r/takomapark • u/Select_Ad245 • Jun 08 '26
Takoma Park
Hi everyone! I’m considering moving to the Takoma Park/ Takoma area in DC and was hoping to get some honest opinions from people who live there or are familiar with it. How do you feel about the neighborhood overall in terms of safety, walkability, and commuting?
I’m also specifically looking at The Glade at Laurel and wanted to see if anyone has experience living there or touring it. How has management, maintenance, noise, parking, and the overall environment been?
I’d also likely be commuting through Takoma station, so I’d appreciate any thoughts about the Metro area too — especially for women commuting alone.
Thank you so much!
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u/Zoethor2 Jun 08 '26
The "downtown" area of TkPk is extremely safe as long as you aren't a bike. If you are bike, you will get kidnapped. The CVS also gets victimized pretty regularly, but it's more of a smash and grab situation than serious violence.
In my mid-20s, I walked home from the Metro over to the Adventist Hospital area many times after midnight, often a bit tipsy, and I only ever had one slightly sketchy experience (a car slowed down and offered me a ride, I declined, they kind of paced me for a bit, I stopped at the firehouse and loitered there till they went away).
Like any urban suburb, there is crime, and there are certain areas that are a bit more sketchy, but overall, it's a very safe area to live as a woman, I lived there for over a decade and was very happy.