- Howard County. Preferably Clarksville, Ellicott City, Maple Lawn, Turf Valley, and Columbia, but all the other areas except for Glenelg and much of Elkridge could work as well.
- North Potomac/Kentlands area & Rockville
- Urbana or Oakdale High School school district in Frederick County
- Somewhere in-bounds for Severna Park, Broadneck, Arundel, Crofton, or South River High School in Anne Arundel County.

I'd buy a $600k SFH in PG County, invest the other $400k, and send my kids to private school.

Anonymous wrote:Can you find anything for $1M in Severna Park or Edgewater? I'd love to be near the bay!

Severna Park is not on the bay, it’s sandwiched between two rivers (Severn & Magothy). There’s also no public water access in Severna Park, and a 4 bed+ house in a waterfront or water access neighborhood in SP will be far more than $1M. Edgewater on the other hand, has plenty of nice homes in South River Landing, which is a gated, water access and waterfront community where you can find colonial style homes for as cheap as $850k and as expensive as $3M. South River Colony is also a really nice neighborhood that’s affordable on a $1M budget.

Anonymous wrote:crofton, severna park, arnold

waiting for the haters lol.

No hate, but I don’t get the love affair with Severna Park at all. It’s essentially just Pasadena but with a pool in the backyard. Outside of the very thin (and very expensive) waterfront line, all the housing is boring and generic, and the area lacks decent shopping or dining. The schools are great, but there’s other very good schools in Anne Arundel County as well. Unless you have $2M+ to afford a 4-bed waterfront house in a “community” where everyone’s isolated by driveways that are longer than the street itself & more than half the kids attend private schools, then you’re paying extra money to live in a very boring and generic area with very awful summer traffic. The arrogance that you encounter in Severna Park is insane and worse than what you’ll see in even Bethesda sometimes. Lots of people act way wealthier than they are. Some of the neighborhoods feel like a cult as well.

At $1M, I’d much rather look in Crofton, Odenton, Davidsonville, and Edgewater. beautiful homes for $1M in these areas in neighborhoods like Two Rivers, South River Colony, South River Landing, Eagles Passage, the Ridings at North Branch, or Wilson’s Grove. You’re much closer to decent shopping & dining—either in Annapolis or at Waugh Chapel, and you’re closer to water that is accessible to the public. The schools are all very good in these areas as well. Crownsville is also a much nicer area than Severna Park, but I’m not too sure about the schools in that area.

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Anonymous wrote:am I allowed to post a link? Here is an example https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/25-N-Rolling-Rd_Catonsville_MD_21228_M51362-82781 . This is on the upper end for catonsville.

I'm in Howard County and wanted to sell my house and buy this one when I saw it pop up

No, you didn't. Stop lying.

OP, Which one are you leaning towards?

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Anonymous wrote:20878 North Potomac/Travilah area

This is an ideal place. Lots of options for 1M and within an hour of commute to DC.

+ good school clusters

Pimmit Hills

I like the in bound to WJ suggestion. I also like fallsgrove and Kentlands. Clearly I like to walk to things in the suburbs which may not be your criteria.may

Anonymous wrote:20878 North Potomac/Travilah area

This is an ideal place. Lots of options for 1M and within an hour of commute to DC.

I do not know about schools but the area near Middleburg, VA is gorgeous!! There are some houses that go for around 800-900k but the newly renovated ones can go for much higher. It would be a slower pace of living for sure but around 1 hour outside of DC.

Oakton, VA.

Anonymous wrote:Davidsonville, MD

Straight out 50 from DC
Maybe slightly more than 1m, but no renovations needed
Great schools

Davidsonville is beautiful especially in the fall! It can feel a bit rural though just depends on what you are looking for OP?

Davidsonville, MD

Straight out 50 from DC
Maybe slightly more than 1m, but no renovations needed
Great schools

Can you find anything for $1M in Severna Park or Edgewater? I'd love to be near the bay!