Best Places21010, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 21010, 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.
21010 ranks 15,409th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 21010
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.
21010's strengths and weaknesses
Where 21010 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute15.0 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 21010 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of zip codes
Who lives in 21010
21010 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 21010.
Who works in 21010, and how
Work in 21010 centers on public administration and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 21010
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 21010, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 21010, month by month
21010 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 21010
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 25 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 21010
Schools across 21010 average a C−, better than 21% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Roye-williams ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Edgewood ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edgewood MiddleD · 21% proficient
- Aberdeen MiddleD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Edgewood HighB · 50% proficient
- Aberdeen HighB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 21010 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
21010 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 21010 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 21010
Is 21010 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 21010 ranks 15,409th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, an educated workforce, and short commutes, and lowest on crime and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 21010 safe?
21010 is safer than 1% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,149 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 21010?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 25% of zip codes.
Compare 21010 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 21010. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 21010 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.
21010 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 21010: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 21010: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 21010: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 21010: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
21010 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.
- 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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