Baltimore

Most affordable Baltimore suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·58 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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View east along U.S. Route 40 (Pulaski Highway) near Chesaco Avenue in Rosedale, Baltimore County, Maryland
Rosedale$276k median · 29.0 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing DEmployment D−
74
Affordability
overall 56 C−
2
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Joppatowne$342k median · 33.8 min commute
Cost of living BHousing CEmployment B−
73
Affordability
overall 60 C
3
Looking at East Drive and Carville Avenue from Sulphur Spring Road.
Arbutus$323k median · 24.5 min commute
Cost of living A−Housing DEmployment C+
73
Affordability
overall 61 C
4
View east along Maryland State Route 171 (Church Street) at Maryland State Route 2 (Governor Ritchie Highway) in Brooklyn Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Brooklyn Park$284k median · 28.3 min commute
Cost of living BHousing DEmployment D+
72
Affordability
overall 60 C
5
Riviera Beach$350k median · 30.0 min commute
Cost of living BHousing CEmployment B−
71
Affordability
overall 58 C
6
St. Michaels Church In Overlea, Maryland, USA.
Overlea$264k median · 28.8 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing D−Employment D+
70
Affordability
overall 58 C
7
Bel Air North$447k median · 33.3 min commute
Cost of living BHousing C+Employment B
70
Affordability
overall 65 C+
8
Streetscape in Linthicum Heights Historic District, December 2009
Linthicum$402k median · 23.2 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing C+Employment B
70
Affordability
overall 68 B−
9
Dundalk Shopping Center 2006 in Dundalk, Maryland
Dundalk$213k median · 25.3 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
69
Affordability
overall 54 C−
10
Edgewood$242k median · 31.0 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment D−
68
Affordability
overall 55 C−
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Rosedale (Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0); Joppatowne (Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0); Arbutus (Scott218 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Brooklyn Park (Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0); Overlea (Coolcatevan9 · CC0); Linthicum (Pubdog (talk) · Public domain); Dundalk (Hawkeye58 · CC BY-SA 3.0).