Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median home value$392,900
Baltimore $391,300
Median rent$1,416/mo
Baltimore $1,611/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
Baltimore 32%
Havre de Grace
Harford County14,994 residentsHarford County Public Schools
60
C
Suburbgrade score
34th of 58 Baltimore suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
60
Baltimore median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Havre de Grace is like to live in, by category
Bars show Havre de Grace against Baltimore. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 65/100
C+
Within-state proficiency64th pct
Baltimore median 58th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.8
Baltimore median 15.1
Graduation rate90%
Baltimore median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index98
Baltimore 100
Eff. tax rate1.01%
Baltimore 0.96%
Local sales tax6.00%
Baltimore median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Mean commute28.0 min
Baltimore 29.4 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Baltimore 55%
Transit stops / sq mi1.8
Baltimore median 3.3 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés32
Baltimore median 52 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Baltimore median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks29
Baltimore median 56 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Median household income$105,817
Baltimore $99,470
Unemployment4.2%
Baltimore 4.6%
Professional occupations53%
Baltimore 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Havre de Grace on housing & affordability
Havre de Grace's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Fallston17 mi from Havre de GraceB+ 57 C− Honeygo20 mi from Havre de GraceB 59 C Bel Air North14 mi from Havre de GraceC+ 65 C+ Bel Air South11 mi from Havre de GraceC 63 C+ Joppatowne16 mi from Havre de GraceC 60 C White Marsh22 mi from Havre de GraceC 62 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Havre de Grace
Is Havre de Grace, MD a good place to live?
Havre de Grace scores 60 out of 100, 34th of 58 Baltimore suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Havre de Grace expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $392,900, 0% above the Baltimore median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.01%. $1,416/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Havre de Grace?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Havre de Grace sit at the 64th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 14.8 student–teacher ratio. Havre de Grace is served by Harford County Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Havre de Grace?
The mean commute is 28.0 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 1.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Havre de Grace?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 32 restaurants and cafés and 29 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Havre de Grace old or new?
The median home in Havre de Grace was built in 1992 — newer than the Baltimore median of 1976. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 75% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.