Shortest commutes to Downtown Baltimore

Ranked on distance to Downtown Baltimore at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·58 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Fort Meade16.2 min commute
Commute BHousing D−Cost of living —
84
Commute score
overall 62 C
2
Streetscape in Linthicum Heights Historic District, December 2009
Linthicum$402k median · 23.2 min commute
Commute B−Housing C+Cost of living B−
84
Commute score
overall 68 B−
3
Looking at East Drive and Carville Avenue from Sulphur Spring Road.
Arbutus$323k median · 24.5 min commute
Commute C+Housing DCost of living A−
83
Commute score
overall 61 C
4
Reupload. Towson Square at sunset before I went to Cinemark. It is still largely vacant.
Towson$469k median · 25.1 min commute
Commute B−Housing D+Cost of living B+
80
Commute score
overall 64 C+
5
Downtown Catonsville at the intersection of Frederick Road/Mellor Avenue/Egges Lane
Catonsville$417k median · 24.6 min commute
Commute B−Housing C−Cost of living B−
80
Commute score
overall 63 C+
6
Dundalk Shopping Center 2006 in Dundalk, Maryland
Dundalk$213k median · 25.3 min commute
Commute CHousing FCost of living B+
80
Commute score
overall 54 C−
7
Pikesville High School
Pikesville$435k median · 24.8 min commute
Commute B−Housing C−Cost of living B−
79
Commute score
overall 61 C
8
Woodlawn$294k median · 26.0 min commute
Commute CHousing D−Cost of living A−
77
Commute score
overall 59 C
9
A view of the Ferndale stop on MTA Maryland's Light Rail system. The camera faces south.
Ferndale$328k median · 25.7 min commute
Commute CHousing D+Cost of living C+
77
Commute score
overall 62 C
10
View east along Maryland State Route 131 (West Seminary Avenue) at Thornton Road in Mays Chapel, Baltimore County, Maryland
Mays Chapel$465k median · 24.9 min commute
Commute B−Housing C+Cost of living B
76
Commute score
overall 66 C+
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%

Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Linthicum (Pubdog (talk) · Public domain); Arbutus (Scott218 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Towson (Aspifi · CC BY-SA 4.0); Catonsville (Scott218 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Dundalk (Hawkeye58 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Pikesville (Wallstreethotrod · Public domain); Ferndale (Onore Baka Sama · Public domain); Mays Chapel (Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0).