Best PlacesCatonsville Heights, Catonsville, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Catonsville Heights, Catonsville, 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.
Catonsville Heights, Catonsville ranks 2,695th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Catonsville Heights, Catonsville
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.
Catonsville Heights, Catonsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Catonsville Heights, Catonsville ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Catonsville Heights, Catonsville ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Catonsville Heights, Catonsville
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Catonsville Heights, Catonsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,745, 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 Catonsville Heights, Catonsville's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 Catonsville Heights, Catonsville
Catonsville Heights, Catonsville 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 Catonsville Heights, Catonsville.
Who works in Catonsville Heights, Catonsville, and how
Work in Catonsville Heights, Catonsville centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Catonsville Heights, Catonsville
Catonsville Heights, Catonsville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Catonsville Heights, Catonsville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Catonsville Heights, Catonsville, month by month
Catonsville Heights, Catonsville sees roughly 97 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 Catonsville Heights, Catonsville
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 8 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 Catonsville Heights, Catonsville
Schools across Catonsville Heights, Catonsville average a C+, better than 56% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Westchester ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Hillcrest ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
- Westowne ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Catonsville MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
- Southwest AcademyD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Catonsville HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Woodlawn HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Catonsville Heights, Catonsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Catonsville Heights, Catonsville 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 Catonsville Heights, Catonsville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Catonsville Heights, Catonsville
Is Catonsville Heights, Catonsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Catonsville Heights, Catonsville ranks 2,695th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and big-city access, and lowest on state infrastructure and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Catonsville Heights, Catonsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $394,923. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $93,745 median income, cost of living beats 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Catonsville Heights, Catonsville safe?
Catonsville Heights, Catonsville is safer than 54% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $388 per resident a year.
Compare Catonsville Heights, Catonsville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Catonsville Heights, Catonsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Catonsville Heights, Catonsville 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.
Catonsville Heights, Catonsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Catonsville Heights, Catonsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Catonsville Heights, Catonsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Catonsville Heights, Catonsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Catonsville Heights, Catonsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Catonsville Heights, Catonsville 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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