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[quote=Anonymous]Columbia is a master planned community built around (I think) nine villages, each with its own village center. And in the middle of it all is the "downtown" area. But it's nothing remotely urban by any stretch of the imagination, even though parts of downtown is being redeveloped on a slightly more urban/dense scale. There was a distinct philosophy in developing Columbia because it was meant to be a racially and socially diverse area from the get go.

Columbia is a pleasant place. The nine villages do differ slightly as some are older and others are a bit newer. River Hill is the newest and both River Hill and Dorsey's Search are probably the "nicest." Wilde Lake and Oakland Mills are the oldest and least desirable. The older villages have more apartments while the newer ones have less so, and the villages with the larger number of apartments are less popular as they have some Section 8 housing (especially Long Reach) but that's not to imply they are unsafe. A lot of Columbia is dated these days, but the landscaping is lovely and there are paths and greenways throughout the entire community. It really is a very leafy area. All of Columbia is under a large HOA and you pay dues but the dues cover the maintenance of the public spaces, the pools and other facilities, so many find it well worth the expense.

Columbia schools are perfectly fine. They're not the best in Howard County but they're not bad either. Truth be told, most of the rest of HoCo is more "desirable" than Columbia, especially Clarksville to the west and Ellicott City to the north, as well as Fulton to the south (closer to DC).

Altogether, Columbia is very suburban. Shopping and dining caters to the suburban market. It's probably most comparable to Gaithersburg. [/quote]

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