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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Obviously Howard County has the best schools. River Hill, Glenelg, that newish one I always forget. Plus fairly easy access to DC and Baltimore. [/quote]
Really????
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/rankings

Howard county barely cracks the top 10, with just one school. LOL[/quote]

[b]US News rankings change literally every year.[/b] Both which schools rank in certain spots, and the methodology.

The Maryland Report Card is a much more objective source to use.

Not saying that one school system is better than the other, just that US News rankings are garbage. [/quote]
Yes, it does but there has never been a year where  HoCo dominates the top 5 or top 10.
For the last three years at least, only one HoCo school made the top 10.[/quote]

Oh come on, this is silly. Howard County is a wonderful county for public schools, though MoCo also undoubtably has great schools. Anyone can pick and choose their rankings. Look, I did so here:

https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/search/counties-with-the-best-public-schools/

And here is a recent US News that puts Howard County way ahead of Montgomery County for overall QOL in regard to education, poverty, and life expectancy:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2018/02/05/25-best-counties-u-s-live-based-education-poverty-and-life-expectancy/1062019001/

OP, either HoCo or MoCo are considered the best counties for public schools in the state--though AA has some standouts as mentioned, particularly in Severna Park. I do think the commute from that area of AA is much rougher than if you're commuting in from HoCo--as long as you're near a MARC station. MoCo commutes will generally be easier, given proximity, but if you're looking at Poolesville then your commute is going to be just as bad, if not worse, than coming from other counties.

In regard to HoCo and MoCo, the general cultures are quite different. Probably safe to generalize and say that Howard is more laid back and less in-your-face competitive, but the real difference stems from the fact that you have a mix of D.C. and Baltimore-centric parents in regard to careers as opposed to the very D.C.-focused MoCo. Howard County's identity is just more "Maryland" than D.C. and all the good and bad that brings with it.

We live in the Marriotts Ridge HS district in Howard County but our kid is in elementary school. Happy to share anything about the area though. 
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