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Pikesville is a small city of 33,524 people in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's about 8 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $435k and rent runs about $2k a month.
33,524people
$435kTypical home
$1,707/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,524
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,714 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 8 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $435k (≈$2,740/mo)
- Median rent $1,707/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BWI airport
- 15 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,565 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 196 bars within 25 mi
- 460 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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