Just the ticket: Odenton's MARC train station gives the renter a convenient way to commute to either D.C. or Baltimore.
Odenton, Md., is a town in Anne Arundel County, and according to the 2006-08 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimate, 26,265 residents live here.
Renters in Odenton can drive to either Baltimore (24 miles) or Washington, D.C. (30 miles). For what it’s worth (and if you work in either place, it certainly is), the drive to either Annapolis or Columbia is a bit shorter. But there’s also the MARC train, which will take you to either D.C. or Baltimore. In fact, other than Union Station in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore’s Penn Station, the Odenton MARC station is the most utilized stop on the Penn line.
That out of the way, what else does Odenton offer the renter? Well, if you plan to stick around for a while, how about the Odenton Town Center? The center will be a mixed-use project that will house people, retailers, offices, light industrial facilities and an historic district all around the train station. It’s estimated that parts of Odenton Town Center could be open as early as the first quarter of 2011. Looks pretty impressive.
For now, Odenton Shopping Center is there for the essentials (Super Fresh, Advanced Auto Parts, Dollar Tree), with Glen Burnie, Annapolis and Columbia nearby for the bigger things.
Odenton is located right next to Fort George G. Meade, so it’s an ideal place for the installation’s servicemen or civilian workers to rent an apartment. While Odenton doesn’t have a public high school, it does have one private K-12 school.
Odenton Park (a.k.a., the Gambrills Odenton Recreation Council) – where you can jog, bike, play baseball, softball and soccer on lighted fields, play basketball and tennis on unlit courts, or even have a picnic – is there for those who want to exercise on the county’s dime.
