MD is not 2nd amendment friendly or tax friendly. Something like 40 different taxes on the books. They even tax you for the amount of rain that hits your roof. No, really. A recent poll had nearly half say they would move out of MD if they could. I'm spoiled here in VA. Very 2nd amendment friendly(open carry ok and conceal carry permits are easily obtainable), and the tax rates are lower. If you're interested in history, VA has the market cornered in that department from Jamestown to the Revolution to Civil War etc. Pretty much which ever place you decide, the commute is going to suck. Oh, us native Virginians don't really consider NoVA as VA, you have to go farther south than the Rappahannock and west of Leesburg to find the real VA.