Living in Bel Air North, MD
Bel Air North is a small city of 31,302 people in Harford County, Maryland. It's about 22 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $447k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,302people
$447kTypical home
$1,624/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
28"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,302
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,960 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 22 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $447k (≈$2,816/mo)
- Median rent $1,624/mo
- Median household income $137k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (761 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BWI airport
- 31 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 446 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 961 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 169 bars within 25 mi
- 280 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harford County: R+14 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk