It sounds like the county fits more of your options. I recommend Towson, Timonium, and the Cockeysville area. You have access to a variety of parks and recreation, shopping, groceries, dinning, good schools (public or private), childcare centers, hospitals, urgent care, etc. and the city is less than 25 mins away by car. The school that I work at is around these area’s and I know of a lot of parents who work at home and will commute occasionally to the city to visit the office. Parents I’ve talked to love the area and find it family friendly!