Best PlacesGreen Haven, Pasadena, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Green Haven, Pasadena, 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.
Green Haven, Pasadena ranks 2,354th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Green Haven, Pasadena
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.
Green Haven, Pasadena's strengths and weaknesses
Where Green Haven, Pasadena ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Green Haven, Pasadena ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Green Haven, Pasadena
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Green Haven, Pasadena home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $115,435, 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 Green Haven, Pasadena's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Green Haven, Pasadena
Green Haven, Pasadena runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Green Haven, Pasadena.
Who works in Green Haven, Pasadena, and how
Work in Green Haven, Pasadena centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Green Haven, Pasadena
The coast is about 7 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Green Haven, Pasadena, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Green Haven, Pasadena, month by month
Green Haven, Pasadena sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Green Haven, Pasadena
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 Green Haven, Pasadena
Schools across Green Haven, Pasadena average a C, better than 38% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Monarch Global Academy Pcs Laurel CampusC− · 29% proficient
- High Point ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chesapeake Bay MiddleC · 34% proficient
- Northeast MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Marley MiddleD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Chesapeake HighA− · 60% proficient
- Northeast HighB− · 43% proficient
- Glen Burnie HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Green Haven, Pasadena school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Green Haven, Pasadena 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 Green Haven, Pasadena against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Green Haven, Pasadena
Is Green Haven, Pasadena a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Green Haven, Pasadena ranks 2,354th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, a stable housing market, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Green Haven, Pasadena expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $364,623. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $115,435 median income, cost of living beats 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Green Haven, Pasadena safe?
Yes, Green Haven, Pasadena is safer than 87% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare Green Haven, Pasadena with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Green Haven, Pasadena. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Green Haven, Pasadena 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.
Green Haven, Pasadena detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Green Haven, Pasadena: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Green Haven, Pasadena: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Green Haven, Pasadena: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Green Haven, Pasadena: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Green Haven, Pasadena 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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