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[quote=Anonymous]I've lived in all three (grew up in Baltimore, lived in Philly and Pittsburgh for about a year each) and I would say Pittsburgh.  It's so laid-back and I can see where it would be a great place to grow up.  Yes, it is very insular so I can see it being hard to "break in" but Baltimore and Philly are as well.

The big advantage of Philly and Baltimore are the proximity to more airports/other cities, beaches and more job opportunities (you can commute to DC from Baltimore if you have to) but if your job is pretty secure, not an issue.

I love Baltimore as well (grew up near Hampden) and there are some areas of Baltimore that are great for raising kids but if you want to stay in the city, you will most likely need to budget for private school.  County schools are good though.  I can't really comment on the schools in the other two--didn't have kids when I lived there.

I think all three have their advantages but Philly was a bit rough for me.  In some ways, I feel like Philly is more of a "city" than DC.  I love going there for a visit but living there was not the best experience--I just never felt safe there.  And I say that as someone who grew up in Baltimore City.  But there are some really nice suburbs of Philly if you can afford them.   [/quote]

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