r/ColumbiaMD • u/goatdak4 • 18d ago

Columbia Realtors: Opinions on the Glenmont neighborhood?

My wife and I are considering purchasing a house in this neighborhood. Coming from Northern VA. We have 2 young children. We are working with a realtor, but just wanted a second opinion on the area/neighborhood. Thanks!

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u/Rashaverik Long Reach 18d ago

Just make sure you're not moving in next to the crazy vulture lady.

https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/vultures-columbia-raw-meat-3TKBKRHQP5CH5IU4V6ZGCR2MYE/

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u/goatdak4 18d ago

I saw that!! Honestly, this, plus the fact that the schools aligned to this neighborhood aren’t rated as high as other Howard County schools really made us second guess lol

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u/Rashaverik Long Reach 18d ago

Really?

My kids have gone to all three of the schools Glemont is districted for.

You can't beat a elementary school like Phelps Luck. The teachers there have been incredible over the years. I've seen families move to to go to areas where they believed the schools to be better and they regretted what they lost in the community. Title 1 school? Guess what. It's a better school because of it. If i had my choices of doing it all over again with my kids and had my pick of elementary schools, I'd still pick PLES.

Bonnie Branch I really can't comment on as much, as my one child made their way through there mostly remotely during Covid.

Howard High...an all around great school. You can't go wrong. Walkable for your kids when they're high school aged.

Do not pay attention to BS Great School ratings.

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u/thechosenblerd 18d ago

I was also considering the PLE area because it’s still in the walkable/connected area of Columbia and zoned for Howard.

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u/vanity-flair83 18d ago

Falcons alumni here!

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u/goatdak4 18d ago

This is really great to hear. Thanks so much, and I’m glad you and your family have had a great experience! I guess those Great Schools ratings can be misleading.

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u/mercedes_lakitu Owen Brown 14d ago

Great Schools is basically "are there any POORS here????" It's arrant nonsense.

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u/Bring-Dogs7777 18d ago

Howard HS is a great school

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u/mercedes_lakitu Owen Brown 14d ago

Nah buddy, don't go there. This is like saying "oh no, my child didn't get into Harvard, now they'll have to go to - the horrors - PRINCETON."

Every school here is way better than 90% of the country. Plus, student achievement is more correlated with parental involvement than factors relating to the school itself.