Housing & affordability in Bel Air
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D−
40/100
46th of 58
46th of 58
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$318,400
Baltimore $391,30040% · scores 39
Median rent vs metro$1,492/mo
Baltimore $1,611/mo30% · scores 44
Ownership rate59%
Baltimore 67%15% · scores 44
Households spending >30% of income on housing36%
Baltimore 32%15% · scores 29
Context, not scored
Median year built · Baltimore 19761978
Houses rather than flats · Baltimore 74%54%
Households with children · Baltimore 29%20%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Baltimore reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Baltimore suburbs for housing
All 58 ranked, Bel Air highlighted1ScaggsvilleA$668,5002Annapolis NeckB+$739,1003FallstonB+$562,3004HoneygoB$484,1005ArnoldB$564,2006Severna ParkB$647,2007CroftonB−$519,9008IlchesterB−$532,4009Ellicott CityB−$661,70010PasadenaB−$423,40011Lake ShoreB−$473,60012EldersburgB−$494,30013LinthicumC+$401,60014Bel Air NorthC+$446,50015ParoleC+$533,50016Mays ChapelC+$464,80017TimoniumC+$480,80018SevernC+$479,20019ColumbiaC$497,40020Riviera BeachC$350,30021Bel Air SouthC$405,90022North LaurelC$450,10023ElkridgeC$454,20024AnnapolisC$548,90025JoppatowneC$342,30026OdentonC$435,30027White MarshC$369,20028Maryland CityC$424,90029CatonsvilleC−$416,90030Perry HallC−$349,60031PikesvilleC−$434,50032TowsonD+$469,00033FerndaleD+$327,60034Havre de GraceD+$392,90035ReisterstownD+$358,70036Glen BurnieD$348,90037Brooklyn ParkD$284,30038RandallstownD$327,20039CarneyD$319,70040ArbutusD$322,60041RosedaleD$276,20042Owings MillsD$361,00043OverleaD−$263,90044RossvilleD−$317,00045Fort MeadeD−—46Bel AirD−$318,40047WoodlawnD−$294,20048WestminsterD−$337,60049Middle RiverD−$271,70050ParkvilleD−$260,40051CockeysvilleD−$419,90052LochearnF$286,00053AberdeenF$261,40054EdgewoodF$242,20055Milford MillF$273,60056EssexF$258,90057DundalkF$212,70058BaltimoreF$229,600
Better than Bel Air on housing & affordability
Bel Air grades D− on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Fallston5 mi from Bel AirB+ 57 C− Honeygo10 mi from Bel AirB 59 C Bel Air North2 mi from Bel AirC+ 65 C+ Mays Chapel18 mi from Bel AirC+ 66 C+ Timonium15 mi from Bel AirC+ 65 C+ Bel Air South3 mi from Bel AirC 63 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24