Cockeysville/Timonium is a great location for late 20s+. I regret moving away from Timonium seven years ago. I often go back to the old neighborhood to see friends. When my youngest finishes school, I might move back. I moved to a place called Baldwin, MD, but it feels too rural. Timonium was a great balance. I also like being just outside that 695 beltway loop.

I don’t know what kind of environment you’re comfortable in, but some of these suggestions are very far off in culture and crime rates from where you are looking in the Timonium area. Some are awesome pocket communities, but they are in areas that are slowly being consumed by the worse parts of Baltimore. If you’re in the right pocket you’re okay, but if not, you might have a problem. Very heavy traffic inside 695 too.

Timonium doesn’t have much of that other than the one apartment community in Cockeysville, and that’s not exactly bad. Be cautious. Overall, the tide is rising in that area. Some of these other places, not so much.