Are there any "quaint" towns? (Ellicott City, Frederick: houses, neighborhood)

[sbyman]

There are several very quiet old beautiful neighborhoods in baltimore. so many people automatically write baltimore off because of the what they have heard. original northwood is like stepping back into a english village with very nice tile roofs and very quaint cottages and then you further north and there is this area of 100+ year old mansions, my god it is so beautiful.

[kristina1116]

Have you tried the eastern shore, St. Michaels

[westsideboy]

Carebear, Have you actually ever lived in Garrett County, or is that just where your family is from originally?

[GregJ]

I'm out here temporarily from Southern California. I didn't know quaint towns existed anymore until I landed in Virginia. I get a clue from the posts to this thread that some people think quaint towns are rare. To me, they're all over the place! I guess it comes down to definition.

I've wandered all over the Shenandoah's and to the Virginia and Maryland coast and find small, homogenous little towns all over the place. Everything from Fairview Beach, VA, Farmville, VA, Gordonsville, VA to Sperryville, VA to Leonardsville, MD (which I visited today). A couple mid-size towns that are my favorites was Wytheville, Warrenton and Culpepper, VA.

[fishfister]

Quaint and "DC Metropolitan area" do not co-exist.

PA has quaint towns as does WV, OH, VA, KY, NY, ME and anywhere else you can think of that is away from a metropolitan hub.
Kansas is quaint as are most of the surrounding states.

This is the wrong place to find quaint. You might try California or Hollywood, MD in St Mary's county. Loveville is quaint in that regard but those are all actually just small areas along the side of a road that takes folks to work in the DC area.

[Scudder]

While Baltimore City is a perfect fit for me (and many others) the original poster is looking for acres of affordable land within commuting distance to Hunt Valley/Towson. I hate to say it, but they want to live in PA.

[cutgarden]

Unless money isn't an issue, I don't know where you're going to find a couple acre parcel of land in Carroll County anymore. There is no "yo" free zone, but they're just being teenagers, doing whatever they can to annoy their parents. If you weren't happy with Hampstead, I doubt you'll be happy in Westminster, Taneytown, New Windsor, Finsksburg, or anywhere outside a gated community.

[burnt]

Originally Posted by isis297

Most of the jobs my husband has looked at have been in Hunt Valley, Towson, Reisterstown, etc. He's an IT guy. We used to live in Hampstead and while it was safe enough minus a couple of issues with kids (wasn't much to do there til they put in the skate park), the house prices are ridiculous now plus I don't think they even have developments available where you could get a couple of acres.

Well, how far of a commute is acceptable, and how large of a "quaint" town do you want? If you'd like a larger quaint town, go for Mt. Airy or Sykesville. If you still want it to be semi-urban, Towson's probably your best bet.

[fishfister]

I consider "quaint" as off the beaten major corridor that takes the population elsewhere to work. Quaint means it is self sustaining. The Amish are quaint - the rest of us aren't.

[cutgarden]

The problem with the "quaint" towns is, people like me live there. lol