Howard County

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Howard County is located in the central part Maryland, between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Due to its proximity to these metropolitan areas, Howard County is a popular area for commuters to both cities. Both its location and abundance of desirable housing options and communities make a sought-after location for home buyers and renters alike.

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Howard County is frequently consistently recognized for its high quality of life, affluence, and blue ribbon school systems. In 2006-2008 Howard County was ranked the third wealthiest county based on median household income in the US by the Census Bureau. The main population center of Columbia/Ellicott City was named 2nd in Money magazine's 2010 survey of "America's Best Places to Live." Howard County's schools frequently rank first in Maryland as measured by standardized test scores and graduation rates.

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Columbia is probably the most well-known area of Howard County. Columbia is a planned urban community that consists of ten very self-contained villages. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not just in terms of economics and engineering. Opened in 1967, Columbia was designed to not only eliminate the inconveniences of then-current subdivision design, but also eliminate racial, religious, and income segregation.

By the early 2000s, the town had acquired many of the characteristics of other contemporary Maryland suburbs, such as increasingly large private homes on large parcels and "big box" retail stores accessible mostly by automobile. Rouse's ethos remains a strong influence upon the physical and political development of Columbia.

The village concept was originally designed to create a small-town feel within a larger community. Each village includes several neighborhoods, many containing their own middle and high schools. All villages have a village center which includes shopping, recreational facilities, a community center, bike and walking paths, and of course homes of every type.

Most of Columbia's neighborhoods contain single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and apartments both for rent and for sale.

Villages in Columbia, MD:

Wilde Lake – Bryant Woods, Faulkner Ridge, Running Brook, The Birches

Harper's Choice – Longfellow, Swansfield, Hobbit's Glen

Oakland Mills – Thunder Hill, Talbott Springs, Stevens Forest

Long Reach – Phelps Luck, Jeffers Hill, Locust Park, Kendall Ridge

Owen Brown – Dasher Green, Elkhorn, Hopewell

Hickory Ridge – Clemens Crossing, Hawthorn, Clary's Forest

Dorsey's Search – Dorsey Hall, Fairway Hills

Kings Contrivance – Dickinson, Huntington, Macgill's Common

River Hill – Pheasant Ridge, Pointers Run

Town Center – Vantage Point, Banneker, Amesbury, Creighton's Run, and Warfield Triangle