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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I lived in Baltimore five years. You couldn't pay me to go back there.

I'd pick Philly 100 of 100 times. There are similarities for sure, but Philly is just so much better along every single metric other than maybe crime.[/quote]

It's got more expensive housing, too.

I'm curious why you favor one over the other. I've lived in both and it's basically about northern provincial has-been city vs southern provincial has-been city. Strikes me as a taste thing, but I'm open to other ideas.[/quote]

NP, but I live in Philly and have been to Baltimore many times (am from Maryland originally), and am curious as to why you think they’re comparable. I think Philly is a much nicer and better city on pretty much all metrics. It has great food, parks, culture, and certainly feels safer than Baltimore (at least Center City does). Not familiar enough with Baltimore to comment on it being a “has-been city” but I think it’s pretty questionable to say that about Philadelphia. It’s not a “top-tier” city the way NYC or London is, but I think it’s much more livable than those places, personally.[/quote]

Yeah, they are not comparable. I'm the person who lived in Baltimore. Center City alone is ten times the place that downtown Baltimore is.

Baltimore is done as a relevant place, and will survive as an army of the DC region, but Philly still has a lot going for it given it remains the center of its region.[/quote]

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