Baltimore was such a nice city. I have fond memories of going there as a child. I recently visited two years ago and was shocked at the deterioration. I won't go back.
Weird you say this. Baltimore has been gentrified and most of the city now has brand new buildings with prices skyrocketing. Where did you go and what was the difference this time?
Boston south side can get rough but still looks better. pricey home buying rents are sky high. poverty on the south side is still different from places like Baltimore. Boston has more interesting neighborhoods more variety in architecture design. it's crime like anywhere else. rumors are not fake.
@stevie586 Where are you getting your information. Prices for real estate in Baltimore has dropped like a rock and buildings are empty and going bankrupt. I used to run construction projects in Baltimore and not many new jobs down town. The Hospitals are booming with the free property taxes and the never ending body deliveries.
@@jonwoodworker I’m getting my information literally from first hand knowledge. I don’t know what you’re talking about, but the values have gone crazy in certain parts of Baltimore, as in, CRAZY! I live in the DMV, my business is based in Baltimore, I rent commercial properties there, have been in the market to lease and purchase space, and tons of friends who moved there, see everything with my very own eyes! I have a friend who just got a townhouse in Rosedale nearly $500k. This same place would not have been $100k a few years ago! When did you do do work in this area? There is no way you’ve worked in that market recently and see declining value…all our discussions about that are are telling folks to keep their houses as the value increases, and for others to hurry and buy now before it gets too crazy. Values are way up! By the way, downtown isn’t the area where everything is really booming, and businesses are going under all over this country…it isn’t a Baltimore thing. That’s due to, interestingly, what I do for a living. We are in a dire economic situating in this country and it is due primarily to Trump’s Tariffs on China; I deal with this every single day and I’m telling you, many industry Giants/household names will be no longer very soon, sadly.
I used to live in Aberdeen. At the time I worked in Rockville with my mother. We drive all that distance just fine. We stop at Walmart this night. These two guys get out of their car at the same time we do. They continue to follow us through out the store. We finally get out to our car. All of a sudden our tire light is on. We had no indication of this as we made that long drive just fine. We also noticed the same car we noticed those guys get out of following us. Luckily we make it home without having to stop and thank god for that cause I dread to think what would have happened to us. But my step father checks out the tire the next day and it was slashed. This was the Walmart close to Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
@@suburbiasthat area is totally the suburbs and not violent at all. I’m laughing at a few of these posts because a few sound delusional. This one above purely speculates those folks were following them and actually slashed their tire when we don’t know if that really happened. But moreover, these are predominately white, suburban areas. So, I’m SMH at this regarding Aberdeen…a fairly quiet suburb not even in Baltimore and like 30 miles north of it.
As a Maryland resident my entire life. I moved to OC Maryland thinking oh the beach life….nope 😢. Don’t move here. The traffic is miserable all summer long. You get paid minimum wages anywhere and everywhere here. Living in OC pines is a retirement lifestyle with nosey neighbors and HOA that really controls everything in your life. If you want your neighbors to mind all your business then you will love it. 😢
We just moved to nanticoke. We love it. We wanted to be closer to OC but knew in season would be a nightmare. Being an hour away is nice. We can pop in for day trips and get out. Lol. We actually looked in ocean pines, but found it very over priced and we won't live in an HOA.
O. C. Used to be nice and family friendly. It is an absolute $h!+h0le now. If you like the smell of weed, the sound of loud, profanity-laced music blasting you as you walk the boardwalk with your kids while the police stand by and do nothing about it, O. C. is the place for you!
The bottom line is Maryland is one of the worst states to retire in if you are young want to make a lot of money go for it if you are old living on a fixed income stay away from Maryland
@@RalphMalone-mw1qo it’s a double-edge stored becuase for someone like me, living here and being a high earner, everywhere I go seems very inexpensive to me, LOL. But, I do agree someone financially conscious should not retire here, because it requires tons of savings. For we born and raised in the area, we are use to the prices…you simply have to have a good bit of money or help to afford our lifestyle here.
I lived in Hunting Ridge, which was a very nice neighborhood in the city of Baltimore. However, going down Edmonson Avenue into the city, you did not want to go past Edmonson Village. There’s the Enoch library there, any further down was not safe.
