A beautiful, peaceful suburban community with many recreational parks, libraries, places of worship, several large ethnic supermarkets, theaters, a concert pavilion, a large shopping mall, special community events and celebrations, fine restaurants, and multi-national residents

Only 45 km to Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital, and 30 km to Baltimore, Maryland, two premier U.S. cities, with abundant cultural, historic, recreational, and scenic attractions, including the world-famous Smithsonian Institution Museums, the White House, the National Aquarium, the National Gallery of Art, and much more

Mild weather with four distinct seasons, warm summers (average of 28° Celsius) and cool winters (0° Celsius)

Close to Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI), Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA)

Connected to several major highways and other modes of transportation

Near some of the country's best four-year colleges and universities: American University, George Washington, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Maryland