This place is over taxed, over priced, and full of crime.

Columbia has a population of over 105,000 people. Crime is significantly lower here than in most other towns/cities of equivalent size.

Check out the crime reports it happens daily.

Okay I will. Anomalies happen that doesn’t make it universally true.

Tell that to my neighbor who got his wheels taken last week.

I live here and I assure you that isn’t the case.

Oh no

The people that like Columbia probably live in some housing plan 800k+. Not people living in apartments

People love it in Columbia, like it or not

That’s the thing there isn’t crime in suburbs like this in other states. You just think it’s normal

That speaks more to Maryland than other places

I don’t think people are desensitized it’s just there is crime everywhere/always and if you compare Columbia crime to neighboring areas crime… Columbia is a lot safer .

County in Crisis!

Exactly people downvoting this, but they’re just desensitized to it. People get their wheels stolen all the time. Columbia is the most overrated suburb.

They both fall under Howard county government: so same police , fire, county exec, taxes etc.

Columbia you get the massive trail network and "tot lots" over most of the area. A lot of the properties are Columbia Association assessed, which is a few grand a year (tied to property value). Its technically an HOA, but you can have a second HOA if you buy a town house. The theory behind Columbia is that the yards are smaller, but you get more shared parks and open spaces. Schools range from great to below average. Redistricting happens every few years, so look at past maps before making assumptions.

Ellicott city is a straight up suburb for most of it. Bigger yards and houses. Sidewalk coverage is mixed. There are some larger county run playgrounds. Schools, for the most part are good in EC. Housing prices reflect this.

I would honestly look at both and Clarksville as well. Your budget is probably going to eliminate large chunks of the county.

i hear you and my car was stolen over in River Hill.

That’s not true.

It’s not a safe area. So much property crime there.

We got ours back....

Damn, sorry that happened. Seems like a safe area

North east, close to Harris Teeter

Which part of KC did this happen?

>My jack of all trades husband has hit his limit on wife projects.

Ha! Not an hour ago I just told my in-laws that they need to find someone to install a new front and storm door on their place after spending the last day and a half replacing the tank innards on a toilet, hanging three sets of blinds, and replacing two faucets.

Time to pay someone. I’m with your husband.

Anyone wants to re-frame and hang a new entry door, HMU.

Good luck OP!

Following, I also need someone to do some grout work on a kitchen backsplash. The struggle to find someone reasonably priced AND competent is real!

the coolest thing about columbia is that you can walk from basically anywhere in the 'city' across to other regions using bike trails. the city is really well designed and I feel at peace there. EC has a main corridor (rt 40) and the old EC area which is really cool but the rest of it is mostly generic suburban family stuff. EC is generally wealthier and has more asians and better schools