Is Dundalk low income? yes. Is it anywhere near as impoverished/crime ridden as he suggests? no. I live just outside of Dundalk and I have never had an issue.
Yes, it is. Everytime any reference to either a hooker, or something smelling like dead crabs in a dumpster, the 1st thing to come up, is something related to dundalk. It's like Baltimores crotch, or arm pit. Poor white trash.
I agree! Some of the areas he said have high crime are really laughable to me! I’m in so many of these areas so much and they’re not much different than I experience in well-recognized affluent areas. Some of these are simply wrong.
@@c.c.1070you mean now? Dundalk has always been low income, predominately white…there are literally jokes about folks in Dundalk being poor and low class; even Dundalk friends of mine joke about this and how they call Baltimore “Balmer” (lots of folks with no teeth joke in there also). To say Dundalk is nowhere near low income is simply incorrect. It’s becoming expensive as heck now with all the new everything, but it is known to be of low income predominately whites.
Welcome to Maryland, B.James ! If you have an affinity for the water, there is likely no finer place to live. We have Ocean City, if you ," Wanna go down-y owe-shun, Hun ?"( written in "Bawl-mer-ese"). Garrett County, the furthest west of our 23 counties, is the home of a gorgeous fresh-water impoundment, of several thousand acres, Deep Creek Lake. Four season recreation on the Lake and near-by. Chesapeake Bay, though, is, IMHO, the Jewel of the Mid-Atlantic. The Northern portion of the Bay lies entirely in MD. Crisfield to Pt.Lookout, thru Smith Island, is roughly the state line. The salinity of the water here is nearly the same as the ocean ( 35 ppt) . As you move North, and up-river in any of the rivers and creeks, the salinity diminishes until you reach the top of the Bay ( where I now live ), to < 0.5 ppt ; nearly fresh water ! The species of sea life / fish vary w/ the salinity. We've caught flounder and mackerel out of Solomons--- 3 types of bass in Havre de Grace. Every creek has a rough line of where the incursion of tidal water stops, twice-a-day. Email me at a gmail address combined w/ the 1st 12 letters in this Y.T. name if you'd like to see some of the Bay from the water. Blessings !
@@davonfowler8236 Preakness weekend I believe there is an agreement between Park Heights and the City of Baltimore to behave, I was at Preakness 2018 for "Justify" triple crown run. We could tell it wasn't a friendly area, but the residents either kept to themselves or were out trying to make a positive dollar by selling bbq or parking on their home lots. We wondered away from the track trying to find our uber and wasn't under any attack, maybe luckily.
@@vincentstout3780 2012 me, my wife and another couple went to preakness and we started wondering further and further away from the track trying to figure out where our Uber was located, So me and my friend are walking the lead while our ladies have the uber search going walking behind us in there sundresses and fancy hats. Well I notice they were quite for a bit and turned my head and they were a block down from where we were walking and surrounded by six young bulls, we quickly walked back to retrieve them, but it felt like a hustle takeover as they lured us into one of their row houses. Once inside they told me and my friend to sit on a couple of wooden chairs and the Bulls gathered on a couple of sofas and they had our wifes perched up on their laps as some mingled with them as another mingled with us. You can guess how this deal went for us.
I came from NY to attend grad school at UMD. Unfortunately, I leased an appartment in Hyattsville....there were two major shootouts there a week after I moved in. LOL
Born and raised in south Baltimore. Westport, Mt Winans, Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, Curtis Bay. Yeah he's telling the truth. Left to serve my country and never looked back. Buried 2 of my sons, 17 & 27 years old. I'll never move back. I'll never live anywhere between the M and the D. (M-arylan-D)
The Anne Arundel side of Curtis Bay is nice and virtually part of Pasadena. The folks in Curtis Bay, Baltimore are working hard to improve it and we're fighting the industrial polluters together.
As someone from Hyattsville who still lives in Hyattsville I will say, it’s rough but for lower income families it’s one of the best cities in the area. Going a bit more south in the county would be considerably more dangerous. If I wasn’t a Maryland native and moved to the state I’d probably move to Montgomery County (but too expensive) or Charles County instead.
I lived in the Green Meadows neighborhood of Hyattsville. It's all F'ed up now. Went to Northwestern High School, the new building looks like a prison inside!
