Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I lived in Baltimore five years. You couldn't pay me to go back there.
I'd pick Philly 100 of 100 times. There are similarities for sure, but Philly is just so much better along every single metric other than maybe crime.
It's got more expensive housing, too.
I'm curious why you favor one over the other. I've lived in both and it's basically about northern provincial has-been city vs southern provincial has-been city. Strikes me as a taste thing, but I'm open to other ideas.
NP, but I live in Philly and have been to Baltimore many times (am from Maryland originally), and am curious as to why you think they’re comparable. I think Philly is a much nicer and better city on pretty much all metrics. It has great food, parks, culture, and certainly feels safer than Baltimore (at least Center City does). Not familiar enough with Baltimore to comment on it being a “has-been city” but I think it’s pretty questionable to say that about Philadelphia. It’s not a “top-tier” city the way NYC or London is, but I think it’s much more livable than those places, personally.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I lived in Baltimore five years. You couldn't pay me to go back there.
I'd pick Philly 100 of 100 times. There are similarities for sure, but Philly is just so much better along every single metric other than maybe crime.
It's got more expensive housing, too.
I'm curious why you favor one over the other. I've lived in both and it's basically about northern provincial has-been city vs southern provincial has-been city. Strikes me as a taste thing, but I'm open to other ideas.
Anonymous wrote:I would never move to Baltimore but would move back to Philly in a hot second. Better museums, parks, restaurant scene, shopping, airport, etc. The city schools aren't great and you'll definitely want to carefully scout the neighborhoods due to crime, but it's a great city.
Anonymous wrote:I lived in Baltimore five years. You couldn't pay me to go back there.
I'd pick Philly 100 of 100 times. There are similarities for sure, but Philly is just so much better along every single metric other than maybe crime.
Anonymous wrote:I love Baltimore and lived in Fed Hill. It is a complex city but we really enjoyed our time there. I wouldn't want to live in Fells with my family, but would move to Roland Park in an instant.