Originally Posted by DG1000

I currently live very close to Annapolis. If you are ok not knowing if it will take you 1.5 or 3.5 hours to get to IAD (and sometimes DCA) depending on traffic, it is a good choice. BWI is a cake walk to get to. It is a gorgeous town, with outrageous property taxes. Beautiful houses, nice restaurants, plentiful shopping. It is therefore a very expensive cost of living, cliquish, and WASPy. Not saying any of those are bad things. Just a matter of your priorities.