@@indianabill5740you mean the area to the right of the Beltway, like Tacoma Park areas, right? That’s that melting Pot with tons of foreign folks who move there for the lower prices and come from completely different cultures. Even those areas are areas I specifically😊 dislike, but I don’t see tons of violence there. Have you seen such?
My favorite part about this video is how, a year later (summer of ‘23), he’ll make a featurette about how Aberdeen is actually a nice place to live. He even featured my neighborhood, in the heart of Aberdeen, which is very quiet and safe. For real though, 7 spots and no mention of Essex, Hagerstown, or Cumberland. No mention of how Rising Sun used to be KKK country and is probably still not a place I’d recommend if you’re a minority. No mention of Towson, which absolutely has its ups and downs, no mention of Cambridge. But Aberdeen is sketchy because he witnessed an altercation at a bowling alley and the cops were called.
Well this is interesting. I lived in MD for almost 35 yrs and I lived in the bubble. Moved back to PA IN 2013. Best move I ever made. Maryland is a beautiful state that the developers have just RUINED. ITS CROWDED. TRAFFIC IS INSANE. And you need to be politically correct. Especially in Montgomery Co. Also bring your wallet. It’s not cheap to live there. Carroll co is nice but they are ruining that too especially near Westminster. Same with Washington Co. The DC people are filtering up and the townhouses are popping up. Just my opinion. I don’t miss MD at all !
Or, the places where you can find affordable housing in Maryland! But, it’s more affordable for a reason. All kidding aside, depending on your background and what you’re used, if you’re used to blue collar working class neighborhoods with no frills, you may be okay moving to some of these areas if it’s a good enough deal. I would just stay away from the rough neighborhoods in Baltimore City at all costs. Nothing is worth that. This is especially true if you have kids. The public schools are awful.
I agree. Although, I will say I come from a wealthy family, I do very well myself, have always lived in the suburbs and frowned upon many dangerous/unsafe areas and people, and lots of the areas he mentioned are a bit laughable to me, because if one goes to those areas that individual would see ZERO signs of violence/danger! I think he really missed the mark with some of these places, although places like Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, West Baltimore, etc., are dead on.
My SO and I are actually driving up next week to drive around and take a look at neighborhoods and different places around baltimore to get a lay of the land. Were planning on moving in the begining of may from wv. Renting for now but if we fall in love we might buy a house in the future.
@@jonmcdonald6374 Other things changed our plans for us actually. I liked Baltimore but definitely would have moved *nearby* rather then to the city like we thought. The worst of Baltimore was honestly about the same as the normal of where we live.
@@BookStormeBaltimore isn’t bad. This man paints a picture like he shits rainbows. You have shitty people wherever you live. Homes in ne and nw dc start at a million but crime is super high. People say to avoid sw dc but you have a ton of federal buildings and where the military barracks are. I lived in a bunch of neighborhoods in bmore and would be fine living in any of them.
I was born on Light Street before Alaska or Hawaii were states. My mother started out life on Moser Street. We moved to Ferndale and then Glen Burnie in 1965. Visited Edgewood Arsenal area many times in the early 1960s. I routinely visited the permanently closed Methodist Church in Dundalk in the mid 1960s. I was an unarmed security guard for McCormicks in the Inner Harbor, a trucking lot in Curtis Bay and a construction site just south of Cherry Hill while in college. Graduated UM in College Park. It was not until I left the area in the military serving overseas and in other states that I saw the light. There is a reason the Colts left in 1984. There is a reason the Bullets left. There is a reason the Clippers left. There is a reason the Blades folded. It was awesome to see the inner Harbor renovated. I was proud to be from the area but ultimately I left for greener pastures. Mom will pass away in Maryland… loves it to her core despite the decline of the inner city (well portrayed in “The Wire”) ; the massively corrupt politicians (well funded city schools cannot graduate people at grade level); ridiculous taxes for the return; the I-695 “crawl;” etc. I go back to visit routinely to see family and it is sad watching so much decay in the old neighborhoods…. I hope anyone going to Maryland has a great experience … I truly wish them well as my childhood was! But politicians drove me away when I could not vote them out of office. Maryland soldiers contributed all out of proportion to their size to make this country free as the “Old Line” soldiers were some of the very few General Washington could count on to attempt to stand toe to toe against the British in combat (well documented in “Washington’s Immortals”) but that spirit has been all but washed out of Maryland’s history. I see no hope of political accountability. That said, there are still nice neighborhoods in Maryland if you need to move there… I hope your videos cover them well.
