Best PlacesBuckeystown, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buckeystown, 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.
Buckeystown ranks 3,773rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Buckeystown
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.
Buckeystown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buckeystown ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$162,419 median, better than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
Where Buckeystown ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,304 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buckeystown
A household needs to earn about $145,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buckeystown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $162,419, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Buckeystown's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Buckeystown
Buckeystown runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Buckeystown.
Who works in Buckeystown, and how
Work in Buckeystown centers on public administration and real estate. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Buckeystown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buckeystown.
What the weather is like in Buckeystown, month by month
Buckeystown sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Buckeystown
Washington Dulles International sits about 27 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 13.9 million passengers in 2025, with 200 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Buckeystown
Schools across Buckeystown average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Urbana ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Carroll Manor ElementaryC · 34% proficient
- Tuscarora ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Urbana MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Ballenger Creek MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Urbana HighA+ · 81% proficient
- Tuscarora HighB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buckeystown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buckeystown 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 Buckeystown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buckeystown
Is Buckeystown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buckeystown ranks 3,773rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buckeystown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $549,046. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $162,419 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Buckeystown safe?
Buckeystown is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
Compare Buckeystown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buckeystown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buckeystown 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.
Buckeystown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buckeystown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buckeystown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buckeystown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buckeystown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buckeystown 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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