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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those recommending Baltimore to a Midwesterner from a "small city" are almost criminal. OP, do some more homework. Baltimore would be a shock to you- it's a city of despair: high crime, vacant buildings, and dysfunctional city gov. With small kids, it is absolutely a non-starter. Suburban southern Maryland counties have their own problems, too, when it comes to education. I know of what I speak having traveled there often and having family who have worked in the city at Hopkins for decades. Do not go there- you'll regret it.

Norfolk is safer and cleaner- you can drive to NC, DC, etc if you need a change of scenery. Virginia is a wonderful state to call home. [/quote]

You're not mentioning that Norfolk would be a 3 HOUR drive from DC, and that's through the dregs of rural VA with nothing but gas stations and fast food restaurants.  Baltimore is 45 minutes from DC and close to Philly as well, and a straight shot up to NYC if you wanted to go there.  That extra 4 HOURS that you will have in Norfolk makes you basically stranded in the middle of VA, with only rural NC and Tennessee nearby. Norfolk is a dumb and also has some of the worst and most dangerous drivers in the country (these are facts, not something I just decided.  Look up where Virginia ranks as a state with driving and Norfolk within that if you doubt me)

Baltimore definitely has rough parts, but it's also got really nice, highly educated suburbs and really cute parts of the city.  Baltimore is called "Charm City" for a reason.  There is the very tony Eastern Shore brigade that lives nearby, so it's not all some dangerous area.  You definitely have to be careful, but that goes for most cities.  I would choose Baltimore in a heartbeat.  You're also super close to all the nature you would get in Norfolk.  You have the natural beauty of Maryland (nickname "little America" because of the diversity of all the different geographies in the state- has mountains, rivers, lakes, the beach, forests, fields, etc) and Pennsylvania and even WV, and access to water/ocean being a very short drive.  Honestly, it's Baltimore with no contest.  If the OP is a very traditional midwestern housewife type, she will certainly fit in with the preppy subset that makes up Maryland.  Most people in Norfolk are just kind of trashy and walk around in oversized Tshirts with sports teams on it. [/quote]

Your description of all the things you'll be doing when you live in Baltimore is a fantasy.[/

Dp, but we live in Baltimore and do all those things.  It’s great to be within driving distance of 4 major airports.  New York City is less than three hours by train and we usually go at least once a year.  We go to DC much more frequently, and Annapolis is a fun place to spend the day.  DC just went on a school field trip rafting in West Virginia.

Not our scene, but riding is big, and lots of people make a party of the Hunt Cup and other races.  And we have the Orioles and the Ravens, four art museums, a science museum, a kid’s museum, one of the best aquariums in the country, several theaters for live productions  and a symphony.[/quote]

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