Thread: Moving to Baltimore and Need Advice

Originally Posted by metalfab

Yes please be careful in Baltimore city outside the city its not to bad Maryland is a beautiful state but Baltimore has been listed as one of the most dangerous cities in U.S. We don't want to lose a fellow shaver.

Last year I started setting up to make a chain-mail apron for buffing but never got past cutting some rings. I suppose I'd better make a chain mail vest for walking to work!

Bmore can be rough around John Hopkin. I go up there for fun sometimes, it being about an hour away, but I can't tell you what neighborhood to choose or not choose. Good Luck

Originally Posted by JohnG10

The downtown area near Johns Hopkins hospital is an area that's run-down and has a lot of crime. (The area around John Hopkins University is better, but still a little scary once you get far enough away from the campus housing areas).

I'd recommend any of the following:
1. renting an efficiency appartment North of Baltimore (Towson, Hunt Valley, etc) and riding the light-rail to JH,
2. renting something West-North-West of Baltimore (Reisterstown, etc) and riding the Metro to JH,
3. renting something South-South-West of Baltimore (Laruel, etc) and riding the MARC train into downtown and transfering to the bus to get the JH).
4. Checking with JH to see of they have a commuter ride-sharing list. Many people that work downtown live in the surrounding suburbs, so carpools are often easy to find.

Travel times for any of the options are probably around 20-30 minutes.

Here's a link that includes the Baltimore mass transit route maps and schedules:
Maryland Transit Administration

ps: Baltimore is a very nice metro area to live near, with lots of stuff to do. But some areas of downtown are not so safe... I don't hear anything about nationally famous gangs, but there are plenty of desperate folks in the some of the poorer downtown areas. I'd check the murder rates for any area that you are considering renting in (some are near the national highs).

This is a great post. Fantastic advice. Sort of an add on though. Maryland does not comply with the FBI's reporting criteria for National crime statistics. You'll not find any verifiable data on the murder rate. It's really high though. I would guess anyway. It's guessed that the murder rate in Baltimore is equal to the rate of Virginia. Yes, the entire state.

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

This is a great post. Fantastic advice. Sort of an add on though. Maryland does not comply with the FBI's reporting criteria for National crime statistics. You'll not find any verifiable data on the murder rate. It's really high though. I would guess anyway. It's guessed that the murder rate in Baltimore is equal to the rate of Virginia. Yes, the entire state.

If it is anything like the Baltimore based TV show "The WIre" it might be prudent to commute from the suburbs.

Well, look on the bright side. You could be heading to Detroit or Cleveland or San Bernardino, Ca or Gallup, N.M.

Actually my Brother lives in the suburbs of Baltimore but he's pretty far out. He likes it.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If it is anything like the Baltimore based TV show "The WIre" it might be prudent to commute from the suburbs.

Because of the hours I'll be working, I'm not sure that will be practical. Since I like my wife, I'm really not looking forward to this. The lab I was put in after my lab was shut down has offered me a one year position but it's not enough for us to get by on and there are no benefits. I'm not able to risk having my wife without health insurance, so I'm moving to Baltimore for that and a little more money, part of which will be wasted on the added expense of an apartment.

I had to post it.

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