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ames2k20 OP t1_j0a5vnf wrote

Reply to comment by needleinacamelseye in Bolton Hill from Capitol Hill by ames2k20

Thank you for addressing each point so well! It definitely like there is solid access to urban life (even if not in the center).

I’m trying to determine whether I’d be mugged in broad daylight just walking around or if it’s a little more easygoing than that.

Thrilled to hear it’s queer friendly and that there are other long term neighborhood residents - I’m definitely looking to nest and put down roots. So this is encouraging.

Would commuting once or twice a week to DC be doable? My office is not far from union station.

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needleinacamelseye t1_j0bhncf wrote

I mean, it's Baltimore, and occasionally bad things happen in good areas. If you adjust your crime reference frame to Baltimore standards, Bolton Hill is a safe area. I'm not saying you'll never be mugged in broad daylight just walking around, but I don't think of Bolton Hill as the sort of place where that's more likely to happen than any other part of Baltimore. In terms of how crime impacts you on a daily basis, package theft will dwarf the rest.

The MARC commute to DC is long but doable if you minimize the distance you have to travel on each end of the train. Bolton Hill is a five to ten minute walk from the train station. If your work is near Union Station, the DC commute would be plenty doable. I know plenty of folks who live here who commute to DC on the MARC train. Lastly, as part of the infrastructure bill that got passed last year, there are plans to rebuild the tunnel under West Baltimore to allow trains to go faster into Penn Station - the idea is that when it's done (in ten years) a BAL->DC express train would take just half an hour.

Edit: About the other commenter's real estate agent recommendations - I swear Jessica Dailey sells half the houses in this neighborhood. I'd agree with them solely based on the volume of business she does here - she's obviously doing something right.

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SilverProduce0 t1_j0bj1aw wrote

WOW, half an hour for an express train to DC would be incredible.

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ames2k20 OP t1_j0cz6qf wrote

So glad to hear about the commute. Sounds easy enough to do once or twice a week. Let’s hope for the express train.

So as long as I keep my wits about me, it seems the risk of crime there isn’t disastrous. Thank you.

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MultipleSnoregasm t1_j0b98tl wrote

The commute is very doable. I go twice a week from further away in Baltimore with no issues. The train takes an hour (thought there's a 45 minute express train coming back) and is very comfortable and reliable.

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ames2k20 OP t1_j0cz972 wrote

Seems like a nice time to listen to podcasts or read!

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NoImpact3813 t1_j0g9eir wrote

I don’t live there, but I drive through Bolton hill to get to work every day. It seems like a very charming space… parents walking their kids to school or pulling them in little plastic wagons. MICA students walking alone.

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