WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE
 

A popular suburb of Washington D.C., Rockville is the second largest city in Maryland and the county seat of Montgomery County. Only 12 miles from Capitol, it is considered part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area and offers D.C. commuters a more suburban environment and a wide variety of housing styles, prices, sizes, and neighborhoods. Residents have easy access to the city via I-270 by car or through the Red Line of the Washington metro rail system or the Brunswick Line of the Maryland commuter rail system (MARC), which runs to and from Washington, DC.

Rockville ranked #66 on Money Magazine’s 2008 list of best places to live in the U.S. The economy of Rockville is vibrant, and there is plenty to do. Far more than a bedroom suburb of D.C., Rockville and nearby cities Gaithersburg and Bethesda offer many employment opportunities in the public and private sector. Biotech and lifescience firms, as well as government offices, are the area’s largest employers. The city experiences job growth of over 14% annually.

Noted for its public art, the city has a civic ballet, youth orchestra, noted art galleries, and many theaters. The grave site of F. Scott Fitzgerald is located in Rockville, and there is a small theater, next to Glenview Mansion, named after him. Strathmore Hall, a new arts center and theater, opened up in 2005 and will become the second home of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. With 65 parks within its 13 square mile, the championship RedGate Golf Center, and city walking and biking trails throughout the city, Rockville offers many recreational outlets for family fun.

Rockville Town CenterRockville is a magnet for areas shoppers, particularly at the newly developed Rockville Town Center. This $352 million project represents a public/private partnership between nationally recognized developers RD Rockville, LLC and Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRIT) and the City of Rockville, Montgomery County, and state and federal governments. Included in the mixed-use development are retail, restaurant, entertainment, residential, and office segments, plus the new Rockville Regional Library, a new town square; and three public parking garages. The on-site Arts and Innovation Center houses the Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts [VisArts], formerly known as Rockville Arts Place; the Rockville Innovation Center, a new business incubator; and The Rooftop at Rockville's Town Center, an open-air event space.

Rockville is also home to Montgomery College (Rockville Campus) and major branches of the University of Maryland University College and Johns Hopkins University (Montgomery County Campus.

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The population of Rockville is diverse and is home to large Asian population of Korean, Indian, and Chinese and Taiwonese residents. Rockville is the center for Chinese/Taiwanese businesses and is widely considered to be a "Little Taipei" due to the area's high concentration of Taiwanese immigrants.

Rockville is also the center of the D.C. area Jewish community. Several synagogues, kosher restaurants, and the largest of the Washington area's three Jewish Community centers (part of a complex which includes a

Jewish nursing home, day school, theater, and educational facility) serve Rockville, D.C., and nearby suburbs such as Potomac and North Potomac.

With a 2008 median family income of $98,257, the city’s 60,000 residents are largely homeowners. Median home prices hover around $450,000. Area real estate features many beautiful housing choices.