meh name a more similar city. i've been up and down the east coast. philly is the only one close. it used to be richmond around 2010, but it's getting heavily gentrified from out of towners of late. (I'm from richmond, VA) maybe atlanta but not really. charlotte maybe?

Philly. i'm from richmond, va. been too NY as well, boston, rhode island, atlanta, charlotte. it's philly period. richmond used to be close but of late tons of people from NJ and NOVA of all places have been moving there.

There are pockets of similarities. Hampden has a similar vibe to Somerville or Medford. Fells feels like some parts of downtown. Baltimore is cheaper and more approachable, obviously.

Out of these choices it’s obviously Philly but New Orleans and Baltimore has a very similar feel. Charm city

Filthidelphia. Baltimore is much cleaner

We got pretty solid Ethiopian food.

I’m not.

what about detroit?

Providence

I lived in DC and Baltimore and visited Philly a few times, and Philly and Baltimore felt like they had the most in common to me

Same here raised in Baltimore and lived in Philly for five years they are VERY different especially today

The other nice part is that I didn’t have to change the orange & black part of my wardrobe. I may always root for the Phils, but I’ll always root for the O’s, too. And since my other area hockey choice is the Caps, I’s rather be dead than not be a Flyers fan.

We could talk ships, waterfronts, iconic locations… both cities have defining landmarks that are almost so similar, it’d seem intentional if you didn’t know it wasn’t.

This is an accurate pole. Philly feels like Boston and Baltimore had a child.

Idk Philly was really nice to me. You’re right about the food though.

where are yo getting 2 years?

I would love to see bright eyes if you were so inclined.

As a Bostonian who now lives in Baltimore I can promise you, Baltimore is definitely not like Boston.

In my opinion they are just entirely different in terms of scale and feel - but Harbor East is very nice, I haven’t even been back since they opened new Whole Foods.

I wish Philly had somewhere like the Sandlot.

I've only spent a lot of time in NY, NJ, DC and MD but definitely not NYC or DC from my limited list. some of the nicer parts of baltimore feel a bit like hoboken

I have family in Delaware Co., PA. Agree about the Philly vibe. Baltimore people are not as hostile.

Ahhh yes Baltimore the city of infinite resources. First of all, how are we going to offer higher salaries than richer cities like Philly or elsewhere in order to attract top talent?

We already couldn’t afford competitive salaries in order to attract top talent, and with term limits now we have made a potential career change to Baltimore public service even less attractive than it already was. Who wants to uproot their whole life in exchange for 2 years for less money or even the same money? The only people coming here from other major cities will be low level title chasers who probably have no intention of sticking around.

Oh and don’t forget that any outsiders moving here for office would also have to live here for 6 months before running for office, and then would only get to stay for 2 years before they have to find a new job.

Absolutely genius lol

Not East Coast but IMO The city that is most like Baltimore is New Orleans. My best friend lives in Baltimore and I went to college and lived in New Orleans for many years. So many similarities.

“Too small” -Tracy Jordan

Richmond is starting to get expensive.

I looked at moving there a year ago (from NC), and decided against it because I liked Baltimore better, but houses in The Fan are much more expensive than comparable houses in Canton.

Buffalo isn’t on the list but it’s pretty similar with the dead industry.