My family moved to Port and Eager streets in1956. I live in Howard county now. I will not go into the city past St. Agnes hospital. No place in the city is safe.
Pretty much all the areas I’ve been looking to rent in because of the affordability - for a single female. I guess it’s just a pipe dream, and the rent is affordable for a reason 😢. It seems like Hagerstown is the only option for affordable rent in a safer area?
Don’t take his words in extremes. Many places he said are violent simply are not…I’ve been to all of these areas and some of them are very clean, very safe, and have great schools.
@@LIVINGINBALTIMOREMARYLAND I live in Edgewood, there are a few bad places in Edgewood; the area behind where the Giant used to be and the grove apartments on Edgewood rd., but it's not like there are roaming gangs on the streets. Yes, the people are low class. The same can be said about Dundalk. But there are areas in Baltimore where you will get robbed, and sometimes even by the city.
I lived in Maryland from March 1989 until December 1993. I lived in Savage, a little town that is Exit 38 off of I-95. It was safe at the time, but some sketchy people moved into the apartments. Maryland is an expensive place to live. Sales tax applies to clothes. Bringing a car into Maryland is a nightmare. Traffic is awful. Baltimore is a city to avoid. It is a shame but it is the truth. Western Maryland is a beautiful place and affordable but jobs are scarce. There are better states to live in.
Do you mean the Storch Woods Apartments in Savage? Interestingly, that area is still a clean area, although many of those apartments are Section 8, or at least they were back then. But most of those houses are older, more conservative, predominately whites, and although it use to be extremely racist, never since going there as a child have I known it to be violent or dangerous. Quite the contrary…one can walk around there late at night, as I have done many times, and almost never see another person walking around. It’s a very quiet and conservative area…has always been for as long as I remember. You’re right about the prices here, though…geez, we cannot catch a break living in the DMV!
@@stevie586 I was in what was called Springhouse Place. The Storch apartments were better. It looked like mostly lower income whites...that is who I encountered at the laundromat next to the Wawa. I liked the Savage Mill, and Savage had easy access to I-70 via Route 32, which was important because all of my family was/is in Western PA and Ohio. Also, easy access to I-97 and Delmarva. Western Pennsylvania has its issues, but I can afford a house and food here.
@@penguinsfan251 Ok, got it…that area is over there by Vollmerhausen Road, right? Or is it over there by the Mill? Some friends and I have upscale parties at the Mill; we rent it out, put on our best Couture, and invite all our old friends; it is FUN! Yes, savage is interesting because although it is in wealthy Howard County, it is lower income, Uber-patriotic (flags everywhere) mainly republican whites. The area is clean, but not like much of the rest of Howard County. Yes, I know that Laundromat…my sister us to go to it in the 80’s when she lived there and I went to Patuxent Valley in Savage growing up, so I use to walk to her house after school sometimes, despite me living the opposite direction in east Columbia at the time. I still have homes in the area despite living in DC most of my time, and one thing I love absolute most in that area is we can literally jump on any road RIGHT THERE to go ANYWHERE…it is central to all, which is important in this high traffic area. Say you’re on route 1 at the Jessup/Savage line…you would be right down the street from 32, 29, 95, 295, 495, etc. And from there, you’re close to 70, 695, 270, 97, 50, etc. Also, yes, I know our prices are insanely high here. I’m from an affluent family and I’m use to living here, so it all seems normal to me, but I am fully aware most people in this country absolutely could not afford to live in this area…breaks my heart.
@@stevie586 It has been decades since I lived there. Springhouse Place was Section 8. My water and gas were included in my rent and I could walk to the Wawa or the Post Office or the Savage Mill. The old racetrack closed in early 1989. There is a shopping center there now. I actually liked my apartment. Nothing fancy. It was close to the Camden Line Laurel and Savage stations and the Odenton Penn Line.
@@penguinsfan251 ahhhh, totally got it. I’m familiar with that whole entire everything you mentioned and you’re bringing back major memories to me! By the way, my Columbia East homes are very close to the line over on this end as well. I never ride the train, but you’re bringing back some serious memories!
