Anonymous wrote:My partner works in Baltimore. I work in D.C.

We live in Bowie, MD. Yes, it's PG. We love our neighborhood.

We looked into a number of options. Everyone suggested Columbia, but, frankly, it didn't work for us. And we actually prefer Bowie.

Most of the time, my partner alternates between taking the MARC train and driving into Baltimore.

I mostly drive into D.C., but sometimes I take Metro Bus to Metro.

How long does it take your partner to get to Baltimore.

Anonymous wrote: TROLL POST there aren't jobs in baltimore,

LOL

How are the schools in Bowie? Any decent public (this is directed at pp, not pg haters)?

My partner works in Baltimore. I work in D.C.

We live in Bowie, MD. Yes, it's PG. We love our neighborhood.

We looked into a number of options. Everyone suggested Columbia, but, frankly, it didn't work for us. And we actually prefer Bowie.

Most of the time, my partner alternates between taking the MARC train and driving into Baltimore.

I mostly drive into D.C., but sometimes I take Metro Bus to Metro.

TROLL POST there aren't jobs in baltimore,

I lived in Silver Spring and commuted to downtown Baltimore for years. It took 35-40 minutes each way. If you have to go north of downtown, like to JHU, it will take a good bit longer because of traffic in the city.

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Anonymous wrote:There are parts of Laurel in Howard and Anne Arundel Counties, but the town center are is in PG.

PG part of Laurel I do not recommend. Or AA part.

The HC part of Laurel is zip code 20723. Wincopia Farms is a new development that I think Bozzuto doing and you can also check out Emerson.

The Columbia zips you might want to check are 21044 and 21046 (King's Contrivance, Clemens Crossing).

I'm not looking to spend a million dollars on a home... In a community that I am new too..

21146

Anonymous wrote:There are parts of Laurel in Howard and Anne Arundel Counties, but the town center are is in PG.

PG part of Laurel I do not recommend. Or AA part.

The HC part of Laurel is zip code 20723. Wincopia Farms is a new development that I think Bozzuto doing and you can also check out Emerson.

The Columbia zips you might want to check are 21044 and 21046 (King's Contrivance, Clemens Crossing).

I recommend trying to stay south of Broken Land Parkway (as it intersects with Route 29). There is a big bottleneck on 95 and 29 going into Ellicott City that worsens after you pass 216 on either road. I think there are a lot of people who work in Columbia who commute home to Baltimore and then you add on top of that the people who work in DC and live in Ellicott City and its nuts. FWIW, Ellicott City is lovely, but I think commuting to DC from EC is craziness.

The DC commuter will not have a great commute, but Baltimore from Columbia or Howard County part of Laurel is a breeze. Its odd - the Baltimore commute home often has less traffic than people headed to Baltimore at 5pm.

You could also check out Maple Lawn in Fulton, Fulton, Highland or Clarksville. Be careful about going out too far on Rt. 32 (I wouldn't pass 108) b/c there are bottlenecks there consistently every day- 32 goes to one lane, and Carroll County has a lot of people commuting there.

Good luck.

Silver Spring is about an hour from Baltimore, not a good commute

There are parts of Laurel in Howard and Anne Arundel Counties, but the town center are is in PG.

Anonymous wrote:Don't work in Baltimore, but if I had to choose where to live in that situation I'd look at Columbia or the Howard County side of Laurel. Another nice possibility would be Silver Spring, but it's obviously farther from Baltimore. I just like that area!

Ok so laurel is in 2 counties? Thought it was only in Pg....

Don't work in Baltimore, but if I had to choose where to live in that situation I'd look at Columbia or the Howard County side of Laurel. Another nice possibility would be Silver Spring, but it's obviously farther from Baltimore. I just like that area!

If you work in Baltimore.... Where is the best place to live that is in the middle of DC and Baltimore?