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Only a few locations in the country offer such a superior
living environment, together with an outstanding school
system and comprehensive governing leadership. Columbia
is truly unique.
Columbia is a town of more than 96,000 people living
together in nine villages or the residential area of
Town Center – collectively called Columbia’s
10 villages. Each village offers a mix of housing types
including single-family homes, condominiums and apartments.
Adult retirement communities, assisted living facilities
and life care communities are also available in Columbia.
View
a map of Columbia’s villages.
Link to Housing and Apartment Sites: Information on
apartments in Columbia is available on-line at www.apartmentguide.com.
Real estate information is available by calling the
Howard County Association of Realtors at (410) 740-4810.
For housing statistics, such as average sale prices,
contact the Howard County Office of Planning and Zoning
through the website
for Howard County.
Interested in looking up the value of your home? Visit
Real
Property Data Search.
The public schools in Columbia are run by the Howard
County Public School System, which has ranked No. 1
in the state of Maryland for eight of the past 10 years.
Within Columbia, there are 14 elementary schools, 4
middle schools and 5 high schools. Columbia’s
students may also attend schools in Clarksville, Elkridge
and Ellicott City depending on where the boundary lines
are drawn. In many cases, children can walk to and from
their schools using Columbia’s pathway system.
For complete information on the school system, call
(410) 313-6600 or visit the Howard
County Public Schools website.
Complete information on the demographic makeup of Howard
County, as well as statistics on employment, wage rates
and labor availability, is available from the Howard
County Economic Development Authority website.
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