Best Places21130, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 21130, 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.
21130 ranks 32,616th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 21130
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.
21130's strengths and weaknesses
Where 21130 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 68% of zip codes
Where 21130 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$23,150 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 21130
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 21130 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $23,150, 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 21130's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 21130
21130 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 21130.
Who works in 21130, and how
Work in 21130 centers on transportation & warehousing and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 21130
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 21130, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 21130, month by month
21130 sees roughly 64 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 21130
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 32 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 21130
Schools across 21130 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- G. Lisby Elementary At HillsdaleD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Aberdeen MiddleD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Aberdeen HighB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 21130 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
21130 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 21130 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 21130
Is 21130 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 21130 ranks 32,616th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, few empty homes, and transit, and lowest on a weak job market and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 21130 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $277,400. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $23,150 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 21130 safe?
21130 is safer than 1% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,209 per resident a year.
Compare 21130 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 21130. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 21130 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.
21130 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 21130: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 21130: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 21130: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 21130: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
21130 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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