Moving to MD, where to call it home, please guide me (Columbia: to rent, schools)

[asus627]

My family is moving back to MD after 15 years because folks got a job in Lanham md.

They use to live in Gaithersburg about 15-20 years ago. My fam want above all else a "safe" place to live. schools are not a major concern as siblings are home schooled.

They want to stay away from Hyattsville because its a little too ghetto, and I guess PG in general?

Commute would Ideally be within 30 minutes from lanham, they would be looking to rent a 3 bedroom hopefully around $1800 for a year until they completely scope the area out.

They are moving from CA, close to Anaheim. They like the suburb/city feel, not keen on rural.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[rsh56]

Not all of PG is completely ghetto. N. PG is pretty decent. I would let our resident PG experts go into detail of what you'd want.

[Zxcvbn]

Hmm. Certain parts of Columbia, to the east. Over to the west, parts of Annapolis. I might suggest Severna Park, but it still feels a touch rural to me. Parts of Ellicott City maybe, just past it to the east there is a nice suburban area, but I forgot the name of it. For the price range, not rural, safe, near work, this is what I think. Others may have better or more specific ideas.

[Zxcvbn]

Whoops. Totally mixed up east and west! That should be Columbia to the West, and Annapolis to the East! LOL

I think I was thinking of the east part of Columbia, like River Hil.

[dkf747]

Bowie, Laurel, Columbia, Crofton, or Silver Spring all could be good options. There's other options further up the BW Parkway too.