Neighborhoods of Greater Lauraville
Lauraville and its adjoining neighborhoods, Arcadia and Moravia-Walther, are middle class neighborhoods of large homes, Colonial and smaller bungalows built between 1910 and 1930 and benefit from irregular street patterns and many shade trees. The communities are in close proximity to 6 universities and Herring Run Park and Lake Montebello. Harford Road, its main commercial street, was established during colonial times and is home to a growing number of unique neighborhood restaurants, a new supermarket and small neighborhood retail businesses. Lauraville maintains the feel and community spirit of its early days as a rural village.
Annual Events
Greater Lauraville Parade and Fair – September 29
Neighborhoods of Greater Lauraville Annual Meeting – October 20, 2007 4-6PM
Click here for more local events: www.greaterlauraville.com/calendar.html
Target Blocks
Houses located on the blocks listed below are eligible for acquisition rehab loans from the program.
Walterson
- 4100 Idaho
- 4100 Montana
- 4100 Hamilton
- 5400-5600 Hilltop
- 5500-5600 Benton Heights
- 3800-4000 Southern
- 3800-4000 Woodlea
- 3800-4000 Rigdecroft
Arcadia
- 3600-3900 Parkside Drive
- 3000 Montebello
- 3000 Overland
- 3000 Weaver
- 3000 Iona Terrace
- 3000 Parkside
Moravia-Walther
- 3100-3200 Cedarhurst
- 4600 Arabia
- 3100-3300 Rosekemp
- 4600-4700 Walther
Lauraville
- 2900 Markley
- 4400-4500 Hampnet
- 2600-2900 Ailsa
- 5000 Morello
- 2600-2900 Reukert
- 4300-4500 Mainfield
- 2700-2800 Overland
- 3000 Overland
- 2700 block Woodsdale/College
- 4300-4400 Elsrode
- Hamilton
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5300 Plymouth Road
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5200-5400 Tramore Road
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5300-5400 Hamlet Avenue
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530-5400 Morello Road
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5400-5600 Fair Oaks Avenue
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2200 Gibbons Avenue
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2600-2700 Gibbons Avenue
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2900 Gibbons Avenue
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2100-2400 Hamilton Avenue
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2300 Evergreen Avenue
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2700-2800 Evergreen Avenue
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2700-2800 Bayonne Avenue
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2700 White Avenue
Schools
BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
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City College
Western High School -click for
profile
Baltimore School for the Arts
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City Neighbors Charter
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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Roland Park Country School Girls
Gilman School Boys
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Bryn Mawr School for Girls
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Friends School - click
for profile
Calvert School - click for profile
Park School
Greenmount - click
for profile
CATHOLIC AND OTHER RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS
St. Francis of Assisi
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Mother Mary Lange Catholic School
St. Ursula School
Bethlehem Christian Day School
Hamilton Assembly of God Christian School
St. Joseph School Fullerton
Mayfield Christian Pre-School
First English Lutheran Pre-School
Govans Presbyterian Pre-School
Grace and St. Peter’s School
Zion Christian Middle School
The Catholic High School of Baltimore Girls
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Archbishop Curley High School Boys
Institute of Notre Dame Girls
Mercy High School Girls - click
for profile
Towson Catholic High School
HOME SCHOOLING
Home Schooling is widely used in Northeast Baltimore. This is a loosely
networked “program”. Families use Home Schooling Lists to share resources.
These lists reach as far as the Washington are as well as the Baltimore
area. This enables community based learning, beginning with co-op activities
such as arts and crafts for younger children. These activities evolve to
include trips and classes for such subjects as biology labs. High school
level students frequently begin classes at community college while
completing their home school education.
Home schooling is actively and generously supported by local entrepreneur
Nicole Selhorst, owner of the Red Canoe Children’s Book Store. Nicole, a
former teacher at Bryn Mawr and the Greenmount School, hosts reading groups,
homework clubs, playwriting classes and art exhibits.
For explanations of test scores and other indicators, as well as helpful links for education, click here.
Contact Information
Neighborhoods
of Greater Lauraville
3009 Montebello Terrace
Baltimore, Maryland 21214
Phone: (410) 444-9188
director1@greaterlauraville.com
Healthy Neighborhoods Data
Lauraville HNI target blocks have benefited from recent steady progress. Median days on the market have dropped significantly in the last few years. While at the same time housing prices have made a huge jump up. Other indicators show a stable market on the target blocks with moderate increases in both the number of houses sold annually and the percent of rehab investment activity over $5,000. Vacant and abandoned houses and foreclosures are both down, further contributing to Lauraville’s desirability.
On the target blocks,
- Median days on the market decreased 78%, dropping from 41 days in 2001 to 9 in 2006. From 2005 to 2006, median days dropped from 16 to 9.
- Median sales prices have increased 98%, rising from $78,200 in 2001 to $155,000 as of 2006. This is a small decline from $163,000 in 2005.
- The number of houses sold annually has increased 74%, a rise from 19 in 2001 to 33 in 2005. A decline in houses sold is projected to occur from 2005 to 2006 with 24 units sold.
- Rehab investment activity over $5,000 increased drastically from 0.62% in 2001 to 3.7% in 2005. From 2005 to 2006, rehab investment decreased from 3.7% to 2.16%.
- Foreclosures have remained steady at 1.54% in years 2000 and 2005. The number of foreclosures has increased to 2.06% in 2006.
A complete report with profiles and updated data on this and several other Healthy Neighborhoods is available for download.