Best Places21250, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 21250, 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.
21250 ranks 10,104th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 21250
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.
21250's strengths and weaknesses
Where 21250 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 21250 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
Who lives in 21250
21250 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 21250.
Who works in 21250, and how
Work in 21250 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 54%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 30%
Life in 21250
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 21250, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 21250, month by month
21250 sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 39° | 33° |
| April | 68° | 59° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 71° | 63° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 21250
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 6 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 21250
Schools across 21250 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Catonsville ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Arbutus MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Catonsville HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 21250 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
21250 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 21250 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 21250
Is 21250 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 21250 ranks 10,104th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, population health, and few empty homes, and lowest on internet speeds and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 21250 safe?
21250 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $354 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 21250?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 33. That works out to about 96 pleasant days a year, more than 60% of zip codes.
Compare 21250 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 21250. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 21250 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.
21250 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 21250: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 21250: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 21250: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 21250: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
21250 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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