How dare you!!! I'm from Dundalk!😅 We moved here when I was 15 and I have now been here 33 years. Your not wrong though unfortunately. The part you mentioned is bad. There are better parts of Dundalk but it has gotten worse and worse over the last 10 years especially the last few. It's basically full blown Baltimore City now almost. When we first moved here our neighborhood was super safe, clean and friendly. I'm still in the same neighborhood to this day but it is terrible now.
I grew up in Montgomery County. We had some sketchy areas in downtown Silver Spring, MD, but not that bad. One of my best friends lives in Elkton, MD. I don't think he has had any problems at all, but most of his kids go to Catholic school rather than public school. He has a large piece of land and is sort of isolated.
Not necessarily. There is a challenging drug problem in Elkton. Take a look at this article...www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/elkton-a-hotbed-of-prescription-drug-abuse/
I've lived in Salisbury most of my life. I love it here and am so glad I never left. The city limits do not reflect the true population. There are pockets of bad neighborhoods but I have never felt unsafe here. The vibe is upbeat and people are diverse and friendly for the most part.
I grew up in the O’Donnell Heights and then the Gray Manor area of Dundalk. I’ve NEVER had a problem whatsoever crime related or people related, and I’m 53 years old. The problem with Dundalk isn’t the people who have grown up there or the generations of families that have lived in Dundalk all their lives. The problem, and this is just the reality of it wether people want to realize it or even hear it, is the ones that have moved to Dundalk. If you talk to people who have grown up in Dundalk, you’ll hear them speak of a tight knit community with a small old time feel. The people OF DUNDALK will do anything for their neighbors. Also the truth is that ANY place that’s on a main bus line, are the not so great areas. Most of the crime in Dundalk is caused from the younger generation. That’s not being prejudice, that’s just the truth. It’s not about what race or ethnicity they’re, it’s the generation as a whole. Growing up we were onry sure, but we never stole or destroyed anyone’s property, bcuz we had respect. In the 80’s and early 90’s all my friends had BMX bikes that were worth a lot of money, with a few of us that had BMX bikes that had up to $1,300 in them. We were never afraid to ride around day or night with them in fear of having them stolen. Of course there was 1 or 2 places we wouldn’t go, but there was probably 20 places that we would go. If you look at Dundalk as a whole today, the majority is perfectly safe. It may be 2 or 3 areas that make Dundalk have a bad name. And of course they’re within the major bus routes. I see people making comments about racism in Dundalk and I don’t have any idea where in Dundalk you’d find racist people, bcuz in all my years of going to school, living and playing in Dundalk, you didn’t hear the word “race”. We ALL got along. Besides Dundalk, I’ve lived in Edgemere, Essex, Ocean City, Smithsburg, PA, Abingdon, and now Dundalk again and Dundalk was the least racist place that I lived in.
@c.c.1070 but we can't speak that. I worked in that mall in the 80s and saw the shift. I remember waiting for the #4 bus to take me home and not a care in the world. Then they added route on eastern Ave to and from the city in the early 90s. Then value city. All bets were off after that. Now they have moved on to destroying the avenue at white marsh.
Not gonna lie as a young black man whose from Baltimore and still here. 2023 was the year that I experienced the most racism in my life here in Maryland as I was conducting my dog walking job on multiple occasions througout Baltimore City/County, Howard County, Harford County and Anne Arundel County
Smh, this video isn’t about racism. Its about worst neighborhoods to reside… the most crime infested areas are the ones dontaveous and them lives… at least you can have a dog walking business in those places the so called racism is…. I bet you can’t in blackevious ville…
@@tammyreisecomplete and utter nonsense in your post, and a reason blacks scream BLM from the mountain tops, because the ignorance you just expressed proves americans have tons to learn about being empathetic to the black struggle in this country. WTF do you mean it isn’t about racism but is about the worst and crime? Do you not understand the crimes of racism? Do you understand and have you not seen the extreme crimes against blacks at the hand of racists??? SMH, very disgusting to read your completely out of touch and inconsiderate reply, as if blacks are just supposed to tolerate racism, and that racism isn’t violence!
