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Catonsville is a small city of 43,368 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 7 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $2k a month.
43,368people
$417kTypical home
$1,724/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
24"Snow
233Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 43,368
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,106 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 7 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,629/mo)
- Median rent $1,724/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BWI airport
- 7 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,013 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 212 bars within 25 mi
- 544 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 108 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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