Best PlacesCharles Village, Baltimore, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Charles Village, Baltimore, 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.
Charles Village, Baltimore ranks 4,559th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Charles Village, Baltimore
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.
Charles Village, Baltimore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Charles Village, Baltimore ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Charles Village, Baltimore ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Charles Village, Baltimore
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Charles Village, Baltimore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,638, 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 Charles Village, Baltimore's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 Charles Village, Baltimore
Charles Village, Baltimore runs younger 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 Charles Village, Baltimore.
Who works in Charles Village, Baltimore, and how
Work in Charles Village, Baltimore centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 40%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 36%
Life in Charles Village, Baltimore
Charles Village, Baltimore has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 15 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Charles Village, Baltimore and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Charles Village, Baltimore, month by month
Charles Village, Baltimore sees roughly 95 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 Charles Village, Baltimore
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 10 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 Charles Village, Baltimore
Schools across Charles Village, Baltimore average an F, better than 2% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Margaret Brent Elementary/middleF · 9% proficient
- Barclay Elementary/middleF · 8% proficient
- Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins PartnershipF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vanguard Collegiate MiddleF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- The Reach! Partnership SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Charles Village, Baltimore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Charles Village, Baltimore 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 Charles Village, Baltimore against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Charles Village, Baltimore suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in Charles Village, Baltimore
Is Charles Village, Baltimore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Charles Village, Baltimore ranks 4,559th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and biking, and lowest on the schools and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Charles Village, Baltimore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $297,525. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $54,638 median income, cost of living beats 32% of neighborhoods.
Is Charles Village, Baltimore safe?
Charles Village, Baltimore is safer than 14% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $884 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Charles Village, Baltimore?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 33. That works out to about 95 pleasant days a year, more than 49% of neighborhoods.
Is Charles Village, Baltimore good for families?
Schools beat 2% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 14%, and childcare runs $1,097 a month.
Compare Charles Village, Baltimore with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Charles Village, Baltimore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Charles Village, Baltimore 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.
Charles Village, Baltimore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Charles Village, Baltimore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Charles Village, Baltimore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Charles Village, Baltimore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Charles Village, Baltimore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Charles Village, Baltimore 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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