Downtown baltimore md to OXON HILL, MD (rent, houses)

[slowlane3]

I lived in Oxon Hill from 1950 - 1990 (40 years) and am still very familiar with that area.

The exact location you described (Rivertowne shopping center area) is not "right on a metro line" if you mean actual metrorail. There are metrobusses, but you would have to drive at least 3 miles to park at a metrorail station, which is on the Green line. And metrorail is on limited schedule due to COVID-19. The population has been overwhelmingly African-American for decades, although with increasing numbers of Hispanics, and a few Filipinos.

Hyattsville, which was just mentioned, is a more walkable area with character, part of it is an incorporated municipality, and close to the Universities community. Oxon Hill has no culture or real social life, although it's convenient to all the social and cultural life of Alexandria.

What's the exact location of your worksite, may I ask?

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by SteveParker2k

currently paying 1280 + utilites about 200 a month + parking 190 a month in baltimore
Oxon will be 1400 and that's it

If that $1400 is one weeks net income (after taxes & saving/investing commitment)... you're golden.
I suspect though that the underlying issue is that neither PG or Baltimore is really affordable.
Not on the income you have.

Find a nicer place in a nicer location that you can SHARE with someone else.
Cut your housing costs in half. Then find a better paying job.

[Digger 68]

I wish the OP well, but again......trying to afford to live in a nice neighborhood in a metro on a modest budget ain't happening....

[G1..]

Originally Posted by SteveParker2k

But if you had a choice between downtown baltimore and oxon hill, md like near home depot. which one would you pick?

I wouldn't ,I would find somewhere else.

[DaveinMtAiry]

I would not move to Oxon Hill for the reasons already posted. Hyattsville is by far a better option, it's much MUCH nicer than it was when I was living in the area in the late 70's when it was kind of dumpy. There are good ethnic restaurants and I believe a Harris Teeter. Right up the road are the options in College Park along with a Metro station.

[ArcticH]

Originally Posted by SteveParker2k

Currently living downtown. Not paying a bad price.
But getting tired of paying for parking and the bums everywhere begging for change almost everyday.


Also none of my family will visit. they refuse to come to baltimore.




So i'm looking at this place in oxon hill in the main part of oxon hill near the safeway and stuff.
i don't have any kids. young white professional working out of dc.


i used to take the marc from baltimore to work or drive.




guys. i have been a long long time reader of this forum and i finally decided to sign up today. I NEED ADVICE.


What's your opinion on this?






choosing oxon hill because the place i'm looking at is a apt with ALL UTILITIES and right on the metro line. Also it's close to VA and DC.
I'm a whole foods harris tetter type of person.

Anything is better than Baltimore, Oxon hill doesn’t have a shooting every day, nor squeegee men on every corner, if you can manage Baltimore, then you can probably manage Oxon Hill,

[Digger 68]

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And it has malcontents who post in a city forum they dislike because they have no life with multiple accounts on a non moderated sub forum...............

[G1..]

Originally Posted by ArcticH

Anything is better than Baltimore, Oxon hill doesn’t have a shooting every day, nor squeegee men on every corner, if you can manage Baltimore, then you can probably manage Oxon Hill,

...............every day, no.

[boreatwork]

Originally Posted by G1..

...............every day, no.

no shootings everyday but about 3 murders last year. Oxon hill is just real busy with alot of police activity. SE DC is right down the street but so is the outlets national harbor and top golf and Virginia which is a different world. OP might be good.

[G1..]

Originally Posted by ArcticH

Anything is better than Baltimore, Oxon hill doesn’t have a shooting every day, nor squeegee men on every corner, if you can manage Baltimore, then you can probably manage Oxon Hill,

Pretty sure when you compare a "metropolis" to a suburban city there will always be a difference.