What neighborhoods in Baltimore do you recommend living in?|131884

I wanted to live in a 1-bedroom apt. that is close to bars and restaurants. Any suggestions? I have heard that Federal Hill is a hip place to live. Are there others?

Federal Hill is nice, lots of bars and restaurants and is near the water. Its not super convenient in terms of daily shopping and pretty horrible parking. Its also gentrified and pretty segregated. Expensive too, if you_re on a budget. Not ideal for someone without a car. the bus system in baltimore sucks.

I recommend the Bolton Hill Neighborhood. Its historic, beautiful and quiet yet just a short walk from downtown and a bunch of cooler bars and restaurants on Charles Street. Its a few blocks from Maryland Institute of Art, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, galleries and a weekly flea market, so its the artsy neighborhood. A little less expensive. A block from the Light rail (Train) and a few blocks from the Main Rail, Pennsylvania Station. Good Parking

Charles Village is cool. Pretty collegey feel as Johns Hopkins University is in Charles Village. Bars and shopping that cater to younger folks. A lot less segregated but the neighborhood has patches of blight. Big awesome farmer_s market every weekend. Cool free book store (The Book Thing). Lots of cool, inexpensive apartments to choose from. Okay Parking. A little ways from the closest light rail station.

Waverly and Abell are up and coming neighborhoods that surround Charles Village. More families, Churches, YMCA, Grocery shooping, and close to big box shopping centers. More community involvement.

Mt. Vernon is close to Bolton Hill but less isolated and further downtown. LOTS of shopping, bars, restaurants, a few night clubs. Apartments are more expensive here but you_ll be right in the thick of things without being all the way downtown. Center of Baltimore LGBTQ life and a 5- 10 minute walk to the Inner Harbor (Main attraction of baltimore) Nearby huge Unitarian Church. Light Rail ride through it. Parking sucks

Canton is similar to Federal Hill accept more Young White professional. Most segregated part of Baltimore City. Starbucks, microbreweries, condos. Nice apartments, yet pretty expensive. The bars in Canton are okay.

Last but not least Hampden is the quirky, yet towny, weirdly artsy neighborhood that Baltimore is famous for. The main strip in 36th street where there are countless cool bars and restaurants, comic store, SPCA, cafes, bookstore, salons, hipster shops, vintage clothes, art, junk, souvenirs. Lots of festivals. Inexpensive apartments and houses, and pretty good parking. Where most of the middle class white families left in Baltimore live, yet fairly integrated

If you are thinking of Baltimore suburbs, I_d mention Towson which is right outside the city limits. Takes only about 15 minutes to get to downtown. Ample shopping of every kind and bars and restaurants of all kinds. Lots of housing to choose from. Lots of parking.

If you have a car Baltimore is easy to get around because it is so small. All of these neighborhoods are within 3-5 miles of each other. Yet it is great to be able to walk around on foot and do things. The above represent the hippest neighborhoods in Baltimore.

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