New Baltimore, MI 107 Apartments for Rent

New Baltimore: Hometown of the Butch Hartman, the guy who created_ "_The Fairly OddParents."

Perched on the shores of Lake Saint Clair, New Baltimore is a small city of 12,084 residents that's considered part of the Detroit metropolitan area. However, while New Baltimore is a quick 30-minute drive from the Motor City, the smaller community is far enough away from urban hustle and bustle to have established a dynamic personality in its own right. New Baltimore offers a variety of recreational opportunities, many of them related to the sparkling waters near which the city rests, and also enough retail, dining and service establishments that its residents can enjoy an "out-on-the-town" experience right in their own city.

Moving to New Baltimore

Ready for a move to New Baltimore? In terms of planning your arrival, you won't need to do anything beyond the typical actions one takes when settling into a new city: make sure that you have enough money for your first month's rent and deposit, check into getting renter's insurance and the like. Now, on to your apartment hunt. When looking for an apartment to rent in New Baltimore, you'll find several options. The city has a number of complexes, including Pine Haven Apartments, Anchor Bay Apartments and Aspen Creek, that offer one-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom apartments for rent. House rentals are also an option, as you can find units in residential homes -- or even the homes themselves -- for lease. Vacation rentals are popular too, but are obviously not a good choice for residents who want to stay in New Baltimore long-term. With that in mind, when searching rental listings, remember that you might have to wade through a few short-stay options when searching for your permanent digs.

New Baltimore's Neighborhood

New Baltimore has one main neighborhood to speak of, with everything else branching off of it. This makes it easy to remember where your friends live in relation to the center of town!

New Baltimore Historic District: Located near the downtown area, this area is one of the city's most-frequented neighborhoods, containing a variety of specialty retail outlets and restaurants as well as residential homes. Buildings in the historic district must adhere to strict standards that ensure their design elements pay tribute to the building styles that abounded in the city during its early years. A stroll through the historic district is like a trip back in time, exposing visitors to the sights of Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and Craftsman-style buildings that provided shelter and sustenance to the city's early residents. After working up an appetite from all that sightseeing, grab a bite at Little Camille's By the Bay.

Living in New Baltimore

Today, New Baltimore attracts visitors and residents looking for lakeside recreation. The city sits on the northern coast of Anchor Bay on Lake Saint Clair, and offers a beach as well as a lakeside park with picnic areas, a dock, playground equipment and a boardwalk. Another city-owned park, located a few blocks from the water, offers baseball diamonds, soccer fields, basketball courts and a skate park. The opportunities for leisure don't end there. Several golf courses attract duffers, while charter cruises offer chances to nick salmon and trout from Lake Saint Clair's waters. In addition, each year, the volunteer group Bay-Rama hosts the city's FishFly Festival, which offers a parade, a "Miss Bay-Rama" pageant, fireworks, a cardboard boat regatta, a midway, and, of course, a "naked fishfly" contest. The festival draws thousands of visitors annually.

While in terms of entertainment, fishflies might be hard to top, New Baltimore's dining and shopping options, as well as its arts scene, give the antennae-bedecked creatures a run for their money. The community has several locally owned restaurants, such as Little Camille's By the Bay and The New Green Street Tavern, as well as national and regional chains like Jimmy John's and Biggby. Residents looking for chain stores will find those too, as the city is home to Kroger, JCPenney, Fashion Bug and the like.

For fresh fruits and vegetables, head to the New Baltimore Farmers Market, which runs throughout the summer and is located a few blocks from the bay. And if your taste in entertainment runs more toward the stage than to food, head to a performance by the Anchor Bay Stars, a show choir made up of singers from throughout the area. New Baltimore has produced a fair share of successful entertainers, including Kathleen Rose Perkins, who stars in the television show "Episodes," and Butch Hartman, the aforementioned creator of the animated Nickelodeon series "The Fairly OddParents."