I agree with alexparte. Our reason for moving here is redundancy in job options. There was one game in town in OH and here my husband could have another job at the snap of his fingers and when I'm done with school, same. The other member of the house hold is also looking at same, even after military retirement. I don't really trust the metro, either, but they're routing a new piece of it out to my area and I may give it a whirl later. Also, you can't get anywhere in under an hour if you're between 7-9 am and 4-6 pm. One of the members of my family is doing Univ of Maryland and he has had very good experiences.