Best PlacesGreater Mount Washington, Baltimore, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore, 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.
Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore ranks 2,800th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greater Mount Washington, 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.
Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Greater Mount Washington, 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
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $120,595, 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 Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore
Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore.
Who works in Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore, and how
Work in Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore
Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore has more parkland per resident than 98% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 20 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore, month by month
Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore 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 Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 13 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 Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore
Schools across Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore average an F, better than 2% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- The Mount Washington SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Wellwood International SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins PartnershipF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pikesville MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Pikesville HighC+ · 38% proficient
- The Reach! Partnership SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greater Mount Washington, 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 Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore
Is Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore ranks 2,800th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, what local pay buys, and health care access, 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 Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $396,420. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $120,595 median income, cost of living beats 92% of neighborhoods.
Is Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore safe?
Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore is safer than 48% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $532 per resident a year.
Compare Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greater Mount Washington, 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.
Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greater Mount Washington, 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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