Cost of Living is high and city is cramped!
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5/27/2007
I've lived in Baltimore for most of my life and now I want to get out. Baltimore has a lot to offer with teaching hospitals, the inner harbor, several good colleges, but when you get down to it, the actual city is crime ridden, poverty stricken and dangerous. So most opt to live in the suburbs, or Baltimore County. There are many beautiful places out and around Baltimore, but if you need to do anything near the city, you have to fight traffic on the beltway. There are 2 million people just inside the beltway! Going anywhere is so cramped that I usually shop early in the morning or late at night. But those issues aside, the main reason I want to move is the weather. We have brutally cold winters and long hot and humid summers. Spring and fall are barely noticeable. I don't mind the heat as much as the winters. Months and months below freezing with lots of wind. Not much snowfall, but lots of ice. Which causes a lot of accidents, which makes traffic worse and car insurance astronomical! We have a saying her, "if you don't like the weather in Baltimore, wait an hour, it'll change." The forecasters are also notoriously wrong.
So, if you don't mind winter and summer and people and traffic, its alright. :)
Jessica | Parkville, MD