Best Places20763, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 20763, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
20763 ranks 11,366th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 20763
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
20763's strengths and weaknesses
Where 20763 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 20763 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,745 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 20763
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 20763 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,013, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 20763's effective rate of 1.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 20763
20763 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 20763.
Who works in 20763, and how
Work in 20763 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 20763
20763 has more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. The coast is about 23 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 20763 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 20763, month by month
20763 sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 20763
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 9 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.3 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 20763
Schools across 20763 average a C, better than 33% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bollman Bridge ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Patuxent Valley MiddleC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Hammond HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 20763 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
20763 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 20763 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 20763
Is 20763 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 20763 ranks 11,366th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, heat safety, and population health, and lowest on a weak job market and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 20763 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $410,072. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $93,013 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 20763 safe?
20763 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $392 per resident a year.
Compare 20763 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 20763. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 20763 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
20763 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 20763: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 20763: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 20763: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 20763: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
20763 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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