Living in Philadelphia or Baltimore?

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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The brownstones in even the “nicer” areas of Baltimore have not appreciated in 15 years. Philadelphia would be a safer investment.


This is not true. For an area like Bolton Hill the houses have appreciated. We just bought one, the previous owner purchased in 2015 and their home appreciated 40% over that time. In fact, the house we purchased appraised for slightly more than we paid.

In some neighborhoods folks are getting quite a bit out of their rowhomes.

Signed
New to Baltimore from DC and excited to live there.


Congratulations!

I always sorta chuckle at these threads, once they inevitably descend into the DC vs. Baltimore bashing. When I was a kid growing up in the Baltimore area, DC was considered the scary place--the "murder capital." I was also told, in all seriousness, there were no road signs through the majority of the city. And, that people were regularly escorted by security officers to their cars (especially on the Hill) to avoid being the victim of crime. My friends in Baltimore were legitimately worried for my safety when I moved here in the 2000s.

I love both places for very different reasons and DC has inarguably transformed in many ways since I was a kid and crime started to fall. I mean sure, now we have armed insurrection attempts at the Capitol, but the District has definitely got safer since the 1990s.

There are certainly issues with crime in Baltimore. As with DC in areas such as Ward 8 and 7, however, the story is very complicated and relates to long-standing inequities and injustices in the city. The White L v. the Black Butterfly being what I believe is the most well-known breakdown by Dr. Brown.

But back to the topic: OP, did you ever give a budget? I looked but didn't see it.


Dc had a crack epidemic during that time...Baltimore has a massive opioid / heroin epidemic now.
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