My two favorite places have already been said, but iron bridge and 18th & 21st are both great

Or Ananda over by Maple Lawn. That’s my go-to for top-notch Indian.

I like Columbia, but probably dislike driving more than most, and I wouldn't want to do the commute from Columbia to Rockville. That's almost 7 hours per week of your life spent in a car. 300 hours per year wasted! An extra 17% longer work day, for no pay.. No thanks.

Over by the State Park/Landing Road area you can hear them at night on (I guess) 100. As I lay in bed listening to them, I wonder how there can be no cops around. Then I learned the cops don’t typically engage them because they would get into a high speed chase, thereby putting people at risk. I am a big proponent of privacy, but I am all for cameras if they help stop this dangerous crap.

I think Columbia would be a great choice for you then!

Yes, as much as I hate that I've gotten two of the speed camera tickets (this was when they were new and I wasn't aware of them, and was just keeping up with traffic) they honestly have cut down on the racing. I don't feel like I might die on that stretch of 83 anymore.

ITA with 29 and especially 795, the racing up and down is awful.

smallest dicks imaginable

I second this. Their waygu sliders are amazing

To be honest, Columbia seems(from what I can tell) to have a great balance of schools for the kids, commute time to my potential job, and acceptable housing prices(however, coming from central PA, most of Maryland seems vastly expensive). I think those would be my top 3 interests; Safety, Schools, housing prices. I checked up the 270(the towns stemming off of it going NW away from Rockville) and most things seemed to be atleast 500k. I found multiple very nice options in Columbia in the 400s.

Can we start a GoFundMe to move you out of here?

People are rude and stuck up, the workload is extremely heavy, and it’s so ‘clicky’. If you don’t make friends in the first few weeks, you’re screwed. And if you make friends with table-mates, you’ll lose them after the first quarter because teachers just love moving seats around every quarter, or sooner.

Not particularly, they’re all very good areas. It comes down to what you’re looking for.

Is there a specific section of Columbia(geographic north, east, etc) you’d recommend buying a home?

I noticed that same time via GPS, and luckily I’d be traveling during off-peak hours so 30-40 sounds just fine 💪

Hopefully one was arrested and will be charged with an offer of reducing the charge if he identifies the other driver.

The speed cameras on 83 in Baltimore city have really helped cut down the drag racing on that section of Highway. I would love to see more of that around the area. 29 and 795 are good candidates for expanding that.

I would like to know also. That is a great school. Many other are way over capacity (Howard is at 130% capacity).

If I had to do it all over again, I would never pick Howard County. Schools are bursting at the seams. Do your own research outside of social media to get facts, not feelings. High school 13 is being built and there will be a huge redistricting (although many will deny this or try to down play it).

We have a CE who is funded by developers and they are throwing homes up on every square inch without the infrastructure to support it. He was just re-elected, sadly.

Traffic and congestion is terrible. That commute to work will be at least an hour. Each way.

Crime is also high in certain areas (the fake 'safest city' survey is funded by developers and top criteria is percentage vaccinated and probability of natural disaster.

It is very diverse and the parks are nice but so many other negatives. Please do your own research.

If I had to do it all over again, I would never pick Howard County. Schools are bursting at the seams. Do your own research outside of social media to get facts, not feelings. High school 13 is being built and there will be a huge redistricting (although many will deny this or try to down play it).

We have a CE who is funded by developers and they are throwing homes up on every square inch without the infrastructure to support it. He was just re-elected, sadly.

Traffic and congestion is terrible. That commute to work will be at least an hour. Each way.

Crime is also high in certain areas (the fake 'safest city' survey is funded by developers and top criteria is percentage vaccinated and probability of natural disaster.

It is very diverse and the parks are nice but so many other negatives. Please do your own research.

Since everybody's written such thoughtful responses, i

1. Yes. In fact, one of the best places to raise a family in the country.

2. It really depends on who you ask. If you ask people from outside of Howard County, they will probably say “rich,” “expensive,” and “bougie.” People from the most expensive enclaves within Howard County where nearly every house is a $900k+ McMansion might call Columbia “sketchy,” and that’s only because people in Howard County are extremely sheltered from blighted areas, as the county doesn’t have any areas like that. One time someone told me that Elkridge is Howard County’s version of Glen Burnie, which is a ridiculous statement when the median household income in Elkridge is well above $100k, the poverty rate in Glen Burnie is much much higher, and the economic activity is much lower.

So, long story short, because Howard County is highly affluent and has little poverty compared to other areas, even upper-middle-class towns get called “sketchy” on the occasion cause the residents don’t know what true poverty and blight looks like. Columbia is a thriving upper-middle-class area with good socio-economic diversity. Columbia is the type of place where you can have a $700k single family home right next to a row of townhomes or apartments. Take a drive through Phelps Luck, and you’ll see large brand new $1M+ McMansions on Arnolds Ct, older but cute $600k colonials on matured streets, townhomes, and apartments all on the same street.

3. No, not really.

4. The school system Columbia belongs to (Howard County Public Schools) is one of the best in the entire country, and (along with Montgomery County Public Schools) is the best school system in all of Maryland. The biggest reason families move to Columbia and the rest of Howard County is for their public schools.

5. It is, but I would add an extra ten to fifteen minutes on that commute due to traffic during rush hour. However, there are other areas in Howard County that could provide a shorter commute to Rockville which you should also consider—such as Laurel, Fulton, Maple Lawn, Clarksville, and Glenwood.

6. I don’t live in Columbia, but I’m in the area often and know a lot about it. From what I hear among residents of Columbia, the Columbia Association (which maintains the numerous parks and recreation spaces Columbia has to offer) can be pretty hefty in price. Another common complaint is that there’s bad traffic in the area.

If you're down for a blowout, 18th & 21st seems very cool!

Curious on why you say River Hill is garbage, because my little sister might go to school there.

Royal Taj, if you like Indian

Remind me how the schools are politicized?

I've been in HoCo my entire life. Quit being a narcissist with your "I'm always right" attitude and go troll another thread