My daughter and her boyfriend recently graduated from college and want to move to Baltimore

[RamblingRose]

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As of now neither one has a job there.

1.) What would be a good general location for them to get an apartment? I think they are looking at something in the Patterson Park area (?).

2.) How does the rent there compare with the rent in other areas of the city?

3.) Do you need a car or is there public transit? Is parking an issue?


They've never been to Baltimore and I think it is crazy to move without having a job first. I keep reminding myself "their brains are not fully developed" and they're not going to listen to anything I have to say.

Thoughts??


Edited to add:

They're moving from Naples, Florida. They HATE Florida and want out of the south.

He has a Masters in Economics and had been working remotely for the state of FL. She is hoping to get in John Hopkins for grad school or try to get a research job

[elleng]

1. How old are they?

Where do they live now?

Why Baltimore?

I haven't lived there; do live within 100 miles, and I expect others will comment here.

[CabbageAndBeans]

2. Good for them!

Its such a great town. If they want to be close to Hopkins, I would guess studio's would start around $900 or so and 1 bedrooms $1200. If they want to be close to the Harbor/Stadium area, maybe a little more. There are some really cool neighborhoods around Camden Yards. Beautiful row houses. And Orioles tickets are cheap and plentiful right now!

Take a look at Apartments.com for the area they are interested in.

I think the transit system is pretty good, but it depends where you are and where you want to go. Below is a link to the route map.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/System%20Maps/Abstract_System_Map_02_2020.pdf

Hope this helps!

[RamblingRose]

3. Thanks.They want to live in a fun city with a hip vibe. Sounds like Baltimore may be a good fit n/t

[iamateacher]

4. The Homewood area

Charles and St. Paul streets are where Hopkins students live. And Hopkins has graduate student housing on St. Paul Street. Neighborhood is safe. Down by the harbor was always pricier and not as safe. Patterson Park is fairly close to Hopkins.

[3catwoman3]

5. Easy access to Washington DC, and Annapolis.

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Annapolis is charming.

I once attended a pediatric nurse practitioner conference in Baltimore. We had been living in the upper peninsula of Michigan, which, if you are used to big cities, is pretty much a cultural wasteland. We were thrilled by the 4 story food emporium in the Inner Harbor, that has pretty much every kind of comestible you might care to indulge in. It was sensory overload.

On shop specialized in cannoli, and had small ones in the shape of cookies that they called “canookies.”

[RamblingRose]

6. Coming from Atlanta we loved the quiet charm of the UP except for the mosquitoes!

I thought Florida had bad mosquitoes till we visited the UP. They eat you alive!! And I had never heard of a Pastie before.

I look forward to visiting Baltimore once they get settled in.

[3catwoman3]

7. We lived there thru 4 winters and I was soooo ready to leave.

The folks in the Air Force called the mosquitoes “B-52 mosquitoes.”

The leaves on the trees didn’t come out until June, and by mid-August they would be turning red. The first year we were there, it was 42 degrees on July 4th. We watched the base fireworks display wearing coats, hats, scarves, and mittens.

Funny pastie story. We drove from Denver to the UP. As we got further and further north, we started seeing lots of little convenience-type stores with signs in the windows says “Pasties sold here.” The only meaning I knew of for this word at the time was the tasseled nipple covers worn by strippers and exotic dancers. I wondered what the hell kind of place we were moving to that sold so many of these items. No idea that it was also something to eat and that is is pronounced differently. I only ever ate one, and it was disgustingly bland.

[appalachiablue]

8. Good for them, Florida's loss but I get it.

Fortunately I also have long ties and good associations with FL. Naples is beautiful, I know it and the environs a bit.

There's some good info. here in the comments. Balto. is a fine old city with lots to offer. The waterfront, historic Fells Point, Camden Yards, the Orioles, and the culture, institutions, neighborhoods and more.

(Annapolis is not far away and with its waterfront and history has real charm and entertainment).

Urban Baltimore and public transportation in cities is standard, but I'd be a little concerned about that with the way Covid and variants are going, potentially rocky for a while, at least. Dunno how to adjust for that, just a well meant comment. All the best!

(Relatives from Md.'s eastern part mention 'Baltimorons'- it's meant in jest).