Only racism I see is against White people. Whites are attacked on a regular basis by black teenagers. Robberies, carjackings etc. The young "scholars" are NEVER prosecuted even when they are caught which is unlikely.
West Baltimore is the worst of anywhere in MD. Cops don't even like to go in there. Just saying. Basically stay away from Route 40 corridor in general in Harford County. I grew up in Bel Air/HARCO since 1969. Like he says there are pockets that are ok but in general steer clear of Route 40, even in Abingdon, Havre de Grace & Joppatown.
@MINDISCOTT thanks for your perspective and input. I agree with you, the route 40 corridor is quite a challenge from Baltimore City all the way up into Delaware. Do you still live in Harford County?
@LIVING IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND I do. After high school I lived in college park for college (you were spot on with Hyattsville although it's wasn't as bad back in 79-82) and then Historic ellicott city (loved!), then bought a townhouse in Baltimore city between wolf and Anne st on Fairmont Ave for a couple years. Then back up to HARCO, Fallston, village of forest Hill (meaning historic section of forest hill, in the original 1890 livery stable converted to a house on rt 24, then Fallston again, and back to bel air for the last 22 years. Raised my kids in Bel Air. I love that it's become more artistic and encouraging of small businesses. Highly recommend! ❤️
Half of PG county is now called Hyattsville. Old Hyattsville around the U of MD is OK. If you go past the BW parkway heading towards route 50 and Beyond that is Now called Hyattsville also it can get dicey. Lots of drug activity.
I’m confused. The area you mentioned is the most suburban area of Hyattsville, houses, very clean and quiet neighborhoods, etc. We just to do our ball practice in that area for about 10-15 years, have friends living in some of those houses, and it is very quiet there. I don’t even see folks hanging out or drug activity at all. Are you referring to the part of DC beyond there? If so, that makes sense, and is SE DC, not Hyattsville…one you cross over 50 on 295S going to the left, that’s DC, not Hyattsville. I would have to agree with you on the drug activity there, etc., but the Hyattsville portion of that area is both suburban and also industrial…these are quiet areas.
@@TheWhale45 what is what you said? ROFL…you said something completely different than me. Simply put, what I stated is correct…I know that entire area like the back of my hand. Folks just make things up speaking about violence when I go to Beverly Hills and even Hollywood is not much different. Folks be making things up, lol
I think you missed Essex hun. Most areas around Baltimore City are not great. Even Towson used to be great but not anymore. I lived in Glen Burnie, Essex and Arbutus. Had to move out to Hartford county for better schools when my daughter became school age and although a much longer commute for me, it was worth it. Left Maryland in 1997 and have not had one regret. So I would suggest that no one move to the city that bleeds.
To be totally honest with you, we steer clear away from White Marsh and the Avenue in the warmer months now. If you take a ride thru the parking lots at night, you’ll see the police cameras with the blinking blue lights all over the place now. The problem isn’t the people that live there, it’s the younger individuals that come from other areas and wreak havoc. It got so bad that they have curfews all summer. We don’t even go to Towson at night in the warmer months bcuz of the same thing. Basically, if an area has a bus line thru it, it’s not all that safe. That’s just the reality!
Sadly as a black person living in Maryland you are constantly trying to figure out how to avoid black people especially teenagers. I know is bad other places too like all of California and Detroit but Maryland is too small to avoid a demographic that state and local policies refuse to hold accountable for anything.
@@JumpingJax777plainly stupid comment! People like you are the problem in the black community…you wanna associate with anyone other than blacks, meanwhile 70% of all crime is actually committed by whites in this country. Maybe you would know this if you weren’t busy avoiding blacks, who account for 26% of all crime in this country’s, and only 1% of the black population are convicted criminals. Please don’t feed stupidity…your comment is embarrassing.
I have lived in Edgewood and visit my grandparents there and yeah he has a pair but there are meany houses to live in that are great so it depends on what you want and or looking for
I agree…I don’t see problems in Edgewood. It’s mainly quiet suburbs where I have been. Have you seen Edgewood as a bad area? It’s more of a budget area, but I don’t see violence there.
i live in dundalk. yeah some parts of dundalk are sketchy like turners station or saint helena. is dundalk great? no. do i want to live here? not at all. i grew up here and inherited my childhood home so this is where i am. haha
I moved away and came back- but bought a place in Edgemere. I rarely go in unless I have to. I lived behind Patapsco during my childhood.. it was was shocking when I moved away and saw that.. most places aren't like that..
