Best PlacesEldersburg, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eldersburg, 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.
Eldersburg ranks 405th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Eldersburg
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.
Eldersburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eldersburg ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of cities
- QuietBetter than 93% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of cities
Where Eldersburg ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 2% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of cities
- Short commute34.5 minutes each way, better than only 7% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Eldersburg
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eldersburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $143,857, 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 Eldersburg's effective rate of 0.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eldersburg
Eldersburg's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Eldersburg.
Who works in Eldersburg, and how
Work in Eldersburg centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Eldersburg
Eldersburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of cities and more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. The coast is about 38 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Eldersburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Eldersburg, month by month
Eldersburg sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 35° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 70° | 60° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Eldersburg
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 22 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 Eldersburg
Schools across Eldersburg average a B+, better than 79% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Bushy Park ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Freedom District ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Linton Springs ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glenwood MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Sykesville MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Oklahoma Road MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Glenelg HighA+ · 82% proficient
- Century HighA · 77% proficient
- Liberty HighA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eldersburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eldersburg 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 Eldersburg against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Eldersburg suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 93% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Eldersburg
Is Eldersburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eldersburg ranks 405th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on few empty homes, tree cover, and what local pay buys, and lowest on cell coverage and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eldersburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $493,605. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $143,857 median income, cost of living beats 93% of cities.
Is Eldersburg safe?
Yes, Eldersburg is safer than 58% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $283 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Eldersburg?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 29. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of cities.
Is Eldersburg good for families?
Schools beat 79% of cities, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $1,253 a month.
Compare Eldersburg with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eldersburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eldersburg 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.
Eldersburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eldersburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eldersburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eldersburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eldersburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eldersburg 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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