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Let's say I wanted to move to Maryland
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Odenton specifically. Well, not move there necessarily. That's where the job would be assuming I go there. My wife works for Lush cosmetics and I'd like to move to the mainland to help advance her career. The biggest question is where we would live. I personally would like to see us rent a house, if not buy, with a yard for our dog close to one or the other's place of work. But I'm entirely unfamiliar (And mildly antagonistic with) the east coast. What would be the relatively affordable places to live? Is rail an option going East-West rather than North-South? Also general knowledge to be aware of given she has almost never lived north of Florida and I have only limited experience in Washington state's winter.
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Winter's aren't much of an issue here. It can get pretty cold, but not TOO bad. We get the occasional foot of snow (and by Occasional, I mean like once ever 5-6 years), but in general Winter is pretty much a non-event. I live in Columbia and this year we probably got all of two inches of snow the entire year and half the winter it was in the high 40s or higher.
As for rail, are you talking about commuting? If so, then FYI: Unless you live and work in DC, public transportation around here is pretty useless as we just don't have enough infrastructure to make it worth while.
As a Texan, the winter wasn't a big deal (though this one was apparently very mild). Nothing worse than Dallas so far, though Dallas does get colder than people might think.
When I posted my moving to Maryland topic here, I was advised to steer clear of Prince George's county. I did not heed that advice, and after a couple of months it's safe to say a large portion of PG county is a bit of a hole. Still, there are nice parts of Laurel (though Laurel is tucked right next to Howard and Anne Arundel County. Also it appears to cover a lot of area because a few surrounding cities have Laurel ZIP codes, or something. Like Scaggsville). I work in Greenbelt though, and it's...uninspiring, let's say.
I'm new here too so I don't know the details. There are some houses near me that are brand new and are from the 290s, in what appears to be a nicer part of Laurel, and they're pretty nice looking houses. Maybe that gives you some idea of price range, though I mean literally new, the development isn't even completely finished.
There's the Russett neighborhood, just west of Ft. Meade and near the border between PG and Anne Arundel counties that I drive though to get to my Wal-Mart, and it's really nice.
I do some work at APL in north Laurel, what is really Scaggsville (yah it's confusing), just inside Howard county. That area seems quite pleasant too, but is possibly too far. However, I have a coworker who used to live in Odenton (liked it well enough, actually moved there after living in a less-good part of Laurel) who made the commute to Greenbelt, and it wasn't too onerous, which I think would bode well for that commute, being off the main highways and interstates.
I don't know anything about east of Odenton, towards Annapolis, but I know people who live around there and prefer it to being closer to DC.
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Annapolis would be the closest shop since Quid would be in Ft Meade regardless of anything else. We don't really know what the transit and traffic are like and living areas so we would like to get as much info as possible. Ideally we'd like to live closer to one of the jobs so only one person really has to deal with commuting and we're not sure what the best way to go about this is. It's helpful to know about the lack of public transit options outside of DC. I was wondering why Google maps was suddenly tacking on hours to the commute times!
The reason we'd like to consider a house or townhouse type of deal is the dog. I know apartments are more readily available and accessible but I'd love to have an actual (even if it's small) closed back yard for him. We live in a townhouse deal now but there's no fence so he requires constant walking and supervision which gets really time consuming between everything else. While it's part of owning a pet I'd love to have a yard option for those times when the walks aren't practical or for him to hang out in with nice weather and get some exercise. I don't really want to buy a house since I know for a fact we won't be planning to stay there and I don't know why Quid keeps saying it's an option!
However, we're used to living in pricey areas courtesy of Monterey and Hawaii in general.
I lived in Baltimore for about 9 years. There are a lot of rowhouses in the midatlantic, and most of them have a yard -- especially out in the burbs like Odenton. Depending on your dog, though, you may not have much success just leaving him outside during the day, as the neighborhoods in general are pretty dense and if he barks a lot or appears big, you may get a neighbor who reports you for a) leaving poop on the yard or b) leaving your dog unattended for long periods during the day. Still, it is nice for when you want to hang around outside yourself and let your pup stay with you.
Anyway, Glen Burnie, Odenton, and the general area between Ft Meade and Annapolis is suburby and nice. The commute into Annapolis is going to suck since there's relatively limited access to the area, but the other areas convenient to a LUSH are no better since you have to go to Ft Meade.
If those are your options, I would go with Annapolis and Ft. Meade, and DEFINITELY check out Crofton. It's pretty ideally placed for that. You can hit the fort in about 15-20 mins and Annapolis in 20-25. Give or take 5/10 mins for traffic, but traffic shouldn't be THAT much of an issue. The beltways and the corridor between Baltimore and DC is where traffic really starts to be an issue.
As for the others:
Commuting to DC pretty much universally sucks. 95 to DC is usually OK-ish, but avoid 295(A.K.A the BW Park
ing LotWay. Both can be a nightmare once you start getting really close to DC though, there's not really a great way around the traffic entirely outside of working odd hours. You might also want to consider taking the Metro for the last leg as parking in DC can be a nightmare. Unfortunately, the metro doesn't extend very far past DC, so you probably will have to take a car part of the way regardless. Either way, it will probably be a pretty nasty commute for someone.If you go with Towson, no matter where you live, one of you is going to wind up on the wrong side of Baltimore, and 695 (the Baltimore Beltway) is ALWAYS backed up.
Bethesda is pretty much the same story as DC, minus actually having to go into/park in DC. You're only real option there is to take 95 to 495 (The Capitol Beltway) so prepare for some traffic once you get down towards DC.
1. 295 does tend to turn into a parking lot during the crazy hours, and at all other times people treat it as a race track (and it's usually only two lanes).
2. PG county isn't going to win any awards for awesomeness, but it's not THAT bad in my experience. Then again, I do live on the NW edge of it (Calverton/Beltsville), so it might be worse closer to Greenbelt.
He's just a 25 pound terrier. Currently when not walking him we'll let him out on a chain in the front yard. We always clean up after him regardless and barking might be an issue at first but he calms down and tends to ignore other animals once they become familiar. And we never just leave him unsupervised for long periods. But a fenced in yard would be much nicer for him than eight feet of chain since he's clearly in love with being outside on sunny days.
No worries about gun laws since while we do eventually want one, we do not currently own any nor is it a pressing matter.
Terrible traffic, while annoying, is something we deal with already in Hawaii. But it's also why we're trying to limit dealing with it to at least just one person.
Quick search results in:
http://www.ftmeadesoundoff.com/news/9300/t-partnerships-make-transportation-options-possible/
They will reimburse you for transit, so it is mainly a question of your like of transit and whether any of the options actually work.
As for the commute I've made my way down to the fort on multiple occasions and the drive is not bad at all. A quick shot down 29 and 32 and you're there, and neither road is particularly bad for commuting. Probably only 15-20 mins depending on traffic and what part of the fort you are going to. The other commute would be incredibly short for obvious reasons.
So I'd say that'd be another good choice alongside living somewhere over by Odenton or Crofton and working in Annapolis. Probably a toss-up between the two. I would definitely go one of those two routes though. DC, Bethesda, and Towson are all going to be much more headache.
If you are going to work in DC Drive to the closest metro station and train it in, unless your working earlier than 7 am or go in later than 11 am. Driving into dc after 11 or before 7 is actually pretty fast.