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<table style="width:66%;border:none"><tbody><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom-width:4px;border-bottom-color:#e0001d;width:66%"><span><b>AT A GLANCE</b></span></td><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom-width:4px;border-bottom-color:#e0001d;width:33%"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;width:66%">Population</td><td style="border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none;width:33%;text-align:right"><strong>21,570</strong></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;width:66%">Median Income</td><td style="border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none;width:33%;text-align:right"><strong>$90,192</strong></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;width:66%">Job Growth</td><td style="border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none;width:33%;text-align:right"><strong>12%</strong></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;width:66%">Median Home Price</td><td style="border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none;width:33%;text-align:right"><strong>$304,500</strong></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;width:66%">Property Tax</td><td style="border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none;width:33%;text-align:right"><strong>$4,307</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

There’s no shortage of job opportunities for residents of [North Laurel](http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8147966/type/dlg/sid/MYlife2015bestplacesliveAKSept/https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g51060-Twinsburg_Ohio-Vacations.html). Thanks to its proximity to two major metropolitan areas—Baltimore and Washington, D.C.—the town’s unemployment rate of roughly 4% is well below the state average of 5.3%. The big draw for families, though, is Howard County’s public education system; with a graduation rate of 93%, the high schools are top-notch.

North Laurel Park offers a 12,000 square foot Skate Park, basketball and tennis courts, and baseball diamonds. Residents also make the short drive to downtown Columbia ([ranked no. 6](https://money.com/collection-post/columbia-ellicott-city-maryland-best-places-to-live/) on Money’s 2014 Best Places to Live) for shopping, dining, and fishing and kayaking on Lake Kittamaqundi. Real estate, however, can be pricey: North Laurel’s median home price is $332,000. And rush hour traffic to Baltimore and D.C. on I-95 can be brutal.*—Daniel Bortz*

*[Find homes for sale in North Laurel](http://www.trulia.com/MD/Laurel/20723/)*

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