethnic mom-and-pops along the Pike.
You’ll be 43 miles west of Annapolis, the state capital, and Maryland or Delaware beaches along the Chesapeake Bay or out to the Atlantic Ocean. Go about 42 miles north to Baltimore and the Inner Harbor shops and dining, nearby Orioles baseball and Camden Yards or Little Italy.
Hear concerts or see fine art exhibits at Strathmore in Bethesda. Hike to Great Falls. Learn how to kayak and take on the white water in spring. Frequent the city, be known in your community, take advantage of adjacent suburbs—but always come home to your Potomac condo for sale, a castle along the river.
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