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Moving to Baltimore area

pnaych1ck04pnaych1ck04
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Hi I'm a Charleston Knottie that is moving to Baltimore after the wedding in July.  I was wondering if yall could recommend safe areas/apartments and hospitals to work at-I'm a nurse. My FI is going to Baltimore School of Law so I don't want to live too far for him (1 hour at most).  TIA!!!  Oh yeah- I'll be the only one working so I'm budgeting $1100/mo for a 2 bedroom.
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Re: Moving to Baltimore area

  • gottahavashortigottahavashorti member
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    edited December 2011
    Do you want to live in the city, suburbs or a rural area? 

    I don't know much about the city, but I am from southern PA and a lot of people from my area commute to Hunt Valley, Towson and Timonium.  It's about an hour to dowtown Baltimore without traffic for me, to give you an idea of distance.  I-83 (Baltimore to Harrisburg) and 695 (the Beltway) tend to have pretty bad traffic at rush hour, so I wouldn't recommend going to that one hour mark since your FI is in law school.

    I'm not too familiar with hospitals in the city, but I think Hopkins, Sinai and University of Maryland are the more well known ones.  Also in/near the city St. Joseph and Mercy.  If you end up living north of the city, York and Memorial Hospitals woudln't be too bad of a commute since traffic is going in the opposite direction, but pay is probably not as high since cost of living is slightly lower there.  Georgetown, Children's, Washington Hospital Center in D.C.  Holy Cross (north of D.C.) is a good hospital.
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  • kmiller1012kmiller1012 member
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    edited December 2011
    My sister used to work at St. Agnes Hospital.  It is in a good area right outside of downtown.  I live in the city and it is an easy commute.  Also the hospitals mentioned by pp are good.  If you want to live in the city, you will want to look in Federal Hill, Canton or Fells Point. 
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  • SweetCFlySweetCFly
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    edited December 2011
    HI!  Welcome to Baltimore, hon :)  

    I actually just graduated nursing school from University of Maryland School of Nursing and am taking my boards in February, am on the job hunt now... hopefully it's almost over!  Some great hospitals in the city are Universityof Maryland Medical/Shock Trauma and Maryland General (closer to SW Baltimore), Mercy (Midtown), Hopkins (NE Baltimore), Hopkins Bayview (East Baltimore), and Union Memorial, Sinai, and Good Samaritan (all Northern Baltimore).  GBMC and St. Joseph's are in the county, very close to the city line.  Franklin Square is in the County closer to White Marsh.  What is your specialty?  Pretty much all the hospitals have all specialties, but I know Union Memorial does not have Peds/OB... and Good Sam might not either because it's a big rehab hospital. 

    My FI and I actually live in Bel Air, which is a suburb about 20 miles north of Baltimore, and it take about 40 minutes to get to the city.  Since we're in the county, prices are a lot cheaper.  Rent in our neighborhood is $800-1000 a month (we pay $935).  I have had no problem commuting to any of the above mentioned hospitals.  There's also a smaller hospital up here in Harford County (where Bel Air is located) called Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, and it's owned bt the University of Maryland Medical System.  The next closest hospital is Franklin Square in White Marsh/Nottingham (25ish minutes), before getting to the big city hospitals. 

    Please don't hesitate to e-mail me for any details on anything.  I'd be glad to help you out!  mmunl001 at umaryland dot edu. 
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  • ajerome21ajerome21 member
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    edited December 2011
    Baltimore city can be pretty pricey to live in and if it's not pricey you may not want to live there because a lot of it is not safe.  And if you are not familiar with the city, you may choose a wrong area to live in.  You may want to look at Baltimore County, Harford County or even Anne Arundel County.

    For Baltimore County, I would recommend white marsh, nottingham, perry hall, middle river, rosedale, owings mills, towson, timonium, hunt valley.  I am sure there are more but can't think of them all right now.  I really like the white marsh area, I live right by it. 

    Good Luck!! :)
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  • Vanessa-AVanessa-A
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    edited December 2011
    I agree with previous posts. I work at one the of the city hospitals and live in the County and so do alot of my co-workers and friends. You can even check Carroll County which is an entire county from the city. One of the girls I work with moved from the city (by Johns Hopkins Hospital) out to Carroll County, its about 35 minutes from work but she pays way less in rent and she says she feels so much more comfortable and safe.
    Another friend lives in PA which like maccalovah said is not an uncommon commute for some people here.
    GL with your search!
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  • pnaych1ck04pnaych1ck04
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    edited December 2011
    Thank you all so much!  It's so stressful trying to find a new job and apartment in a new state while planning a wedding!  I will definately look into your suggestions.  Thanks again!!!
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  • waterflywaterfly
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    edited December 2011
    Hey, another one!  *waves* Just moved a little north of Baltimore from Summerville, less than a week ago...
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  • Manditchka24Manditchka24
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    edited December 2011
    I'm a Chicago knottie who just moved to Baltimore (I went to college here too). We moved to Bonnie Ridge Apartments which is technically just outside of the city limits but close to Mt. Washington. Its been really nice, quiet and safe. They even have shuttle service to several of the local hospitals. Many are nearby. We pay<$1000/month for a 2 bedroom and there are a lot of decent amenities (pool, W/D in unit, large dogs allowed, easy parking, dishwasher, decent fitness center, nature fitness trail). I'm sorry I don't know where your FIs school is, but I guess it might be downtown, and the commute from here downtown isn't too far at all. Google it and check out there website. We've been here less than a month but really like it so far.
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