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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Roland Park is really nice.  Baltimore offers a range of option from urban to suburban to exurban so take anyone who tells you it’s just one thing with a big grain of salt. [/quote]

I agree. And I'm also puzzled at this insistence by some people that Howard County is what OP wants (hello? Walkability? Howard County? Uh?). Howard is a lovely county but it is definitely not a walkable place and is also rather isolated from Baltimore. If you move to Howard, you will rarely go into Baltimore. Baltimore County is much more connected to Baltimore City and if you live in Towson you're going to find yourself going into the city much more often than someone who lives in Columbia or Ellicott City. I know - because I lived/worked in both places and know people who live in both.

OP, it's worth coming to Baltimore for a visit and to speak with a realtor and to get a lay of the land. I don't know if we're allowed to recommend realtors but mine was great and let me just say if you google kate realtor Baltimore she's the first name to come up. She covers pretty much the entire metro area and is great for understanding what people want. Whoever you choose, have the realtor show you around the following areas:

1. Canton/Federal Hill: very walkable, very urban areas right by the water. Plenty of families with young children (but they disappear the older the children get to be replaced by the next generation).

2. Roland Park/North Baltimore - any area zoned for Roland Park EMS. Predominately SFH in lovely neighborhoods with character.

Then after you've had a heart attack at the taxes, have the realtor take you to:

3. Towson (zips 21212, 21204, 21286) feeding into the Towson High pyramid. Neighborhoods include Ruxton (high end), West Towson, Rodgers Forge, Stoneleigh, Annesleigh, etc. I've a feeling you will really like this area, it's insanely family friendly and close to amenities, close to the city but without the high taxes and very safe and top schools, including some great Catholic options if you want to go that route someday.

4. Ellicott City (charming historic old village that is NOT walkable to anything residential outside its immediate vicinity) and explore the endless cul-de-sacs of the hinterlands. Great schools, great county government but resolutely suburban.

5. Severna Park, ideally with water privilege access. It's very suburban and nothing is walkable but if you have water privileges it can be a great lifestyle and you're not far from Annapolis, which is gorgeous and historic.

Note: if you're going to look at Ellicott City or Columbia, you might as well look at the northern Baltimore county areas like Hunt Valley, Phoenix, Cockeysville.

Good luck! [/quote]

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