Affordable Family friendly places in MD
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Anonymous
| What cities do you recommend looking for in MD with strong public schools, where I could get a home for $500-600k? I’m also open to renting if I have to for decent public schools. |
Anonymous
| Bump |
Anonymous
Howard County. Northwest MoCo. |
Anonymous
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Elliott city
Columbia |
Anonymous
| Poolesville or Damascus. |
Anonymous
| Clarksburg, Urbana and Frederick. |
Anonymous
| Not enough information. Commuting to DC? Baltimore? West Virginia? |
Anonymous
| Olney |
Anonymous
+1000 |
Anonymous
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Olney - you can get a small house or TH for 500- 700. Near 2 metros, close to Rockville shopping. Schools good.
Columbia- TH from 400 to 900, SFH from about 500 to over a million. There's a lot of choices. Great area. |
Anonymous
| Anne Arundel County |
Anonymous
| Maybe Urbana? My SIL loves living there with her 3 kids. I think there are definitely housing options in your price range. She is happy with the schools so far. Her kids are 9-13. |
Anonymous
| Columbia, Urbana, Frederick county areas with feeders to Oakdale HS, Middletown HS, or Liganore HS, Woodbine, Mt. Airy (either Howard or Carroll side), Dunkirk or Owings in Calvert, Severna Park in AA. |
Anonymous
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OP here. Thanks everyone for your recommendation. Can anyone comment on the quality of schools in Columbia? Is it safe there? Is the suburb getting better,, worse, or the same as it was 15 years ago?
Also to answer an earlier question… I work from home but sometimes go to meetings in DC and Northern VA. |
Anonymous
| Also anyone have thoughts on Laurel, MD? |