Moving from Reno to Baltimore

Baltimore combines a city with a modest median home value and a metro that reaches into Howard and Anne Arundel counties. Maryland adds a county layer to its income tax. This page covers the Maryland side.

The Maryland MVA's 60 days

The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration says you must obtain your Maryland driver's license and Maryland vehicle title and registration within 60 days of becoming a Maryland resident.

Ask the MVA which inspections apply to your vehicle before you book the titling visit.

State and county taxes

The Comptroller of Maryland lists a 6 percent sales and use tax and a state income tax that reaches 6.5 percent on taxable income over $1,000,000 for a single filer. Counties and Baltimore City add a local income tax, up to 3.30 percent.

Nevada has no individual income tax, so the county line on a Maryland return is one more difference to discuss with a tax professional.

Chesapeake weather

NOAA's normals for the Maryland Science Center station show a January high of 43.7 degrees and low of 30.0, a July high of 90.1 and low of 72.9, and 43.7 inches of precipitation a year. The city is near 39 feet above sea level.

Summers are hot and humid, a long way from Reno's dry July evenings.

Housing in the city and the metro

The American Community Survey puts the city of Baltimore at a median home value of $229,600, median gross rent of $1,331 and a renter share of 52.5 percent. The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro has a median home value of $391,300 and rent of $1,611.

Census flows for 2016-2020 run in both directions between the Baltimore-area counties and Washoe County.

Planning the first week in Baltimore

Start with the MVA appointment, since the license, title and registration share one 60-day window, then set up utilities and a county or city parking permit if your block requires one. Baltimore's older neighborhoods have tight streets, so tell the estimator how close a truck can park.

Use the moving checklist generator to build a dated list for the weeks around the load day.

Booking the Baltimore move with O'Brien's

Request a free in-home estimate and an O'Brien's estimator will itemize the household, write up the estimate and leave 10 free heavy-duty boxes. Packing and loading are done in Northern Nevada and the Bekins Van Lines network carries the shipment to Maryland.

Your written estimate sets the delivery window. Rowhouse streets can be tight, so describe parking in the estimate. Vault storage from $40 per month is the fallback if the closing moves. See how an interstate move works.