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[quote=Anonymous]All of those areas are nice but if was only concerned about a Baltimore commute, I would pick Ellicott City.  You will get much more for your money in EC or Columbia than in Clarksville because Clarksville is considered a DC suburb and EC is a Baltimore suburb.  Columbia is sort of in the middle as you will find a lot of people who commute to both DC and Baltimore.  There is a big difference in price between northern and southern Howard County and you have the advantage of not having a daily commute into DC, which drives up prices.  Schools in Columbia can be hit or miss (though mostly good) whereas I think you are safe with most schools in Ellicott City.  And EC has the cute downtown area if you want that with all of the big box stores as well.

I like Severna Park though I would think it is a bit further from Baltimore than EC (I could be wrong though).  I know people who commute from SP to DC and it's awful but Baltimore could be much better.  Close to Annapolis so you have the small town feel and it has all of the big stores as well.  And it's closer to the beach, which is a big plus for me.  I also think your money will go further in SP than Clarksville or Columbia.  Severna Park HS is great (I used to sub there) but do your research if you are not in that district as Anne Arundel county schools can also be good or bad.

I have family and friends in all of the areas that you listed and I would go with Ellicott City if I was commuting to Baltimore.  If you think one of you will eventually have a DC commute, Clarksville.[/quote]

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