Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 76/100
B
Median home value$484,100
Baltimore $391,300
Median rent$2,500/mo
Baltimore $1,611/mo
Cost-burdened households21%
Baltimore 32%
Honeygo
Baltimore County12,250 residentsBaltimore County Public Schools
59
C
Suburbgrade score
37th of 58 Baltimore suburbs. Strong on employment & income and housing & affordability, held back by commute & transport.
59
Baltimore median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Honeygo is like to live in, by category
Bars show Honeygo against Baltimore. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Within-state proficiency36th pct
Baltimore median 58th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.7
Baltimore median 15.1
Graduation rate88%
Baltimore median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Housing cost index131
Baltimore 100
Eff. tax rate1.12%
Baltimore 0.96%
Local sales tax6.00%
Baltimore median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 38/100
D−
Mean commute30.0 min
Baltimore 29.4 min
Under 30 minutes44%
Baltimore 55%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Baltimore median 3.3 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés31
Baltimore median 52 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Baltimore median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks39
Baltimore median 56 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 76/100
B
Median household income$146,384
Baltimore $99,470
Unemployment2.8%
Baltimore 4.6%
Professional occupations66%
Baltimore 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Honeygo on commute & transport
Honeygo's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Pikesville14 mi from HoneygoB− 61 C Towson10 mi from HoneygoB− 64 C+ Linthicum18 mi from HoneygoB− 68 B− Timonium10 mi from HoneygoB− 65 C+ Catonsville19 mi from HoneygoB− 63 C+ Mays Chapel12 mi from HoneygoB− 66 C+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Honeygo
Is Honeygo, MD a good place to live?
Honeygo scores 59 out of 100, 37th of 58 Baltimore suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Honeygo expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $484,100, 24% above the Baltimore median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.12%. $2,500/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Honeygo?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Honeygo sit at the 36th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 16.7 student–teacher ratio. Honeygo is served by Baltimore County Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Honeygo?
The mean commute is 30.0 min, with 44% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Honeygo?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 31 restaurants and cafés and 39 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Honeygo old or new?
The median home in Honeygo was built in 2004 — 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. 82% 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.