Insider's Guide

One of the city's most diverse neighborhoods, Charles Village is also one of its most creative with a strong activist community. Students attending Johns Hopkins University's main Homewood Campus provide a constantly changing surge of youthful energy, while older residents prize the neighborhood for its appeal to everyone from young families to retirees.

Profiles

Amber Eisenmann Sometimes it's just the simple things that make us happy. For Amber Eisenmann the joys of living in Charles Village include its diversity, architecture and the Waverly Farmer's Market, of course.

Laura Wexler Charles Village offers the right mix of walkability, cool shops and restaurants, along with a good dose of family-friendliness for Laura Wexler and her family.