Germantown

Germantown is an unincorporated municipality in Montgomery County, Maryland. Germantown is situated 30 miles to the northwest of Washington,D.C.,and is 50 miles or so to the west of Baltimore, Maryland.  Although Germantown has been a small town through most of its history, its population has grown significantly since the 1970s, adding many new homes, residential communities, and today it is a city of 55,419 people.


Germantown, Maryland is a residential real estate market that Teresa Hatef takes pride in participating in.  The town is graced with beautiful homes for sale, and as A Realtor serving Germantown, you can count on Teresa Hatef to guide you flawlessly through your home purchase.

History of Germantown

In the early 1800s, a large number of German business owners, some of whom were from Germany and others from Pennsylvania, established a settlement in what is now Germantown, Maryland.  While most of ofthe local land owners and farmers were English, travelers remembering the accents of the shop owners called the area Germantown. 


Census information for Germantown

As of 2000, Germantown, Maryland had a population of 55,419 people. There were 20,893 households, and 14,123 families in Germantown. 
The median household income in Germantown, Maryland was $62,431, and the median family income was $67,204. 


Education

Public schools in Germantown, Maryland are part of the Montgomery County Public School System

Elementary schools: Clopper Mill Elementary School, Fox Chapel Elementary School,Germantown Elementary School, Great Seneca Creek Elementary School,Captain JamesE. Daly Jr. Elementary School, Lake Seneca Elementary School, Ronald McNair Elementary School, and Waters Landing Elementary School

Middle Schools: Kingsview Middle School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, Neelsville Middle School, and Roberto Clemente Middle School

High Schools:  Northwest High School, and Seneca Valley High School



Transportation in Germantown

Germantown sits close to Interstate 270 and is a stop on the MARC commuter train's Brunswick Line.  The Montgomery County public bus system, Ride On, serves Germantown with approximately 20 bus routes, and operates a major transit hub at Germantown Transit Center.  Additionally, a light rail system has been proposed which, when completed, will connect the terminal of the Washington Metro Red Line at Shady Grove Station in Gaithersburg to Germantown and continue on to Clarksburg, Maryland, which is north of Germantown.


Notable Businesses/ Government Agencies in Germantown

United States Department of Energy
Hughes Network Systems
AWS Convergence Technologies/ Weatherbug

Communities that I would love to show you in Germantown:

Cloppers Mill West, Churchill Town Sector, Blunt Commons, Brandermill, Gunners Lake Village, Woodfield, Farmingdale, Cloverleaf, Waters Edge, Wexford, Waters House, Middlebrook Commons, Germantown Estates, Farmingdale Estates, Fountain Hills, Middlebrook, Seneca Knolls, Milestone, Fox Chapel, Germantown View, Village at Town Center, Kingsview, Kingsview Village, Riverstone, Pleasant Fields, Goshen Manor, Kingsview Ridge, Cloverleaf, Brownstone Estates, Cloppers Mill west, Black Rock, TheColony, Stoneridge, Eton Place, Kingsview Ridge

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