Seriously though, Baltimore is not a simple town. you can't just say, it's dangerous -- though you really want to watch out aound Johns Hopkins Hospital at night -- as some parts are very affluent. I repeat what I said -- anywhere north or northwest of the beltway should be fine. I really like Towson for example. And before you buy or rent in town, research carefully and check the neighborhood out at night. Federal Hill and Fells Point might be possibilities. My information isnt recent enough to recommend specific neighborhoods.
I have never lived in Baltimore itself but I did live for several years in Laurel and Jessup, which could be considered suburbs. At the time (late 80's) I drove a taxi and wound up in different parts of Batimore a couple of times a night usually. I also lived in outside Annapolis for a few more years, and it and Glen Burnie are also usually considered part of the Baltimore metropolitan area. I did not recommend them as they are on the opposite side of town from Timonium and Glen Burnie is pretty working-class, and Annapolis is pretty pricey. Edgewater, where I lived, is even further south. You just don't need to commute that far unless you are *really* into having a sailboat.
> Yeah... now I totally want to live in Baltimore.
>
> - Matt Small
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Candace Cottrell
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 2:56 PM
> Subject: Homicide (Was RE: Info about the Baltimore Area)
>
>
> I LOVED that show....
>
> I still watch the repeats if I can catch them on Court TV or USA, but
> I haven't seen them on much lately.
>
> Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer
> The Children's Medical Center
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> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/8/2004 2:50:18 PM >>>
> >>One nice thing about living in or around Baltimore is that in
> addition to
> >>all the great opportunities available here you also have DC close by
> and
> NY,
> >>Philadelphia and Pittsburgh not that far away.
>
> Also, it's where the great series Homicide: Life on the Street was
> filmed.
> :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Earl, George [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 2:47 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Info about the Baltimore Area
>
> Matt Said:
> > Anybody have any real-world experience about cost-of-living
> > in Baltimore? Specifically, the Timonium area? I had a
> > second interview with a company there this morning - the info
> > I've found is that Baltimore ranks among the lowest in COL as
> > compared to other major cities. I've also found info where
> > it costs less to live in Baltimore than here in Myrtle Beach,
> > and some that state the opposite. Anybody have any opinions?
>
> What Dana said x2, although the cost of housing along I-70 has
> increased
> dramatically in the last 5 years (think around $1200/mo. for a decent
> 2
> bedroom apt.). And I'll emphasize what she said about the traffic.
> Rush hour
> typically is a mess with the beltway often a parking lot.
>
> Based on the experience of a coworker who moved here from upstate PA,
> I
> think if I were in your shoes I'd look for an apt in the Timonium area
> that
> meets your budget and other requirements and spend a year scoping out
> the
> rest of the area for more permanent digs.
>
> I find it hard to believe that COL here could be less than in Myrtle
> Beach,
> but who knows . . .
>
> One nice thing about living in or around Baltimore is that in addition
> to
> all the great opportunities available here you also have DC close by
> and NY,
> Philadelphia and Pittsburgh not that far away. Oh, and the ocean and
> the
> mountains, too . . . And one more thing - my sources tell me the DC
> area has
> the highest concentration of CF usage of anywhere in the world - must
> be all
> the federal government installations . . .
>
> George
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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