Ellicott City is in Howard County, Maryland. Properties listed through our Maryland service are entered into Bright MLS, subject to applicable listing requirements.
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Ellicott City is the county seat of Howard County. Its historic Main Street, founded as a mill town in 1772 along the Patapsco River, features 19th-century stone buildings and the B&O Railroad Station Museum, one of the oldest surviving railroad stations in the country.
Route 29, Route 40 and I-70 connect the area to Baltimore and Columbia. Housing ranges from historic homes near downtown to large subdivisions across the surrounding area. Lower Main Street has a history of flash flooding, so flood zone status is a common question for properties near the river and its tributaries.