Both of my children were born at St Agnes and it makes me sad to know how accurate this report is. Maryland is a wonderful state with a lot of variety packed into a small area. But for some reason there doesn't seem to be a lot of desire for people in the better areas to share with those in the other areas. I can't imagine anyone in Bethesda ever wanting to help someone out in Jessup or Laurel
What do Jessup or Laurel have to do with this? Jessup is in Howard County, one of the most affluent areas in the entire country. Laurel is boring and again, although he has tons of beautiful new homes, but really, Bethesda is not much different than Jessup or Laurel at all aside from maybe having more mansions and being closer to Potomac. But Howard County is more wealthy than Montgomery County, FYI…contrary to popular belief. There is rarely crime in Jessup or Laurel, both are very clean areas, home values are absolutely through the roof in both areas, amenities are great, with tons of everything for everyone, blue ribbon schools, etc. I’m perplexed about your mention of Jessup and Laurel, lol. I have best friends and family in Bethesda, Jessup, and Laurel, and all the people are essentially cut from the same cloth and get along extremely well. Why would anyone from Jessup or Laurel need help from someone in Bethesda?
I grew up in Elkton and it was then a great little town,a place where you knew almost everybody,a place where you could leave the car windows down and the keys in the car overnight,I hardly ever remember locking the house up,neighbors looked out for each other that was in the 60's and 70's,Now within the town limits it's nothing but drug driven crime,Elkton seems like a smaller town but geographically it's pretty good sized and there are still some very nice parts out of the town limits
Why not highlight the positive areas of Baltimore and Maryland instead of the negative ones. I find your approach "shady". There are nice areas and great people everywhere you put down .
Mane, if you’re not from Cherry Hill you’ll have a problem! I’ve got distant family who have lived there since 80’s, have visited since 80’s, and I know for a fact huge violent gangs are there, my family has had many bodies dropped off at their house, etc. If someone can live in Cherry Hill, I think they can literally live anywhere…the dangers there are very real for random folks who are not known.
There used to be a Read's Drug on Shipping Place in Dundalk. Once a week they would run a sale on tuna fish and there would be dozens of people waiting for the store to open. They would rush into the store, grab the tuna fish and then sit outside and eat right out of the can. They actually carried can openers in their pockets.
Im a Baltimore native and i will say although this is a high crime city but i think you might be afraid of the legend. I visit all these neighborhoods all the time and the people are pretty decent. Baltimore is not really a city where trouble finds you, you find trouble.
Cumberland MD:I wish Josh Kelty was an advocate against domestic violence rather than an advocate of domestic violence. I wish he would do his job rather than abuse his position to get men off!
I lived on Eastern shore for 12 years, in Centerville. If you like mosquitoes, flat boring land, and move to East shore. I don’t recommend anybody to move anywhere on the eastern shore.
Maryland Dude. I live in Edgewood and I'm white, but I do not have any trouble with crime. I like it here because life is cheaper than Baltimore County.
Really? I had a condo in Edgewood. Heard gun shots almost every night, had a gun pulled on me twice. Kids hanging around buildings waiting to rob people 🤩 My elderly neighbor got robbed and car stolen. I got out Great place?
Thanks for the info.....A couple of days ago i was watching a Salisbury video and saw it has a lovely downtown, and thought i would like to know more about the city,........until i saw (in that same video) a black guy with a machine gun at broad daylight on a shootout in downtown!!! 😮
I left Maryland not a good state. Grew up there as well. Comptroller of Maryland came out with some concerning statistics as well. Those going to Maryland hope it works out. There are some really nice spots by the water
Born in Dundalk, I’m 57… never had any issues at all… your judgement of this small community is wrong. There are problems in every community,Dundalk is a great place to live and shop. You’re casting a wide net on an entire community! Did you mention all of the water front parks and homes? We are a peninsula. So many fun things to do. Plus the Heritage fair and fireworks every 7/4. Strongly disagree sir!
@@GaryGreggs-w1d usually in Dundalk every single day of the work week for nearly a score, and I have no idea what he’s talking about regarding many of these areas!
