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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People looking for a Wisteria lane type perfection aren't going to find that in Baltimore, city or suburbs. But to make allegations that  Roland Park, one of the loveliest neighborhoods on the East Coast, is "gritty" says more about the person making the comment than it does about Roland Park or Baltimore.

The city is not perfect. People who live in Baltimore know this. And have made their peace with it. Which is why many are happy and Baltimore can provide a great quality of life if you don't demand perfection. There's a reason why Roland Park has very little turnover and families stay for decades.

There are plenty of people who commute to DC and have done so for decades. It's not for everyone, but they have decided it's worth it. OP, only you will know. [/quote]

Sounds like it's the "I grew up in RP" two decades ago poster, who loves to romanticize it.  There is quite a bit of turnover in RP, there is always a good number of houses available for purchase each spring, and I personally know at least a dozen families with school age kids that have decamped for the suburbs over the last few years.

My friends who live there complain constantly about petty crime, property taxes, and the school situation (most who start at RP elementary transfer to a private by sixth grade but bitch constantly about the class sizes).

Calling RP "one of the nicest neighborhoods in the east coast" is a more than a bit of an overstatement.

Couples with one person working in Baltimore and one work remotely or dc exist.  Couples were neither has a job in Baltimore but live here, uncommon.   Try the drive to the train station, and commute on the MARC, or drive to dc just once and you'll understand the headache it is.  Baltimore has no equivalent to the dc metro.[/quote]

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