Columbia, MD - Neighborhood Profiles

Columbia, population 88,254 is located in Howard County 18 miles southwest of Baltimore City between Simpsonville and Mount Hebron along Hwy 29. A planned community of ten villages designed to improve and shape urban sprawl, Columbia is part of the Baltimore, Maryland metro area. Residents enjoy a community filled with social and cultural outlets, quality education and abundant recreational opportunities. In all, Columbia has been a model for other planned communities, taking better ideas, making them reality, and creating a positive environment in which to live, work and raise a family. Renter occupied housing is 33% of total housing.