Best Places21613, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 21613, 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.
21613 ranks 29,757th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in 21613
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.
21613's strengths and weaknesses
Where 21613 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 81% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 66% of zip codes
Where 21613 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 21613
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 21613 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,365, 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 21613's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 21613
21613's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 21613.
Who works in 21613, and how
Work in 21613 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 21613
21613 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. The coast is about 15 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 21613 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 21613, month by month
21613 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 67° | 57° | 48° |
| July | 87° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 70° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 21613
The nearest airport, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around 21613
Schools across 21613 average a D−, better than 3% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Dorchester SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Tilghman ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Vienna Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southern MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
- North Dorchester Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Mace's Lane Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Calvert HighB+ · 52% proficient
- North Dorchester High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- St. Michaels Middle/high SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 21613 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
21613 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 21613 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 21613
Is 21613 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 21613 ranks 29,757th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, big-city access, and biking, and lowest on taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 21613 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $298,355. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $56,365 median income, cost of living beats 18% of zip codes.
Is 21613 safe?
21613 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $637 per resident a year.
Compare 21613 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 21613. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 21613 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.
21613 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 21613: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 21613: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 21613: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 21613: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
21613 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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