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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Huntington in Kings Contivance. Lovely family feel, trees and paths .[/quote]

And Swim Team! Every village has a pool.[/quote]

This area is actually the best kept secret. The houses were built in the early 80s so a lot of millennials overlook their potential,  but these houses have been updated more often than not, or are easily redone.  The lots are all gorgeous within beautiful trees...year round gorgeous.  Paths intertwine  all around, and new families are moving in all the time..Best part..houses are in the 420 to 500 range..with huge lots many times.  Hammond High? Very family connected, has legacy history. A lot of school spirit, smaller than other schools, huge arts dept.[/quote]

Thank you for the additional info! We were in King's Contrivance over the weekend. I am uncertain if we were in Dickinson or Huntington - I believe it was Dickinson. We were near the village center with the Harris Teeter and made our way to what GPS told me was an entry to the King's Contrivance Loop. I had a wonderful long walk with the baby and our older boy. I really liked the feel of that immediate neighborhood. We want to go back to explore, since it sounds like the schools are fairly well liked by families and the atmosphere seems like what we would really enjoy. This jump off point would also put me closer to work than Ellicott City or other points north.

We also enjoyed our scouting adventure to Longfellow and Beaverbrook, which similarly are green and partly wooded.

Any further suggestions on similar neighborhoods, particularly where families are really happy with the schools, would be most welcome. I'm intrigued to find quiet, leafy neighborhoods close (or close-ish) to Columbia's core. If we can identify areas where we have this benefit and where families are also happy with the schools, that would be our strong preference.

We haven't been to Clemens Crossing yet, but that seems like a logical place to check too.

FWIW, I'm not necessarily stuck on school "ratings" - we're most interested a strong, supportive community.

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