Anonymous wrote:I don't know if you would consider Howard County or not, which is a little further north. Definitely much more suburban, so that might be a turn-off for you. But my dad worked at UM for 40 years and we grew up in the 20723 zip code in Howard County. If you can find a house to rent in the Hammond Elementary School district, it's a great school. Hammond Village, Cherry Tree, Leisure Village are a few of the neighborhoods that feed into the school. It's right on Rt. 216 to Rt. 95. And alternates Rt. 29 and Rt. 1 if you need them.
Rent would be cheaper than closer to DC.
You'll find more rentals in the Columbia area.
I don't know if there are rentals in Maple Lawn (which is off 216), but Fulton ES is an excellent school.