Housing & affordability in Essex

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

32/100
56th of 58

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$258,900

Baltimore $391,30040% · scores 27

Median rent vs metro$1,319/mo

Baltimore $1,611/mo30% · scores 36

Ownership rate61%

Baltimore 67%15% · scores 48

Households spending >30% of income on housing39%

Baltimore 32%15% · scores 19

Context, not scored

Median year built · Baltimore 19761965

Houses rather than flats · Baltimore 74%75%

Households with children · Baltimore 29%28%

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, Essex highlighted

1ScaggsvilleA$668,500 2Annapolis NeckB+$739,100 3FallstonB+$562,300 4HoneygoB$484,100 5ArnoldB$564,200 6Severna ParkB$647,200 7CroftonB−$519,900 8IlchesterB−$532,400 9Ellicott CityB−$661,700 10PasadenaB−$423,400 11Lake ShoreB−$473,600 12EldersburgB−$494,300 13LinthicumC+$401,600 14Bel Air NorthC+$446,500 15ParoleC+$533,500 16Mays ChapelC+$464,800 17TimoniumC+$480,800 18SevernC+$479,200 19ColumbiaC$497,400 20Riviera BeachC$350,300 21Bel Air SouthC$405,900 22North LaurelC$450,100 23ElkridgeC$454,200 24AnnapolisC$548,900 25JoppatowneC$342,300 26OdentonC$435,300 27White MarshC$369,200 28Maryland CityC$424,900 29CatonsvilleC−$416,900 30Perry HallC−$349,600 31PikesvilleC−$434,500 32TowsonD+$469,000 33FerndaleD+$327,600 34Havre de GraceD+$392,900 35ReisterstownD+$358,700 36Glen BurnieD$348,900 37Brooklyn ParkD$284,300 38RandallstownD$327,200 39CarneyD$319,700 40ArbutusD$322,600 41RosedaleD$276,200 42Owings MillsD$361,000 43OverleaD−$263,900 44RossvilleD−$317,000 45Fort MeadeD−—46Bel AirD−$318,400 47WoodlawnD−$294,200 48WestminsterD−$337,600 49Middle RiverD−$271,700 50ParkvilleD−$260,400 51CockeysvilleD−$419,900 52LochearnF$286,000 53AberdeenF$261,400 54EdgewoodF$242,200 55Milford MillF$273,600 56EssexF$258,900 57DundalkF$212,700 58BaltimoreF$229,600

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Better than Essex on housing & affordability

Essex grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

Fallston16 mi from EssexB+$562k97% 57 C− Honeygo7 mi from EssexB$484k93% 59 C Arnold18 mi from EssexB$564k86% 63 C+ Severna Park16 mi from EssexB$647k91% 66 C+ Crofton24 mi from EssexB−$520k82% 63 C+ Ilchester18 mi from EssexB−$532k76% 71 B−

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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