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alarimer

(16,245 posts)
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 05:46 PM Feb 2015

Need advice on housing near Annapolis, MD

I've been offered a new job and I've accepted, so now I need to find a place to live. I know it will be expensive. Most of my pay raise will be spent on housing. I'm moving because my boyfriend lives in Fairfax, VA. Eventually we will live together, likely somewhere in the middle. But for the immediate future, I need to find something within a reasonable commuting distance. Say 30 miles. Probably an apartment.

I'm not familiar enough with the geography to know what towns and cities are good, and what to avoid.

Thanks.

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Need advice on housing near Annapolis, MD (Original Post) alarimer Feb 2015 OP
Congratulations on the new job! femmocrat Feb 2015 #1
Yes, it's definitely a good thing. alarimer Feb 2015 #3
FIRST, congrats on the new job. elleng Feb 2015 #2
I will do that, thanks. alarimer Feb 2015 #4
Right, commuting not possible, elleng Feb 2015 #5
More than likely alarimer Feb 2015 #6
That will be nice. Annapolis is a neat and interesting place, elleng Feb 2015 #7
The two times I've been sailing, I managed to run aground. alarimer Feb 2015 #9
HA! elleng Feb 2015 #10
Looks like Prince Georges Co., MD is right in between. KamaAina Feb 2015 #8
Yes it is, elleng Feb 2015 #11
Look at Crofton, MD charlie and algernon Feb 2015 #12
Thanks alarimer Feb 2015 #14
Glen Burnie....... mrmpa Feb 2015 #13
That's on the list too. alarimer Feb 2015 #15
Bit far from Fairfax, though. KamaAina Feb 2015 #16

alarimer

(16,245 posts)
3. Yes, it's definitely a good thing.
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 07:09 PM
Feb 2015

I'm never optimistic when it comes to interviews, though, so it came as kind of a shock.

Thanks

elleng

(131,176 posts)
2. FIRST, congrats on the new job.
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 06:20 PM
Feb 2015

SECOND, x-post in Maryland AND Virginia.

I'm in MD, in a DC suburb and in southern MD on the Patuxent River, and tho I'm not familiar with the housing situation in and around Annapolis, I'm sure there's plenty to choose from. MD group will be able to advise you about the Annapolis housing market, and what spots to avoid.


edit: Here's a route/map between Fairfax and Annapolis. http://www.distancebetweencities.net/annapolis_md_and_fairfax_va/route

alarimer

(16,245 posts)
4. I will do that, thanks.
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 07:10 PM
Feb 2015

I don't think commuting from there is possible, given the traffic.

I'm sure once I have a start date I will go up there to look.

elleng

(131,176 posts)
5. Right, commuting not possible,
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 07:16 PM
Feb 2015

wanted to show you the lay of the land.

Thinking of living around Annapolis, and visiting Fairfax weekends?

elleng

(131,176 posts)
7. That will be nice. Annapolis is a neat and interesting place,
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 07:32 PM
Feb 2015

and GREAT if y'all like to sail. And if you don't KNOW whether you like to sail, you can take lessons!

alarimer

(16,245 posts)
9. The two times I've been sailing, I managed to run aground.
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 08:50 PM
Feb 2015

Then again, I've run aground in motorboats as well, so the presence of a motor clearly makes no difference.

elleng

(131,176 posts)
11. Yes it is,
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 09:12 PM
Feb 2015

its a large county, my daughter lives there (her husband's a deputy sheriff there,) and HER part of the county is 30 miles from me.

MANY PG residents commute to DC to work. AND some who live in Annapolis also commute to DC to work. We're movers!!!

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts)
12. Look at Crofton, MD
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 09:15 PM
Feb 2015

It's just off of Route 50, about halfway between Annapolis and DC. Crofton is a little bit cheaper than Annapolis and it's got a TON of restaurants, shops, a movie theater, golf course, etc. It's also within easy driving distance to Baltimore, which is nice for weekend day trips.

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
13. Glen Burnie.......
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 10:22 PM
Feb 2015

For housing would be a good place to look at. Towson is nice but may be a bit further than you want to Annapolis

alarimer

(16,245 posts)
15. That's on the list too.
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 11:34 PM
Feb 2015

From my initial investigations, it seems a little cheaper, too. At least from the listings I've seen.

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