Howard County, Maryland
Ellicott City Real Estate and Local Guide
Ellicott City is a historic mill town and the seat of Howard County, with a well-preserved 19th-century Main Street built along the Patapsco River. It blends industrial heritage, suburban neighborhoods, and a large Korean-American population.
Living in Ellicott City
The B&O Ellicott City Station is the oldest surviving railroad station in the United States, built in 1830. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Ellicott City
- About 55% of homes are single-family, single-unit structures.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Ellicott City home
B&O Ellicott City Station
Oldest surviving railroad station in the United States, built in 1830, now a museum
Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park
Ruins of an 1837 girls' school, now a Howard County historic park
Thomas Isaac Log Cabin
Log cabin believed built circa 1780 by an early Ellicott's Mills settler
Patapsco Valley State Park
State park along the Patapsco River with the Grist Mill Trail linking Ellicott City to Elkridge
Centennial Park
Howard County park built around Centennial Lake with a paved loop trail and pavilions
Ellicott City areas to know
Historic District
19th-century Main Street mill-town core along the Patapsco River