Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 91/100
A
Median home value$668,500
Baltimore $391,300
Median rent$3,501/mo
Baltimore $1,611/mo
Cost-burdened households15%
Baltimore 32%
Scaggsville
Howard County10,564 residentsHoward County Public Schools
74
B
Suburbgrade score
1st of 58 Baltimore suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and schools, held back by cost of living.
74
Baltimore median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Scaggsville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Scaggsville against Baltimore. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 88/100
A
Within-state proficiency98th pct
Baltimore median 58th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.9
Baltimore median 15.1
Graduation rate93%
Baltimore median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Housing cost index151
Baltimore 100
Eff. tax rate1.12%
Baltimore 0.96%
Local sales tax6.00%
Baltimore median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute29.6 min
Baltimore 29.4 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Baltimore 55%
Transit stops / sq mi1.0
Baltimore median 3.3 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés35
Baltimore median 52 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Baltimore median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks66
Baltimore median 56 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 86/100
A−
Median household income$207,220
Baltimore $99,470
Unemployment1.7%
Baltimore 4.6%
Professional occupations68%
Baltimore 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Scaggsville on cost of living
Scaggsville's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Lochearn17 mi from ScaggsvilleA− 54 C− Arbutus12 mi from ScaggsvilleA− 61 C Woodlawn13 mi from ScaggsvilleA− 59 C Glen Burnie15 mi from ScaggsvilleB+ 63 C+ Dundalk22 mi from ScaggsvilleB+ 54 C− Overlea25 mi from ScaggsvilleB+ 58 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Scaggsville
Is Scaggsville, MD a good place to live?
Scaggsville scores 74 out of 100, 1st of 58 Baltimore suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Scaggsville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $668,500, 71% above the Baltimore median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.12%. $3,501/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Scaggsville?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Scaggsville sit at the 98th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 13.9 student–teacher ratio. Scaggsville is served by Howard County Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Scaggsville?
The mean commute is 29.6 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 30% working from home. Transit density is 1.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Scaggsville?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 35 restaurants and cafés and 66 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Scaggsville old or new?
The median home in Scaggsville was built in 1988 — 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. 97% 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.