Most walkable Baltimore suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·58 suburbs considered, 10 listed

Baltimore$230k median · 29.1 min commute

Amenities A+Commute C−Residents inactive

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Walkability
overall 50 D+

Towson$469k median · 25.1 min commute

Amenities ACommute B−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 64 C+

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Parkville$260k median · 27.2 min commute

Amenities A−Commute CResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 59 C

Rossville$317k median · 28.9 min commute

Amenities A−Commute D−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 56 C−

Dundalk Shopping Center 2006 in Dundalk, Maryland

Dundalk$213k median · 25.3 min commute

Amenities A−Commute CResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 54 C−

Woodlawn$294k median · 26.0 min commute

Amenities B+Commute CResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 59 C

Annapolis$549k median · 29.5 min commute

Amenities A−Commute C−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 67 C+

St. Michaels Church In Overlea, Maryland, USA.

Overlea$264k median · 28.8 min commute

Amenities B+Commute C−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 58 C

Downtown Catonsville at the intersection of Frederick Road/Mellor Avenue/Egges Lane

Catonsville$417k median · 24.6 min commute

Amenities B+Commute B−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 63 C+

Glen Burnie$349k median · 27.3 min commute

Amenities BCommute C−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 63 C+

This list's weighting

Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Baltimore (Matthew Binebrink · CC BY-SA 4.0); Towson (Aspifi · CC BY-SA 4.0); Parkville (Jason Knauer · CC BY 3.0); Rossville (Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0); Dundalk (Hawkeye58 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Annapolis (Flickr user: high limitzz https://www.flickr.com/people/highlimitstudio/ · CC BY 2.0); Overlea (Coolcatevan9 · CC0); Catonsville (Scott218 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Glen Burnie (Djembayz · CC BY-SA 3.0).