Safe, fun neighborhoods in Baltimore?

My boyfriend is in the Coast Guard, and we will likely be relocating to Baltimore this summer. We enjoy urban living; we don't own or plan to own a car, and we would like to live in a Baltimore neighborhood that:



1) has a low crime rate and is safe to walk around in

2) is close to public transportation and/or within walking distance to downtown, shops/markets, restaurants, parks, historical sites, etc.

3) has plenty of rental units (as opposed to owner-occupied units)

4) is aesthetically pleasing, if possible ;)



I've heard that Federal Hill and Mount Vernon are nice... any other suggestions?



Thanks!!Safe, fun neighborhoods in Baltimore?
Little Italy is right next to downtown and that is one of the safest neighborhoods in the city period. Federal Hill occassional has homeless, junkie, and car theives walking around, Mount Vernon has a majority Gay neighborhood so in addition to the previous three, you are more likely to run into perverts of sorts there even though there are some decent straight clubs there too. Little Italy has a reputation for being safe, crime free, and drug free even though it borders the Perkins Homes which are very bad to live in. My father and I did not live there but we lived near there and played Bocce all the time and were able to leave our car unlocked there and no one would come over there to steal it.



I will say this one thing about Little Italy, you and your boyfriend, if you two are African American, you will have to understand that BS common to the city's African American neighborhoods is not welcome there. You and hewill not be unwelcome there assuming you and he are good citizens but the problems that are commonly associated with African Americans are unwelcome in Little Italy. What I mean by this is any drug, criminal, homicide, being loud in the street or having six kids out of wedlock type problems are unwelcome in Little Italy but are very welcome in any of Baltimore's 100+ African American ghettoes. All Im saying is this, if you are African American, you can live in Little Italy, but your African American problems and negative stereotypes can not.
In other words,according to SouthBrooklynCarl, you should really avoid living in Little Italy if you are gay or African.

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Safe, fun neighborhoods in Baltimore?
Pikesville, MD is a great option within your criteria. It is no more than a 25-minute drive to downtown Baltimore, has relatively safe neighborhoods, many stores and restaurants, places to walk and units to rent.



These sites should give you a better understanding of Pikesville.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikesville,鈥?/a>



http://maps.google.com/maps?q=pikesville鈥?/a>



http://maryland.hometownlocator.com/md/b鈥?/a>



http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g4131鈥?/a>



Hope this helps!
Upper Park Heights-Pikesville area, Hamden, Canton