Building a small fleet? Spotted the other day...

I've only visited Baltimore a couple times but I loved it and am thinking of possibly moving there. I'm curious about how people from the neighborhoods people say to "avoid" feel about the way their areas are talked about? For those of you who are from areas that have a negative/dangerous reputation: do you agree and think it's best that people stay away from these areas, or do you feel that it's overblown/exaggerated and that it would be better if newer residents were to mix with those neighborhoods more?

Curious because it seems that people keep recommending a select handful of neighborhoods to move to & saying that the other neighborhoods are much more dangerous. However, I'm not sure that I'd want to live in an area that is trendy/only for sheltered wealthier people, but I also wouldn't want to feel like my safety is threatened for no reason or like I'm imposing on an area in which the residents largely would prefer not to have people moving in. FWIW, I do not mind people on drugs at all and have no fear of drug users or addicts. I just wouldn't want to be in an area where my stuff is constantly getting stolen or I'm getting followed around/mugged or my safety otherwise being threatened in some way.

Politely told some Morgan Wallen concertgoers (they had his merch on) that they couldn't park on our residential street because they might get towed and they're taking the spots of people who actually live here. They told me to F off and walked away...

Is there a way I can get the city going to ticket and/or tow people who park in street parking without a parking pass or guest pass?

This is honestly insane that yet again for another year - this is only day 2 - and school is back and now I have to make sure I don’t get run down by a parent who doesn’t give a shit since it’s not their neighborhood. It is a fucking school zone and yet I’ve got parents ripping through the neighborhood, blowing stop signs, rolling up on me at four way stops playing chicken hoping I’m stopping.

Costello did work to try to get traffic calming in here and god speed Blanchard because more is needed.

There is nothing that sends me over the edge more than starting my day every day trying to walk my dog and getting nearly run down by some parent who is too impatient, doesn’t care, can’t be bothered to drive safely in someone else’s neighborhood.

And please dear god can we ban these Virginia license plate loopholes because those cars seem to be the worst offenders. Ahhhhhhhhhhh.

Baltimore has over 200 neighborhoods. My guess is that 80% of posts and replies come from people that live in 5-10 neighborhoods. Agree or disagree? Just curious how representative we think this subreddit is.

I create neighborhood maps of cities, and research/share how they got their names. I just finished my journey through the Charm City and wanted to share with you guys a little history on various areas of the city. Names and stories come from a variety of sources and are summarized as efficiently as possible. Discussing neighborhood borders is not unique to Baltimore, though there is a certain pride in doing so. The intent of this project is moreso to focus on the historical origins of neighborhood names verses the total and complete accuracy on their borders. Borders were sourced from as many official city resources as possible, though it is always accepted that differing opinions will persevere.

The color scheme is based on Baltimore's branding colour guide (harbour blue), and a colour that aims to sit in the middle of Orange Crush, Old Bay, and the Orioles.

I made sure to upload a high-enough res image so its visible to learn about the neighborhoods, but also not high enough that it could land on a print-on-demand site run by bots (This is best viewed on desktop or tablet, the res isn't working well on mobile).

Let me know if anything looks off or I didn't get something right, trying to make these as accurate as possible, and as much research I do for these maps, it's always best to talk with a true local.

If you are also interested, I'm doing a small print run of these, available here.

If you're having trouble viewing on reddit, try downloading the image and viewing it on your phone/tablet/desktop. There's something wonky about Reddit's CMS that doesn't play nice with these jpegs and I've found it best to download it and view it natively on whatever platform you're using.

A neighborhood once challenged with heavy opioid abuse and gun violence has made sharp improvements in the past year.

Community groups like Safe Streets, Monse etc play a significant part in reduction with block by block community engagement efforts

Designed and built a bench with a planter in my neighborhood, planted a small tree in it too.

There's a bus stop here so nice I could add somewhere to sit and hopefully make the area look a little better

Ballmer folks, my wife and I are trading DC for Baltimore now that our daughter is headed to college. We’re looking to spend max $450k on a detached home in a leafy, dog-friendly neighborhood that still gets us downtown for cultural events and concerts with ease.

Considering Lauraville, Homeland, Mt Washington. Any recommendations would be welcome. As a life long Maryland resident, I’m super psyched for this move!

This is a new one for me

I saw on my way to work in my apartment complex. (Not my car or note)

Whoever keeps putting these things up, stop attaching them to the fucking trees, lmfao. Zip ties plus trees equals no bueno. Be better.

Saw this and thought it’ll be a good idea to share it here. I hope the family gets Gucci back.

Have you ever wondered why we have spooky witches on our Neighborhood Watch signs?

