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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I live in PG and absolutely love it (NT kid is in a public magnet), but have to advise against it if your child has an IEP and and autism diagnosis.

I do have a couple of dear friends in Howard County who have great things to say about the schools there. [/quote]
Grew up in PG and would absolutely not recommend it. Terrible schools for one. Secondly, it's not very diverse unless you consider mostly AA with a sprinkling of low income whites and a small filipino enclave as diverse. [/quote]

Howard County is NOT diverse.  It has just as many white people as PG County has black people.  Living in a mostly white county does not make it diverse.  Also I think Howard County is to far from Bethesda.  It's a bit country also but some people like that. [/quote]

Hey, hey.  I'm AA from Howard County.  Columbia is VERY diverse.  Western Howard County (where I'm from) is not as diverse, but you would be surprised at how diverse it has become.[/quote]

So which areas in Howard County would you recommend? Columbia, but anywhere else?[/quote]

I'd recommend Fulton, North Laurel, Columbia. Ellicott City is great but the commute down to Bethesda would be long. Fulton/Maple Lawn is also walking distance to Cedar Lane, which is an education center in Howard County. I live in Maple Lawn and it's diverse. You can check the stats for the local schools- Reservoir, Lime Kiln and Fulton. [/quote]

I also live in the Fulton school district, although not in Maple Lawn.  1980's and 1990's SF homes with 3-5 BRs & yards (unlike Maple Lawn) for $400s and up.  Area is walkable, with friendly, diverse neighborhoods.  Ours is a mix of Caucasian, AA, Indian. Korean, Pakistani, transratial/mixed, and a few Eastern European folks.   International night at the school is amazing!   Cedar Lane is, I thought, a school for special needs kids although there are kids with varying needs sprinkled throughout the regular schools.  Commute is approx. 45 minutes down 29 or 95 and faster off-peak.    FYI, Laurel exists three ways in three counties: Howard, Anne Arundel, and Prince George's -- and the mix and housing stock and schools and overall feel is very different in each area.  Howard County Laurel is very much like Columbia without HOA restrictions.[/quote]

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