Metro area · CBSA 12580

Baltimore

The Baltimore, MD metro area has 2,849,436 people. Median rent is $1,611, 19.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Baltimore city at $2,006. Of the 105 places we track here, New Windsor has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$99,470

Median home value

$391,300

Unemployment

4.6%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$2,006

HUD, Baltimore city

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Baltimore	573,243	$1,331	25.7%
Columbia	104,338	$2,042	18.6%
Ellicott City	75,257	$2,061	15.8%
Glen Burnie	72,590	$1,648	22.4%
Dundalk	65,969	$1,473	27.4%
Towson	58,679	$1,764	20.9%
Severn	58,402	$2,175	19.4%
Bel Air South	58,137	$1,757	17.1%
Odenton	45,002	$2,257	21.1%
Catonsville	43,368	$1,724	18.1%
Annapolis	40,720	$1,860	19.6%
Essex	40,580	$1,319	23.6%
Woodlawn	40,379	$1,494	21.7%
Severna Park	40,228	$1,699	12.0%
Owings Mills	37,245	$1,841	23.0%
Randallstown	35,957	$1,577	22.1%
Pasadena	34,309	$2,393	22.1%
Pikesville	33,524	$1,707	20.8%
Middle River	31,712	$1,636	25.0%
Eldersburg	31,695	$1,705	14.3%
Bel Air North	31,302	$1,624	14.2%
Milford Mill	30,829	$1,653	28.5%
Parkville	30,549	$1,526	23.1%
Crofton	29,549	$2,217	17.7%
Perry Hall	29,105	$1,706	19.3%
Ilchester	28,364	$2,115	16.7%
Carney	28,343	$1,793	25.7%
Lochearn	27,074	$1,460	23.5%
Elkridge	26,283	$2,295	19.7%
Reisterstown	25,582	$1,600	22.4%
North Laurel	25,563	$2,031	19.8%
Edgewood	24,922	$1,375	20.4%
Arnold	24,303	$2,158	18.3%
Cockeysville	23,962	$1,603	24.8%
Arbutus	22,507	$1,318	16.0%
Westminster	20,445	$1,476	20.5%
Rosedale	20,002	$1,378	19.3%
Maryland City	19,186	$2,421	24.8%
Lake Shore	18,249	$1,806	16.6%
Ferndale	17,529	$2,022	25.6%
Aberdeen	17,298	$1,363	21.9%
Parole	17,229	$2,306	23.0%
Brooklyn Park	16,067	$1,379	18.8%
Mays Chapel	16,066	$1,739	16.4%
Rossville	16,059	$1,667	22.2%
Havre de Grace	14,994	$1,416	16.1%
Joppatowne	14,237	$1,729	17.6%
Overlea	13,035	$1,473	19.9%
Honeygo	12,250	$1,627	13.3%
Riviera Beach	12,192	$1,972	21.0%
Annapolis Neck	12,032	$2,489	17.2%
Linthicum	11,313	$2,066	18.4%
Fort Meade	11,225	$2,435	28.3%
White Marsh	10,932	$1,982	20.3%
Bel Air	10,585	$1,492	24.0%
Scaggsville	10,564	$3,501	20.3%
Timonium	10,304	$1,836	18.4%
Fallston	10,013	$2,268	17.6%
Jessup	9,931	$2,187	20.4%
Mount Airy	9,805	$1,854	14.7%
Garrison	9,469	$1,952	22.9%
Cape St. Claire	9,236	$2,031	17.9%
Edgemere	9,061	$1,300	15.1%
Stevensville	8,802	$1,771	18.4%
Mayo	8,694	$2,372	18.3%
Edgewater	8,519	$2,208	23.2%
Savage	8,239	$2,053	21.1%
Baltimore Highlands	8,206	$1,392	26.8%
Taneytown	7,932	$1,059	14.5%
Lansdowne	7,876	$1,427	29.2%
Bowleys Quarters	7,006	$1,747	21.1%
Riverside	6,585	$1,898	21.5%
Lutherville	6,574	$1,423	15.0%
Hampstead	6,251	$1,309	16.0%
Fulton	5,677	$3,074	16.6%
Manchester	5,439	$1,358	13.4%
Hampton	5,372	$3,501	24.6%
Deale	5,333	$3,130	29.9%
Abingdon	5,019	$2,083	18.3%
Riva	4,976	$1,875	12.8%
Chester	4,797	$1,878	22.0%
Centreville	4,761	$1,262	16.9%
Shady Side	4,727	$2,490	19.4%
Kingsville	4,687	$721	6.7%
Sykesville	4,491	$1,828	15.7%
Pleasant Hills	3,836	$1,586	11.4%
Grasonville	3,564	$1,622	16.1%
Naval Academy	3,006	$2,918	28.6%
Gambrills	2,830	$2,076	16.8%
Jarrettsville	2,560	$1,543	12.6%
Herald Harbor	2,430	$2,481	20.1%
Aberdeen Proving Ground	2,193	$2,086	20.0%
Perryman	2,174	$744	25.2%
Romancoke	2,064	$2,656	25.0%
Arden on the Severn	1,761	$2,139	20.5%
Crownsville	1,756	$2,071	12.3%
Kingstown	1,713	$1,536	19.7%
New Windsor	1,400	$330	3.6%
Galesville	1,062	$1,411	8.3%
Church Hill	1,060	$1,129	18.7%
Union Bridge	1,055	$1,118	17.6%
Highland	972	$2,099	10.1%
Pylesville	933	$1,586	11.0%
Queenstown	907	$1,929	19.0%
Kent Narrows	507	$2,250	23.9%

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.