Moving to Baltimore...Any advice?

ajmiller1981 · 12-25-2007, 11:22 AM

My husband and I are moving from Chicago to Baltimore in the next few months. I plan to live in a suburb in between Baltimore city and Washington DC. I have a 4 year old and need to be near a good school system,and safe(r) area as well. Any advice would be appreciated.
Serious answers please. I don't have the option to move anywhere else.

Kelsey · 12-25-2007, 11:23 AM

Everything everyone's said so far has been true and accurate: Montgomery and Howard Counties are very nice with good schools, but pricy and lots of traffic. Definitely stay away from PG County.

But since you mentioned proximity to Baltimore, you may want to look into Ann Arundel County, too. It's on the South side of Baltimore, which gives you easy access to I-95 (to DC and Philly) as well as Annapolis (via I-97). There are plenty of developments going up, but there are also some relatively rural areas, too. The county is also home to BWI Airport & a HUGE Mall (Arundel Mills... literally 1/2 mile long).

Finally, you seem set on Living on the DC side of Baltimore, but in the event that you can't find something that suits you, look into the North and Northeast sides of the Baltimore. Traffic gets a little thick during the rush hours, but the public high schools - Perry Hall, Dulaney Valley and Lock Raven, are the best in the area (Dulaney is in the top 100 public high schools in the nation - US News and World Report)

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ajmiller1981 Newbie Join Date: Dec 25th, 2007 Posts: 1	Moving to Baltimore...Any advice? My husband and I are moving from Chicago to Baltimore in the next few months. I plan to live in a suburb in between Baltimore city and Washington DC. I have a 4 year old and need to be near a good school system,and safe(r) area as well. Any advice would be appreciated. Serious answers please. I don't have the option to move anywhere else.

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12-25-2007, 11:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kelsey Newbie Join Date: Dec 25th, 2007 Posts: 1	Everything everyone's said so far has been true and accurate: Montgomery and Howard Counties are very nice with good schools, but pricy and lots of traffic. Definitely stay away from PG County. But since you mentioned proximity to Baltimore, you may want to look into Ann Arundel County, too. It's on the South side of Baltimore, which gives you easy access to I-95 (to DC and Philly) as well as Annapolis (via I-97). There are plenty of developments going up, but there are also some relatively rural areas, too. The county is also home to BWI Airport & a HUGE Mall (Arundel Mills... literally 1/2 mile long). Finally, you seem set on Living on the DC side of Baltimore, but in the event that you can't find something that suits you, look into the North and Northeast sides of the Baltimore. Traffic gets a little thick during the rush hours, but the public high schools - Perry Hall, Dulaney Valley and Lock Raven, are the best in the area (Dulaney is in the top 100 public high schools in the nation - US News and World Report)