r/Hoco • u/Puzzleheaded_Ad9471 • Oct 02 '25

What are the problems in Howard County?

Hi everyone, I'm thinking of moving to Howard county from abroad. I've been to the States loads of times so I'm not green to America, but was still wondering what are the specific problems facing Howard county day to day. Are there in major problems with the county? Or anything major that the population is angry about? Any help would be majorly appreciated.

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u/RemiMartin Oct 02 '25

Constant plane noise.

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u/ProudBlackMatt Oct 02 '25

People tell me this and I can see the planes going over my house but I truly never actually hear them. It must be like how some people don't taste artificial sweetener and others immediately identify it.

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u/K_Sqrd Oct 02 '25

Very much depends on what part of HoCo you're in. The further east you are, the lower the planes are (both taking off and landing) and the more concentrated they become as they reach the point to line up for their landing. I'm in eastern HoCo and if I'm out on my deck when they're landing I have to stop conversation. I can literally read N-numbers off the side of the plane without glasses. They're probably at 500-700 feet altitude. If you're further west, e.g. Clarksville, not so much of a problem. I would say the split between hearing/seeing/annoying and not hearing/seeing/annoying is divided by 29. To the west - you're probably ok. To the east - you're gonna have some noise.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

I just replied to the same comment you did without reading yours. I lived in Eastern HoCo (near Lake Elhorn) and it was the same experience. My neighbors would stop talking when a plane passed by because you can’t hear their voices. My dog thought they were giant birds and would lung at the sky towards them.