@stevie586 dundalk was a great place to grow up. I'm not from dundalk, but my parents and my wife are. Those schools and neighborhoods were great 30 years ago. Now that section 8 has dig its heels in its getting bad. But at one time, it was a fantastic area. If were being honest Aberdeen and dundalk are very similar.
Ive lived in Maryland all my life, thanks for covering this for people who do not know the area well. Hyattsville, a definite red flag and Baltimore the GPS can really send you to areas that compromise your safety most definitely.
If you need good healthcare stay away from western (west of Howard county) Maryland and the eastern shore. Lots of healthcare train wrecks from outside hospitals from there.
All those places he named are harmless except the inner city. It’s danger everywhere you go. That’s like thinking there is no crime in Beverley Hills. Crime is everywhere. I be in all those places
When I was young, Salisbury was a great classic eastern shore town!! I mean a wonderful town, then came diversity and there went the town straight down the crapper!! One thing this list has in common is diversity, Ocean City, no good no more, family's now avoid the once spectator resort town... such a travesty.
Good list. You can also include pretty much all of PG County, most of Charles County, southern Montgomery County, Columbia, Brooklyn Park, Randallstown, parts of Hagerstown, and Woodlawn. There are other places... but that's a good start.
Completely and utterly disagree with you. Aside from Brooklyn Park, RANDALLSTOWN, Woodlawn, and maybe some parts of PG County, all those areas you mentioned great areas. Columbia? Montgomery County? Charles County? Like, not only are the first two amongst the most affluent areas in this entire country, but they’re extremely safe, have amazing schools, have beautiful homes, etc. I’m perplexed by your additions to this list.
@@dustine7371exactly…I’m wondering what this person is smoking! Columbia was one of the absolute most desired areas before the DC market rapidly exploded…everyone who worked in DC were the wealthy folks who worked there and lived in Columbia. Columbia also currently has one of the highest incomes in this country…top five almost every year. I have zero idea about what this person is talking, but definitely incorrect!
There’s a lot of diversity in Salisbury. I love it. Of course if you’re in a bad neighborhood you expect bad things. But besides that, it’s a nice place but lower paying jobs. I live by the zoo and have yet to have any issues. I think this video was during the pandemic or thereafter
I can attest that the most prejudice areas in Baltimore County are Essex, Middle River, Rosedale and Dundalk but its MD as a whole in my opinion. Anyways Im done ranting, i just subbed and even tho im not rocking with non black folks right now maybe your content will further change my mind
I've lived or worked in all of the above. I've never had an issue. These areas come with a high population of black and Hispanics. You really need to get out more.
@@mrsz1988 Essex, Middle River, Rosedale, and Dundalk high density of blacks and Hispanics? You’re definitely smoking something good…most of those areas are very high density poor or middle class-ish white, and are known to be predominately white, at that. You tell this other person to get out more? I’m in those areas almost every single weekday for work…predominately white, by far…now and historically!
@stevie586 I grew up in Dundalk. My old neighborhood looks like little Havana. Bought my first house in the Essex middle river area. Was driven out by crime. We loved that house. But the crime was just too much. I'm sure a lot are poor white but in my experience it's not
There are plenty of places in all parts of the state. In the Baltimore area a few I recommend are Columbia, Severna Park, Laurel, Ellicott City, Towson, Owings Mills, White Marsh, Lutherville, and Bel Air. Any particular food you are looking for Stacy?
I have been to all of these places in Maryland (Hyattsville, Salisbury, Baltimore, etc). When I was a kid 40 years ago, you could venture to these places with very little problems and they didn't look as rundown as they look today. I guess the drug epidemic is what ran these places down.
Only in daylight. No bs, tuck your jewelry, and carry a little cash. If you got nothing if you get asked for it, it's better to lose 40 bucks, then your life.
Born and raised in Edgewood Maryland myself, moved away back in 2019. Never realized how different home was compared to others lol people out here in Wisconsin wouldn't make it out there 😂
I knew my neighborhood Brooklyn, Curtis Bay would be on this list, probably number one and it would be the truth, but seriously 25 to 30 years ago it was an awesome neighborhood, honestly it was, but now it's total hell and my dumb ass is still hear, but on my way out because my youngest son deserves better than this for sure,i don't recommend this area to no one period.
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