Voted the best community in Maryland in Money Magazine's 2006 issue, Ellicott City/Columbia offers the best of everything: top shopping, excellent schools, antique areas, fine dining, unique boutiques, coffee shops, golf and country clubs, and a myriad of historic attractions. Nearby Main Street in the heart of historic district is a charming oasis of cultural, historic, gastronomic and retail delights.

Residents are conveniently situated a few miles from Columbia Proper, between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Howard County is located just 24 miles north of Washington, D.C., 15 miles southwest of Baltimore and 35 miles from Annapolis. BWI Airport and Amtrak rail station are just seven miles away and major highways like I-95 and 1-70 run through Howard County, making it one of the most central and accessible destinations within the Capital Region.