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Baltimore Highlands is a big small town of 8,206 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 5 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,206people
$267kTypical home
$1,392/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
21"Snow
233Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,206
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,732 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 5 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,685/mo)
- Median rent $1,392/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to BWI airport
- 4 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 46 ft
- Right on the coast
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,810 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 508 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 98 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baltimore County: D+24 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk