I’d love to know that as well!

I work in a school near Cockeysville and it is the ideal suburbs to raise a family as well as the surrounding neighborhoods (Timonium, Towson, Sparks, Phoenix etc.). However, many adults in the area are parents and most interactions happen through their children’s school, hobbies, sports, birthdays, community events etc. So just like many other replies to your thread, I would suggest initially living in the city. The Mt. Washington and Hampden communities seem to meet your immediate needs. They are both relatively safe, walkable, and accessible neighborhoods with friendly people. If you choose to live within one of these communities, the warmer seasons ahead will give y’all lots of opportunities to meet people through events, pop ups, etc. and for you to host your own events, and to just enjoy the outdoors. Also it’s awesome your partner works at UMMC. Your partner will come across a big community of people that include plenty of transplants that can offer advice and support. Best of luck to you and I hope you find what you’re looking for!

It sounds like the county fits more of your options. I recommend Towson, Timonium, and the Cockeysville area. You have access to a variety of parks and recreation, shopping, groceries, dinning, good schools (public or private), childcare centers, hospitals, urgent care, etc. and the city is less than 25 mins away by car. The school that I work at is around these area’s and I know of a lot of parents who work at home and will commute occasionally to the city to visit the office. Parents I’ve talked to love the area and find it family friendly!