New Homes in Howard County, MD

As Baltimore and Washington, DC merge into one large metro area, Howard County, Maryland becomes a focal point for new home buyers. Residents of the county today are within a short drive of everything that both metro areas offer, yet retain a wonderful quality of life surrounded by nature, pastoral countryside and every service and convenience. The county is at the epicenter of the fourth largest market in the United States.

Convenient to I-95 and I-70, the county is within a 20-minute drive of Baltimore/Washington International Airport and the Port of Baltimore. Major employers include The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, W.R. Grace, Verizon, MICROS Systems and Arbitron. Hundreds of high-tech businesses are sprinkled with the new planned town of Columbia, and the former mill towns Savage Mill and Ellicott City, transformed into unique marketplaces filled with restaurants, antique dealers, artisan shops, museums and more.

There are cultural activities and entertainment for every taste, with historic landmarks, theaters, special events and cultural and arts festivals. The popular outdoor concert venue Merriweather Post Pavilion, which has hosted some of the biggest musical acts since it opened its doors in 1967, is conveniently located in Columbia, MD. Howard County is a delightful mix of old and new, and new homes are everywhere, springing up in planned communities along Route 29 and I-95, within minutes of the nearby Patapsco and Patuxent River State Parks. Some new home communities located in Howard County include Maple Lawn, Emerson and Stone Lake.

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Howard County, Maryland: Surrounding Areas

Please review these other neighboring areas to learn more about finding the perfect location for your new home.

Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Baltimore County, Maryland

Carroll County, Maryland

Frederick County, Maryland

Montgomery County, Maryland

Prince George's County, Maryland