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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.   Been looking and made one over list offer in Wiltondale but did not win.

I do like Stoneleigh and Wiltondale and wonder about west of York.  Are Armagh and Pinehurst similar?   Well kept homes, children and family centered, or is it more a mix singles, empty nesters and seniors?  Thanks [/quote]

Armagh Village is one of the great neighborhoods in Baltimore County, virtually nobody knows it exists

Open House there today, house will probably be sold by Monday. Listing price seems suspiciously low, maybe house isn’t in great shape although it looks fine [/quote]

Anecdote here. A childhood friend moving back to Baltimore was househunting and a house came up in Stoneleigh and she liked it but she confessed to me that she couldn't bring herself to live east of York Road. I gave her a long look and even she was embarrassed by it, but there is some truth to the east/west York Road divide in the eyes of what we'd have once called "old money Baltimore." West side had the expensive neighborhoods, country clubs, private schools, and the western demarcation line was Falls Road. It is very silly, as Stoneleigh is certainly "nicer" than some areas west of York Road.

Armagh Village is a little pocket neighborhood and sweet, living up to its village name. Houses tend to be a bit smaller than Stoneleigh though some have large extensions now. Pinehurst is a neighborhood that hews much more closely to the private school world, closer to Homeland and Ruxton and the main feeder road is Charles Street, also straddling Bellona. About a third of Pinehurst is within the city, so keep it in mind. This listing is in Pinehurst: https://www.redfin.com/MD/Baltimore/101-Thicket-Rd-21212/home/11211901

Despite what the (overpriced, methinks) listing may indicate, this house straddles both sides of the county/city border, meaning you get to pick which school system you want to use. If county, it feeds into West Towson elementary (excellent) and same middle/high school as Stoneleigh. Lots of kids. Although there's plenty of private school families, the West Towson elementary bus swings through Pinehurst and collects its share of kids. Real problem with Pinehurst is inventory is always limited. Lovely housing stock, however.

Have you driven around these areas? Every neighborhood and pocket areas absolutely has its personality.

By the way, there's also this listing: https://www.redfin.com/MD/Baltimore/6009-Lake-Manor-Dr-21210/home/9632975

Worth contemplating. It's a small neighborhood adjacent to Lake Roland Park. On the county side. Wonderful area to live although it's more Ruxton than Stoneleigh but it's worth viewing and getting a sense of the area. [/quote]

Not OP here.  The Armagh village house went pending over the weekend.  I thought seriously about making an offer but am not quite ready.

This is really helpful.  Anneslie is absolutely adorable and seems very affordable, but sounds like there is some stigma of being east of York, even for Stoneleigh.[/quote]

For what it's worth, I've lived in Towson for more than 25 years now and this is the first I've ever heard of a stigma associated with being east of York Road, at least in the County. In fact, I always thought Stoneleigh Elementary seemed a little better than Rodgers Forge and West Towson Elementary Schools (I had one kid attend each), plus the County neighborhoods on that side of York Road have pools while those on the west do not

There is much more stigma attached to being the kind of person who thinks Stoneleigh (or Anneslie) has any kind of stigma attached to it than there is any actual stigma attached to those neighborhoods 
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Technically RF elementary scores higher than Stoneleigh ES these days but that's nitpicking and entirely due that RFES draws solely from the rowhouse neighborhood around it while Stoneleigh has a larger zone including some apartments. Apparently not even the RF apartments goes to RFES, they are sent to West Towson. Which makes no sense to me but probably due to spacing limits.

No one has mentioned Rodgers Forge on here and it's a lovely neighborhood. The Old Forge especially. Some of the end units are quite a decent size with five bedrooms, making them comparable in size with many houses in Wiltondale even if the latter are SFH. I have friends in one of those end of units and they initially bought thinking they'd sell in a few years for a SFH but have come to really like it and are staying put.

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I currently rent in RF and am trying to decide between buying a townhouse in the Forge or a SFH in Stoneleigh, Anneslie or West Towson.  I already lived in Ruxton and am looking for a more neighborhood feel with sidewalks and friendly neighbors.   There isn't that big of a price difference between the end units in RF and the bungalows in Anneslie, but I have seen houses sitting in Anneslie and I don't quite understand why, even though I've lived in Baltimore County most of my life.  [/quote]

There are some busy streets in Anneslie, that might be part of it.[/quote]

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