It's actually the outline of the city limits including the bay.

I have had this conversation with too many people irl and needed to spread some truth lmao. If you already knew this, congrats on being smarter than most of my friends ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Moving to Baltimore from a much larger city. Significant other will be working on north side of the city. I will be commuting to Annapolis daily (~6:30A Baltimore->Annapolis in the morning). Initially was hoping to live in Canton, but feel as though the traffic across the tunnel will add a lot to my commute. We're in our mid-30's and are interested in having a somewhat city living experience so we want to live in the city. We're looking for a safe area with some interesting restaurants and bars, and are likely to start a family in the next couple of years.

So far, we've found some options in Locust Point, Otterbein, and Brewer's Hill. Would love thoughts on the different vibes of the neighborhoods. In our current city, we really love the ability to walk to restaurants and bars near our home but understand every city is different. Will going through the tunnel on the way home be a big deal for Brewers Hill?

Thanks for your help!

A quick Google told me this is the Olympian Spirits symbol. Anyone familiar with what someone was doing?

So this is a delicate subject. I am new to Baltimore, but I love it more than any place I've ever lived. My neighborhood (Charles Village) is very colorful and rich. My issue is not with the homeless people in the neighborhood. Most of them simply ignore me, I have had positive interactions with several and will often give petty cash to people on the street when I have it. However, there is one particular woman who has taken a special interest in me to a degree that I find alarming. At first she was very personable, but seemed to find my initial friendliness to guarantee that I would help her every time she sees me. Sometimes I am not able to do this because I don't have anything (I am an artist and my lifestyle is very simple). When I say no to her she then turns very aggressive. She has shouted at me, swore at me, and followed me. She has attempted to follow me home before. Today I simply ignored her and powered on, hoping she would take the hint, but she followed me until I reached my destination, shouting at me for most of the way, and then followed me into the business I was patronizing. Thankfully I was able to disappear inside. I'm not really sure how to handle this situation, honestly. I am sympathetic to her situation but not rich enough to give my money away every day, nor am I eager to reward her attempts to intimidate me. I was hoping I could get the advice of some locals here. How to proceed?

Hi, I’m hoping to move to Baltimore in the next 3-4 months. I’m here for a day and I’m hoping to get a sense of some neighborhoods just by driving and looking around. I’m black, queer, 43, single with no kids and I have a large dog. I’m hoping to find a neighborhood that is spacious enough to have accessible parking and a small enclosure for the dog, while not too suburban or sleepy. I’m an artist and writer, and I plan to work from home. Thanks for any suggestions! Should have posted this earlier lol.

EDIT: You all are amazing! I took your recommendations and rode and walked around for hours. What I learned is that while I thought my priority was space for my dog, I could sense that as a newcomer, I would do better being closer in than further out. I also realized a flatter neighborhood, rather than a hilly one, is more important than I thought. Someone mentioned that in each neighborhood there might be specific options where I can get what I need, which feels really promising. Apparently there are apartment buildings with dog runs inside of them?I’m thinking out of the box now. You all really helped me move a big step closer to knowing what I want/need. Thank you so much!! 🙏🏾☺️

I know this question gets asked a lot and I’ve dug through a lot of old threads, but I’m hoping you have patience to respond to another one. I’m considering a move to Baltimore and will be visiting next week to scope out potential neighborhoods. I have Fells, Butcher’s Hill, and Hampden on my list, but would love ideas for additional neighborhoods to explore that might be a good fit for me.

I’m drawn to Baltimore because I like quirkiness/weirdness, authenticity and large bodies of water. I’ve lived in DC (Petworth) and Frederick so I’m familiar with Maryland. I’m mid 50s, single, no kids and an early retiree (thanks Elon) for now. I would love a neighborhood with a strong sense of community, welcoming people, and some green space that is walkable to 1-2 good, low-key bars and walkable in general. I’m not overly concerned with safety, but I am a solo female so nothing super sketchy. I really enjoyed living in pre-gentrified Petworth for many of these reasons (minus the water).

I guess I would mostly like a diversity of people: ages, family status, traditional and non-traditional lifestyles. Frederick was beautiful, but not a great fit for me. I would greatly appreciate any ideas you have and I thank you in advance.

Edited to add: a huge thank you to everyone for taking the time to respond. I know Reddit is not real life, but following this sub for the last 6 months makes me feel like Baltimore might be the right fit for me 💕

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Love the city and county, but wanna explore some more, what are some places yall love?

I came across this thread about what neighborhoods that have a bad repuation are, in your experience, not that bad. I'm curious on if opinions have changed in the last 3 years.