Rockville, Maryland

Rockville is in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, about 23 miles northwest of the capital. Everyone is not a D.C. commuter, however, as Rockville offers its own employment opportunities at such employers as Westat, Inc., Aspen Systems Corporation, Mid Atlantic Medical Services, and BAE Systems. Some people who work in Gaithersburg to the north also opt to live in Rockville and commute against the D.C. traffic. If you do need to commute into D.C., it can take about 45 minutes in off peak times up to two hours during the rush. For most people, taking the commuter rail into D.C. makes much more sense, so you may want to inquire if a rental is near a stop.

The population of Rockville is about 60,000. Most of Montgomery County, where Rockville is located, is fairly diverse and affluent by national standards, although the whole D.C. area is an expensive place to live, on par with other metro regions such as Boston, Massachusetts. About 70% of residents are white, 14% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% Black, with small percentages of other races and those of mixed race. Rockville has large and proud Taiwanese, Korean, Indian, and Jewish communities. The average income per household is about $74,000; for a family, it's about $83,000.

Apartments and Neighborhoods in Rockville

There are a number of apartment communities close to Johns Hopkins University's Rockville campus in the Falls Grove and King Farm areas, and there are plenty of restaurants and amenities nearby. Fireside Park is on Monroe Street, and Scarborough Square Apartments are on College Parkway. Toward Rock Creek National Park is Huntington at King Farm on Elmcroft Boulevard.

Things to Do in Rockville

There is a historical side to Rockville, and you can take walking tours of historical areas. African-Americans played prominently in Rockville's history, and you can learn more about it by taking a look at some historical sites including the 1931 Courthouse, the Dr. James Anderson House, Galilean Fisheman's Temple, and the Second Rockville Colored School. Most of these historical places are between North Van Buren Street and Hungerford Drive, near Beall Avenue.