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39.24° N · 76.66° W · GEOID 2445650

Lansdowne

Baltimore County, Maryland · part of the Baltimore, MD metro

MarylandLansdowne, MDLansdowneLansdowne

The short answer

Lansdowne is home to 7,876 people. Median household income is $58,605 a year and median rent is $1,427 a month, 29.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $214,000, about 3.6x annual median household income.

Lansdowne stands out for what is close at hand. 40 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 199 Maryland places we track. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $40,800 a year, less than in 89% of places its size.

7OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Lansdowne scores better than 7% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 179th of 199 in Maryland.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%30
Economy 20%36
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%38
Education 10%3
Commute 10%27
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,427
5% above the median place
Median household income
$58,605
27% below the median place
Median home value
$214,000
33% below the median place
Unemployment
4.9%
0% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Lansdowne

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs only about $127 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 88% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Lansdowne

Baltimore County loses about 6.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in36,882
Moved out41,446
Net−4,564

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Baltimore city, MD14,21711,086+3,131
Harford County, MD2,3273,749−1,422
Howard County, MD2,2162,404−188
Carroll County, MD9051,579−674
York County, PA5371,288−751

Within Maryland, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MarylandOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$71K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Baltimore County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Baltimore County report $65,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $71,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$57,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,427 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,554 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $214,000.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 14.0% work from home; 2.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Bonne Terre, MO matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-6.8
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7
$65,935
7% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLansdowneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.5%3% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-6.8below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$65,9357% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$71,3372% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 29.2% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 94% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Lansdowne29.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$57,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.2%
43% above the median place
Home price to income
3.6x
4% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$41,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lansdowne, $1,427 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lansdowne, but easier on the budget

Places that match Lansdowne on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Bonne Terre, MO9716.7% vs 29.2%n/aCompare
Sandston, VA9624.5% vs 29.2%$5,000Compare
Du Quoin, IL9515.9% vs 29.2%n/aCompare
Weiser, ID9524.6% vs 29.2%n/aCompare

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Median year built1
1959
1% below the median place
Homeownership1
57.0%
14% below the median place
Median home value1
$214,000
33% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLansdowneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4275% above
Rent to income129.2%43% above
Property tax rate11.3%45% above
Home price to income13.6x4% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure104.54% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,00624% above
HUD area median income4County figure$134,00025% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,81814% below
Median home value1$214,00033% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.9%9% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure38.8%25% below
Homeownership157.0%14% below
Renters paying 30%+155.5%10% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,55417% below
Vacant homes19.8%39% above
Median year built119591% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 9.2 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Poverty rate1
21.7%
101% above the median place
Median household income1
$58,605
27% below the median place
Mean commute1
29 min
16% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLansdowneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$58,60527% below
Income per person1$33,22417% below
Unemployment1County figure4.9%0% above
Average annual pay6County figure$74,17512% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs6County figure369,662145% above
Poverty rate121.7%101% above
Mean commute129 min16% above
Works from home114.0%12% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.5%195% above
04

Who lives here

11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 95% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 199 Maryland places we track.

Bachelor's or higher1
10.9%
66% below the median place
High school or higher1
78.1%
15% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
84.5%
9% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance13.7% 2.1×
Median age40.1 +3%
Born abroad8.1% −8%
Household size2.5 +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureLansdowneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,8764999th largest
Median age140.13% above
Bachelor's or higher110.9%66% below
High school or higher178.1%15% below
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad18.1%8% below
No health insurance113.7%114% above
Homes with broadband184.5%9% below
05

Life in Lansdowne

The nearest National Park Service site is Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, about 5 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1892. 1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 27 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Hull Memorial Christian Church listed 1977

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.6 −25%
Playgrounds per 10k15.2 +62%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.8 −66%
Libraries per 10k2.5 2.9×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi9.2 44.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail 5 miles
  • Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine 5 miles
  • Hampton National Historic Site 13 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.6 −1%
Shops29.0 −4%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.7 −10%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.8 +23%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
4.9
84% below the median place
Public school students12
110,024
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
178
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureLansdowneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure178above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure110,024above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure15.51% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.61% below
Shops per 10k8County figure29.04% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.710% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.823% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k97.625% below
Playgrounds per 10k915.262% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k93.866% below
Libraries per 10k92.5192% above
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi99.2above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site104.984% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1040above (median 2)
National Register listings11192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 99.2, 10% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lansdowne. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
99.2
10% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
92.7
31% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
39.5
35% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLansdowneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure87°F0% above
January average low13County figure24°F5% below
Average temperature13County figure55°F0% below
Annual precipitation13County figure47.5 in8% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure94.02% above
Hurricane risk14County figure92.731% above
Tornado risk14County figure80.41% below
Wildfire risk14County figure39.535% below
Heat wave risk14County figure99.210% above
Median air quality index15County figure455% above
Good air days15County figure64.7%6% below
08

Lansdowne in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Lansdowne does better than 32% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 32%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,427/mo (2024)$1,820/mo$1,500 to $2,220/mo+4.2%
Median household income$58,605 (2024)$75,500$64,000 to $89,500+4.3%
Median home value$214,000 (2024)$303,000$220,000 to $418,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 4.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Lansdowne

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Reserve, LA$1,381$55,450Compare
Elfers, FL$1,437$56,054Compare
Samoset, FL$1,386$51,976Compare
Silver Springs Shores, FL$1,430$63,611Compare
Silver Springs Shores, FLSamoset, FLElfers, FLReserve, LALansdowne, MDLansdowneReserveSamosetSilver Springs ShoresLansdowneReserveElfersSamoset

Places built like Lansdowne

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Lansdowne performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Lansdowne, MD29.2%5.2%/yrn/a
Chester, SC23.5%11.9%/yr0.9%Compare
Sandston, VA24.5%3.3%/yrn/aCompare
Hamlet, NC18.5%3.4%/yr-2.6%Compare
Pulaski, VA17.8%-0.1%/yr-2.0%Compare
Rockmart, GA20.8%7.5%/yr5.6%Compare
Dillon, SC21.1%-2.3%/yr-4.6%Compare

Common questions

Is Lansdowne a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 7 out of 100, better than 7% of the places we rate and 179th of 199 in Maryland. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $127 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 88% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 11 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lansdowne expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $214,000.

What salary do you need to live in Lansdowne?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $57,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lansdowne?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Reserve, LA, Elfers, FL, Samoset, FL and Silver Springs Shores, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Lansdowne with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lansdowne itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lansdowne-maryland

Citytistics. “Lansdowne, Maryland.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lansdowne-maryland/

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