Best Places21652, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 21652, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
21652 ranks 11,891st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 21652
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.
21652's strengths and weaknesses
Where 21652 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Household income$116,094 median, better than 88% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 21652 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 21652
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 21652 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,094, 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 21652's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 21652
21652 runs older 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 21652.
Who works in 21652, and how
Work in 21652 centers on agriculture & forestry and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 21652
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 21652, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 21652, month by month
21652 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 68° | 58° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 71° | 62° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 21652
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 38 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 21652
Schools across 21652 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- St. Michaels ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Tilghman ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Easton MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- St. Michaels Middle/high SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 21652 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
21652 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 21652 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 21652
Is 21652 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 21652 ranks 11,891st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, what local pay buys, and quiet, and lowest on biking and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 21652 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $536,600. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $116,094 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 21652 safe?
Yes, 21652 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare 21652 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 21652. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 21652 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.
21652 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 21652: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 21652: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 21652: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 21652: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
21652 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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