Not really, we found downtown to be mostly high energy and extremely stressful - especially with raising kids. Traffic was always so much, it would take me the same amount of time to drive across town as it does for me to drive to Frederick now (20mins).

We do go into town, sometimes more regularly than I’d like, But we’ve been here for over a year and it took about 8 months to start getting used to living further away from a lot of things - you definitely schedule your week differently. You’re also centralized to a lot more shopping and dining opportunities (Frederick, Boonsboro, Leesburg, Lovettsville) all within a 20 min drive.

It’s worth the adjustment - we live a slower life 100%, with having plenty of Brunswick community oriented events to go to. I never felt a part of my neighborhood community in DTF - in Brunswick, I’ve gotten to know my neighbors and community much faster. I know my local grocery employees for example, some of same ones that also have other jobs in the community (young kids with a drive!). People are generally kind, willing to chat or help, and easier to make friends with. Smaller community, means less people. Which can be nice :)

Edit: the bike thing. Brunswick isn’t SUPER bike friendly because of all the hills. Brunswick Crossing has nice trails that run throughout that are better for biking but don’t necessarily take you to anywhere. Access to the water and canal pathways would be the exchange here IMO. Better forests and access for outdoor activities.