all about maryland (Baltimore, Silver Spring, Bethesda: house prices, transfer, to buy)

[mystique1983]

hi, we are thinking about moving to maryland.
we thats my husband and me with our three kids.
i would love to hear a little more abouy maryland.
house prices, taxes, jobs, just everything.
we would like to buy a house with a couple of acres.
4 bedr.
my husband needs a job in human recorces and i do for preschool teaching.
thanks for any help.

[tercel95]

It really depends on your budget and what kind of area you want to live in... You can live in the city or a suburb. You can live on the water or in the mountains. If you provide more information we can better point you in the right direction...

MD is extremely expensive no matter where you go. Most people that don't know much about MD don't realize that. Only New York and CA are more expensive... What you are asking for is easily north of $500,000 most places in MD... Also to get 4 bedrooms and 4 acres you are probably going to be looking at southern MD or western MD...

[DDJJ]

Like tercel said, it hugely depends on your budget and where you will work. Harford County has probably better prices for what you are looking for or even Cecil, but your commute could be long. The property taxes are a little better, too. It is not usual for people to have a couple of acres with their homes. While it's available you have to be able to pay for it. Not just with $$$ but with commute time.
What is nice about MD? I think the diversity, they say MD has it all, mountains, ocean, beaches, the bay, woodlands, rolling hills, snow, sunshine, all but the desert. lol. It has rural and urban areas and everything in between. Major airports in DC, Baltimore and Philly. Sports and whatever you are into. There are also a lot of people from a lot of places as well as locals that have never lived anywhere else, so you have diversity.
What is bad? Depends on your outlook and interests. Some people say Marylanders are rude, I cannot say that and I am not from here originally. I have wonderful neighbors and find people are nice when you go places.

[westsideboy]

Allegany County in Western Maryland is NOT expensive. Median home price is around $100k. You could find a 4 bedroom on 4 acres for way less than $500k, probably more like $250k or so. Jobs are tough to find, but if you can get even a decent one you will live like a king.

[scottfs]

Something I think many folks don't realize about Maryland, if they have not been here is despite it's relatively small size, it contains a wide variety of terrain, cities, and culture. You have the eastern shore, which is all in all very rural and agricultural, with quite flat geography. We have Ocean City way down to the south east for the beachgoers. Then there is the central Maryland, a much more built up segment of the state, terrain is more like rolling hills. Essentially a big suburban merging of the DC and Baltimore Metro areas. DC and Baltimore have their own cultures surrounding them. You've got western Maryland as well moving into the appalachian mountains. There is sooooo much to this state it's actually pretty incredible. I think at this point it would make it easier to know where you might be considering moving to, then we can narrow it down and give you more details. Otherwise, it's going to be tough to describe this incredibly diverse state.

[cpterp]

Originally Posted by scottfs

Something I think many folks don't realize about Maryland, if they have not been here is despite it's relatively small size, it contains a wide variety of terrain, cities, and culture. You have the eastern shore, which is all in all very rural and agricultural, with quite flat geography. We have Ocean City way down to the south east for the beachgoers. Then there is the central Maryland, a much more built up segment of the state, terrain is more like rolling hills. Essentially a big suburban merging of the DC and Baltimore Metro areas. DC and Baltimore have their own cultures surrounding them. You've got western Maryland as well moving into the appalachian mountains. There is sooooo much to this state it's actually pretty incredible. I think at this point it would make it easier to know where you might be considering moving to, then we can narrow it down and give you more details. Otherwise, it's going to be tough to describe this incredibly diverse state.

I think the MD's nickname "America in Miniature" sums it up quite nicely.

[vivo]

Originally Posted by scottfs

Something I think many folks don't realize about Maryland, if they have not been here is despite it's relatively small size, it contains a wide variety of terrain, cities, and culture. You have the eastern shore, which is all in all very rural and agricultural, with quite flat geography. We have Ocean City way down to the south east for the beachgoers. Then there is the central Maryland, a much more built up segment of the state, terrain is more like rolling hills. Essentially a big suburban merging of the DC and Baltimore Metro areas. DC and Baltimore have their own cultures surrounding them. You've got western Maryland as well moving into the appalachian mountains. There is sooooo much to this state it's actually pretty incredible. I think at this point it would make it easier to know where you might be considering moving to, then we can narrow it down and give you more details. Otherwise, it's going to be tough to describe this incredibly diverse state.

don't forget southern md

[TheGroovyRN]

Hi Everyone,
I am a hospice nurse with a college degree and currently work at Kasier Permanente and my husband may be transferred to MD, Does anyone know the health care system in MD or the quality of the hospitals or hospices?

[itsajourney]

Other than Johns Hopkins has always been one of the top hospitals in the country, I don't have too much info.

[cpterp]

Originally Posted by TheGroovyRN

Hi Everyone,
I am a hospice nurse with a college degree and currently work at Kasier Permanente and my husband may be transferred to MD, Does anyone know the health care system in MD or the quality of the hospitals or hospices?

The hospitals in Montgomery County are pretty good. Adventist Healthcare is based in Rockville and runs Shady Grove Hospital. Holy Cross in Silver Spring also has a good reputation, and of course NIH in Bethesda is superb.