Hunt Valley has your typical suburban shopping, chain restaurants, etc. I think you'll be surprised by how close it is to other towns (Cockeysville, Timonium, Towson, Baltimore are all a straight shot south on York Rd or 83. From Hunt Valley to Towson is maybe 10 minutes drive).

Hunt Valley's average age would be the highest of the bunch. I'd venture a guess at early-40s, but I've done exactly no research apart from living in the Baltimore area for 10 years. It's an upper-middle class area, for sure. Slightly northwest is Glyndon which is very well-to-do; several CEOs of local companies live there, as does Cal Ripken. Hunt Valley to the east and Reisterstown to the west serve as the shopping areas for Glyndon, so there's a lot of high-end stuff in both locations.

Hunt Valley has the entrance to the Northern Central Railroad (NCR) Trail. Great biking and hiking, if that's a thing you do. You can also find entry to Gunpowder River for Kayaking, though I've never actually verified that this is strictly legal. Maybe someone with more knowledge than me can pipe in.

Cockeysville, just to the south of Hunt Valley, is a middle-class area with an average age in the mid-20's. There's a large neighborhood of town homes and apartments just off of York Rd where most everyone who has gone to college in or around Baltimore has lived at some point. I rented an apartment there for 3 years and loved it. There's a great climbing gym, good local restaurants, a couple decent bars.

Towson, still further south, is a college town that has grown into a small city. All the pros and cons that come with that. Probably the best mall in the area is in Towson.

If you want the culture and real local flair, you're not far enough from Baltimore that it's inconvenient to enjoy. Baltimore does not get its due credit. There are several theaters for live stage productions, multiple art museums ranging from the classic and contemporary to the wonderfully weird. BTW, people claim that Austin is weird. Baltimore wins at this game, and doesn't brag about it.

All in all, if you're working that far north, and if you're used to suburban living, you could do a lot worse than Hunt Valley in my opinion.