Stephanie

Jiff:

I was a single woman in Baltimore who lived at 1010 St Paul Street in the late 1980s which is in the city. It wasn't a bad area and I never felt threatened by the atmosphere of the area. I live in a security building so that helped. Just because you are single doesn't mean you have to be the target of crime, its called using common sense when you walk around the area.

massagediva

Someone who would suggest living in Glen Burnie or Pasadena is 180 degrees from a city person.

jiffer

Glen Burnie and Pasadena is far from the country. There are more resturants in Pasadena and Glen burnie then there are in Baltimore city. I know because I live in Glen Burnie and work in Baltimore. This area has been built up alot in the past 10 years. We have everything from the movies, bars, night clubs, bowling, golf and some of the best resturants around.

BellaD

I lived in Fells Point for 10 months. It is a charming area. Baltimore is a great place, tons to do. Always be vigilant though. It is a dangerous city for a single woman. In the 10 months, my car window was smashed, car broken into twice, apartment broken into, a guy followed me outside from a Chevy Chase Mcdonalds in broad daylight and tried to get into my car with me. He cussed at me and hit my car with his fists when I would not let him in. I backed up and drove straight at him, three times until he went back inside. I was followed to work a few times too. One day,I had just bought a new high chair and I took up my groceries first, by the time I had returned (3 mins tops), my car had been broken into, the high chair stolen, and not a soul in sight. The crook was nice enough to re-lock the door after he was done, though.

Always look around, watch what is going on. Lock your doors as soon as you get in your car, at traffic lights people will try to get in your car. There are no "good" neighborhoods. Don't go anywhere alone at night. Carry pepper spray. You won't see them but they are watching you, looking for an easy mark. I think the Glen Burnie suggestion is a good one. I moved back to Nebraska.

moose21222

Try Done-dalk, HON.

MerryTravel

"at traffic lights people will try to get in your car"

When did you live there? As I said before I lived in Canton and drove up around the hospital on my way to work for three years (at 5:30 in the morning one of those years) by myself in a new car and nobody ever tried to get into my car. I also used to drive through East Baltimore to get to Towson because I didn't like the highway and while I kept the doors locked I also never had a problem. There are a lot of things I didn't like about Baltimore, but I would have flat out hated my time in Maryland if I had lived in one of the suburbs.

Stephanie

Jiff:

There are plenty of restaurants in Baltimore City both ethnic and non-ethnic. The point is I had a friend live in Glen Burnie (met her on the train) and when taking the MARC local it took quite some time to reach her stop after leaving Baltimore. The point is there are many pleasant charming places to live in Baltimore to put up with the hassle of commuting to the country. Especially if someone is from say NYC like I believe the poster told us.

jiffer

The marc is one of the longest ways to get into the city. If she would hop on the light rail she could be there within 20-25 minutes tops. If she drove it would only take about 15-20 minutes. I take the light rail in every day and it has never taken me more then 25 minutes and that was a on a REALLY busy day when there was a game in town and a convention. I will admit that is is not Baltimore city but it is not the country. I dont even think there is a farm within 25 miles of here. Within the Pasadena/Glen Burnie aea we have 7 malls and a million resturants. I dont know what kind of place you would call the country but when I think of country I think of cows, horses and chickens. Also it is alot cheaper to live in the Glen Burnie/Pasadena area. The car insurance is MUCH cheaper. When I lived in the city years ago my car insurance was double what I pay today. All of those factors can come into play when someone is on a budget.

pnrichkus

You should think about Charles Village - the neighborhood next to Johns Hopkins Univ.'s Homewood campus, also home to the Balto Museum of Art. I lived in Charles Village for 15+ years and now live just up the street in an apt bldg (The Carlyle: 410-467-9890) that also houses an 80-room Quality Inn & Suites, so you could easiily 'stay' and check it out. (500 W University Pkwy, 410-889-4500) Yes it's an older building, but I love it for many reasons, including my terrace, lots of windows, large rooms and closets, the people, the Lebanese restaurant downstairs, too many to list...It is often used by JH vistors, patients' families, etc. (my sources say it's 5 miles to the Hospital) and both the apts and hotel are reasonably priced. The JH shuttle bus stops here on its route and goes to and from the JH hospital and other JH facilites throughout the day, I believe. This is a very safe area(Charles Village/Roland Park), there are lots of rentals, including numerous apt bldgs w/indoor parking, front desks, etc. to make you feel comfortable as a single woman. See this page for a comparative listing put together by Hopkins University of the area's apt bldgs: http://www.jhu.edu/finaid/elecserv/a...ewood_area.pdf
...And there are many reasonably priced and tasty eating-out options plus grocery stores, a weekly farmers market, pharmacies, movies, etc. within walking distance. Good luck. PS - I love Baltimore and hope you do too.